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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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10 Jul 2014

Cinemaazi remembers Zohra Sehgal on her death anniversary

The irrepressible Zohra Sehgal started her career as a dancer performing with a contemporary dance troupe, before moving to films in the 1940s. Featuring in an interesting melange of Hindi films as well as British films, her filmography incudes films such as Neecha Nagar (1946), Bhaji on the Beach (1992), Dil Se..(1998), Bend It Like Beckham (2002), The Mystic Masseur (2001), and Cheeni Kum (2007) over the course of her six decade-long care...

10 Jul 1950

Cinemaazi wishes Begum Parveen Sultana a very Happy Birthday

Birthday wishes going out to Padma Bhushan-award-winning Hindustani classical singer, Begum Parveen Sultana. Born 10 July, 1950 she also carved a successful career in playback singing in Hindi and Assamese language cinema. Debuting with Abdul Majid’s Morom Trishna (1968), she went on to render iconic songs such as Hamen tumse pyar kitna from Kudrat (1981) and Aan milo sajna from Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (2001). Other key songs she has rendere...

10 Jul 1921

Cinemaazi remembers Asad Bhopali on his birth anniversary

Born on 10 July, 1921, Asad Bhopali's big breakthrough was B R Chopra's Afsana (1951). Big hits followed in films like Parasmani (1963), Ustadon Ke Ustad (1963), Ek Nari Do Roop (1973) and Maine Pyar Kiya (1989).

10 Jul 1904

Cinemaazi remembers Timir Baran on his birth anniversary

Regarded as the father of Indian symphony orchestra, gifted music composer Timir Baran is credited with bringing Indian film music out of the confines of theatre, enabling it to develop its own distinct character and status. He is known for composing music for Hindi and Bengali films including New Theatres’ Devdas (1935), Adhikar (1938), Sohag (1940), Laxmi (1940), Dharmapatni (1941), Samapti (1949), Baadbaan (1954), Fankar (1956), Anokhi (...

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9 Jul 2017

Cinemaazi remembers Sumita Sanyal on her death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers actress Sumita Sanyal, who featured in Bengali and Hindi films, on the occasion of her death anniversary. She was born Manjula Sanyal in 1945, and went on to make her debut in Bengali films with Bibhuti Laha’s Khokababur Pratyabartan (1960). She acted in more than 40 films in Bengali language cinema, including Sagina Mahato (1970) opposite Dilip Kumar, and in Tarun Majumdar’s suspense thriller Kuheli (1971).

9 Jul 1993

Cinemaazi remembers Manohar Lal Sonik on his death anniversary

One half of the music composer duo Sonik Omi, Manohar Lal Sonik originally began his career as a singer. His first stint in composing came as part of the duo Sonik-Girdhar. After working as an arranger with Madan Mohan and Roshan, before getting the chance to give music for Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya (1966). He passed away on 9 July, 1993.

9 Jul 1982

Cinemaazi remembers D N Madhok on his death anniversary

D N Madhok became famous for his songs in films like Holi (1940), Tansen Rattan (1944) and for making films like Sharafi Loot (1937) which was censored by the British government. He passed away on 9 July, 1982.

9 Jul 1944

Cinemaazi remembers Tabassum on her birth anniversary

Born this day, 9 July in 1944, Tabassum started her career as child actor Baby Tabassum in 1947. She went on to carve a successful career as the host of Indian television’s first talk show - Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan. The show, on which she interviewed film and television personalities in her inimitable style, aired on Doordarshan from 1972 to 1993. As a feature film actress, she essayed character roles in films such as Mughal-e-Azam...

9 Jul 1937

Cinemaazi remembers Sanjeev Kumar on his birth anniversary

An actor for all seasons, Sanjeev Kumar shone in a gamut of roles from comedy to drama, with his effortless histrionics. A role model for all aspiring actors, he cared not for glamour nor his image as a star, whether it meant appearing onscreen in his underpants in Thande thande paani se nahana chahiye (Pati Patni Aur Woh, 1978), or cast as father figure to actors who were his contemporaries such as Amitabh Bachchan in Trishul (1978) and Sha...

9 Jul 1930

Cinemaazi remembers K Balachander on his birth anniversary

One of the most acclaimed directors of Tamil cinema, K Balachander was born on 9 July, 1930. Often making films that questioned existing orthodoxies in society, he is also credited with nurturing the talents of several prominent lead actors.

9 Jul 1925

Cinemaazi remembers Guru Dutt on his birth anniversary

On this day 9 July, 1925, Guru Dutt was born in Padukone village in Karnataka. He went on to become one of the most powerful auteurs of Hindi cinema history.

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8 Jul 2020

Cinemaazi remembers Jagdeep on his death anniversary

Born as Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jaffrey, Jagdeep’s life story plays out like a rags to riches story. He found himself in front of the camera as a child artist coincidentally when he was chosen to deliver a dialogue in B R Chopra’s Afsana (1951). His role of Lallu Ustaad in Bimal Roy’s Do Bigha Zameen (1953) enchanted the Russian audience so much so that he received a red scarf as a gift from them. Jagdeep is popular for films such Bh...

8 Jul 1966

Cinemaazi wishes Revathi a very Happy Birthday

Multiple award-winning actress and director Asha Kelunni, better known by her stage name Revathi, is known for her work predominantly in Tamil and Malayalam cinema. One of the most successful and dependable leading actresses of South Indian cinema, and also one of the highest-paid actresses of her time, she has several awards to her credit.

8 Jul 1964

Cinemaazi wishes Atul Agnihotri a very happy birthday

Cousin of actress Rati Agnihotri, he appeared as a child artiste in Pasand Apni Apni (1983). He debuted as an actor with Mahesh Bhatt's Sir in 1993, a commercial and critical success. He went on to feature in lead and parallel lead roles in several films including Aatish (1994), Krantiveer (1994), Yeshwant (1997), Chachi 420 (1997), and Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam (2002). Switching gears, he went on to direct his first film, Dil Ne Jise Apna...

8 Jul 1958

Cinemaazi wishes Neetu Singh a very happy birthday

A very happy birthday to Neetu Singh.

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