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30 Sep, 1915

Cinemaazi remembers Madan Puri on his birth anniversary

30 Sep, 1919

Cinemaazi remembers Pandit Feroze Dastoor on his birth anniversary

30 Sep, 1992

Cinemaazi remembers Aziz Qaisi on his death anniversary

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2 Jul 1972

Cinemaazi remembers Mahesh Kaul on his death anniversary

Mahesh Kaul grew an interest in cinema through his association with a prince of Rajnandgaon who owned cameras and projectors. His tryst with cinema came initially in the form of a role in Naya Sansar (1941). He got his first break as a director with Angoori (1943). He made several acclaimed films like Talaq (1958), Pyar Ki Pyas (1961) and Sautela Bhai (1962). He passed away on 2 July, 1972.

2 Jul 1954

Cinemaazi remembers Mohammed Aziz on his birth anniversary

Multilingual playback singer Mohammed Aziz was born this day, 2 July, in 1954. Also known as Munna, he started off singing in restaurants, before he was noticed by music director Anu Malik. He went on to make his singing debut in the Bengali film Bouma (1986). Debuting in Hindi films with Amber (1984), he went on to render the Anu Malik-compositions Mard tangewala and Tambu mein bamboo in Mard (1985). Popular during the 70s and 80s, his well-know...

2 Jul 1941

Cinemaazi remembers Ashalata Wabgaonkar on her birth anniversary

Ashalata Wabgaonkar acted in more than a hundred Hindi and Marathi movies. Some of her Marathi plays are Guntata Hridhya He, Varyavarchi Varaat, Chinna (with Smita Patil and Sadashiv Amrapurkar) and Mahananda. Her Marathi stage career took off with the musical play Matsyagandha.

01July

1 Jul 1992

Cinemaazi rememebers T Prakash Rao on hid death anniversary

Known for his popular family dramas, Tatineni Prakash Rao was a hugely successful director who worked in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi cinema. He used to be a member of the CPI before independence and was associated with Telugu theatre movements. His stint with cinema began as an assistant to L V Prasad. His debut as director, Palletooru (1952) starring NTR, became a blockbuster. Some of his notable films were Pichi Pullayya (1953), Amara Deepam (1956)...

1 Jul 1970

Cinemaazi remembers Virendra Desai on his death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers Virendra Desai on his death anniversary. The second son of Chimanlal Desai and Nandgauri, he studied in Bharuch before shifting to Bangalore. He later came to Bombay and joined Sagar Movietone. He co-directed his first film with Ramchandra Thakur in Gramophone Singer (1938). He made other films like Sadhana (1939), Sanskar 91940). In 1941 he convinced Nalini Jaywant's father to allow her to act in Radhika (1941). They late...

1 Jul 1960

Cinemaazi wishes Sudesh Bhosle a very happy birthday

A very happy birthday to Sudesh Bhosale, born on 1 July, 1960. Known for his incredible ability to mimic the voice of popular actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjeev Kumar, Anil Kapoor, Ashok Kumar, Vinod Khanna and others, he started off as a dubbing artist, before becoming a playback singer in the late 80s. Quite popular in the 90s and 2000s, he became the voice of Amitabh Bachchan.

1 Jul 1949

Cinemaazi wishes Mehul Kumar a very happy birthday

A happy birthday to director and producer Mehul Kumar, who was born on 1 July, 1949. Starting off his career with a string of hits in Gujarati cinema in the 70s and 80s, he made the superhit Marte Dam Tak in 1987. This was followed by Asmaan Se Ooncha (1989), Nafrat Ki Andhi (1989) and Jung Baaz (1989), before hitting gold with two more block busters in Tirangaa (1993) and the Filmfare Award winning Krantiveer (1994). For his portrayal of the cyn...

1 Jul 1938

Cinemaazi wishes Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia a very happy birthday

Cinemaazi sends out birthday wishes to internationally acclaimed flautist and music director, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia—he was born this day, 1 July, 1938. An artiste par excellence who is known for his outstanding contribution in popularising Indian classical music across the world, he is acknowledged as the greatest living master of the North Indian Bamboo Flute. Besides classical music, Pandit Chaurasia has collaborated with santoor ex...

1 Jul 1927

Cinemaazi remembers Abrar Alvi on his birth anniversary

Born on 1 July, 1927, Abrar Alvi came to Mumbai hoping to become an actor. He started visiting the sets of Baaz with his friend Jaswant and became friends with Raj Khosla. Soon he got a chance to write the dialogues for Aar Paar (1954). He became a member of team Guru Dutt, but also worked nearly 20 other films in his career.

30June

30 Jun 2021

Cinemaazi remembers Raj Kaushal on his death anniversary

Raj Kaushal was a director and ad filmmaker, who made films like Pyar Mein Kabhi Kabhi (1999), Shaadi Ka Laddoo (2004) and Anthony Kaun Hai? (2006).

30 Jun 1983

Cinemaazi remembers Noor Mohammad Charlie on his death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers the veteran actor and singer, Noor Mohammad Charlie, popularly known as the Indian Charlie Chaplin on his death anniversary. He was born on 7 January 1911 in Ranavava, near Porbandar, Gujarat, in a Memon family. Fond of films, he came to Bombay and worked in a shop where he repaired umbrellas for a while. He started his career in the silent era films. Records of only 9 of his films remain, although he was acting...

30 Jun 1952

Cinemaazi remembers Eugenio De Liguoro on his death anniversary

One of the many migrants from Europe who contributed to Indian cinema during its early years,Eugenio De Liguoro was invited by Madan Theatres to direct their big budget Nala Damayanti (1920). He directed two more films Dhruva Charitra (1921) and Ramayan (1922). He passed away on 30 June, 1952 in Los Angeles.

30 Jun 1943

Cinemaazi wishes Saeed Akhtar Mirza a very Happy Birthday!

Wishing the great Saeed Akhtar Mirza a very happy birthday! Very few have upheld a mirror to the contradictions of society with as much insight as he has.

30 Jun 1928

Cinemaazi remembers Kalyanji on his birth anniversary

Hailing from a merchant family, one-day Kalyanji was playing an instrument that earned him Rs 51 from a rich man. This was a pivotal moment for the brothers Kalyanji Anandji to convince their father to allow them to pursue music as a career. As the older brother, Kalyanji ventured into the musical world first as a member in Hemant Kumar’s troupe, where he played the clavioline amongst other instruments. Considered as one of the greatest mus...

30 Jun 1907

Cinemaazi remembers M I Dharamsey on his birth anniversary

M I Dharamsey began his career as sound designer in the 30s. with Mehboob Khan's period drama Al Hilal (1935). After working in this capacity on films like Franz Osten's Navjeevan (1939), Punar Milan (1940) and Basant (1942), before making his debut as a director with the Devika Rani starrer Hamari Baat (1943). He also driected other films like Anokha Pyar (1948), Lachak (1951), Saudagar (1951) and Inaam (1955). He also returned to audiog...

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