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01 Oct, 1906

Cinemaazi remembers S D Burman on his birth anniversary

01 Oct, 1919

Cinemaazi remembers Majrooh Sultanpuri on his birth anniversary

01 Oct, 1924

Cinemaazi remembers Nasir Khan on his birth anniversary

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25May

25 May 2013

Cinemaazi remembers T M Soundarajan on his death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers Tamil playback singer and Carnatic musician of long standing, T M Soundarajan on the occasion of his death anniversary. Born in 1923 in Madurai, he learnt South Indian classical singing at age 7. Giving his first concert at 23, he went on to enter the film industry, rendering songs for South Indian film stars. He became the singing voice for Tamil screen sensations such as M G Ramachandran, and Sivaji Ganesan. Memorable for re...

25 May 2007

Cinemaazi remembers Sharad Kadway on his death anniversary

Cinematographer Sharad Kadway passed away this day, 25 May in 2007. He is known for his work in films such as Shehzada (1972), Ponga Pandit (1975), Hum Paanch (1980), and Khel Mohabbat Ka (1986). He had started off in the 1950s, working as assistant cameraman on R K Films productions such as Awaara (1951), Aah (1953), Shree 420 (1959), Anari (1959), Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai (1960), Bobby (1973), Satyam Shivam Sundaram (1978), Mera Naam Joker...

25 May 2005

Cinemaazi remembers Sunil Dutt on his death anniversary

Balraj Dutt was enjoying his stint as a radio announcer for Radio Ceylon, interviewing popular film stars. When Ramesh Saigal spotted him on the sets of Shikast (1953) he made him put on Dilip Kumar's costumes and appear for a screen test. Thus, Sunil Dutt was born. The legendary actor passed away on 25 May, 2005.

25 May 2005

Cinemaazi remembers Ismail Merchant on his death anniversary

A young Ismail Merchant, born in Bombay in 1936, had a great fascination for the Hindi film industry. He was friends with the actress Nimmi and accompanied her to the premiere of Barsaat (1949). It was in USA that he would meet James Ivory and begin a lifelong partnership, that established them as one of the most successful independent filmmaker teams of all time. The name Merchant Ivory productions came to denote carefully made, brilliantly acte...

25 May 1998

Cinemaazi remembers Laxmikant Shantaram Kundalkar on his death anniversary

From fellow music arrangers and assistants to Kalyanji-Anandji, Laxmikant-Pyarelal went on to become one of the most successful music composer duos of all time. Their orchestral backgrounds gave them a sound footing in musical variations, which allowed them to adapt and stay ahead of the curve most of the time. Their career is littered with many trend-setting numbers as well as 7 Filmfare Award wins. They also hold the record for most nominations...

25 May 1972

Cinemaazi remembers Bibbo on her death anniversary

Christened as Farhat Jahan, Bibbo was also known by her alternate screen name Ishrat Sultana. Although the credit usually goes to either Saraswati Devi or Jaddanbai, it was Ishrat Sultana who was credited as the first female music composer of Indian cinema with the 1934 film Adl-e-Jehangir.

25 May 1902

Cinemaazi remembers Rustom Master on his birth anniversary

Cinematographer Rustom Master is known for films such as Amar Raj (1946) and District Officer (1945). Two documentary films, which he cinematographed, were also presented in competition at the illustrious Cannes Film Festival, namely Folk Dances of India (1954) and Green Glory (1952).

24May

24 May 2010

Cinemaazi remembers Tapen Chatterjee on his death anniversary

No one was more shocked than Tapen Chatterjee himself when he was offered the lead role in Satyajit Ray's Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (1968). Acting was never on his mind and even after the film's stupendous success, he only did a handful of other roles. Satyajit Ray's magical minstrel remains his immortal creation. Today is the actor's death anniversary.

24 May 2000

Cinemaazi remembers Majrooh Sultanpuri on his death anniversary

One of the greatest Urdu poets of the 20th century, Majrooh Sultanpuri passed away on this day in 2000. A disciple of Jigar Moradabadi, it was A R Kardar who spotted his talent first. After impressing Naushad, he received his first assignment as a lyricist in Shah Jehan (1946). Over the course of the next five decades, he gifted Hindi cinema with some of its most memorable poets.

24 May 1993

Cinemaazi remembers Bulo C Rani on his death anniversary

One of the little known aspects of Bulo C Rani's career was that he was also an occassional playback singer, sometimes under the pseudonym Bhola. The composer left his mark in several films from the 40s and 50s, with Jogan (1950) being the most memorable. His life met a tragic end on 24th May, 1993.

24 May 1989

Cinemaazi remembers Tripti Mitra on her death anniversary

An icon of Bengali theatre and cinema, Tripti Mitra's influence on the Bengali cultural sphere can never be understated. K A Abbas was impressed with her performance in the landmark Bijon Bhattacharya play Nabanna which led to her role in Dharti Ke Lal (1946). She acted in several Bengali films thereafter, as well as delivering several brilliant performances onstage. She passed away on 24 May, 1989.

24 May 1955

Cinemaazi wishes a very happy birthday to Rajesh Roshan

Cinemaazi wishes a very happy birthday to Rajesh Roshan! The veteran music director has given many memorable hits in films like Julie (1975), Khatta Meetha (1978), Mr Natwarlal (1979), Yaarana (1981), Jurm (1990), Karan Arjun (1995), Kaho Naa...Pyaar Hai (2000) and many more. He remains one of the few composers from the 70s to have successfully continued in the present era.

24 May 1921

Cinemaazi remembers M W Mukadam o his birth anniversary

Remembering cinematographer M W Mukadam on the occasion of his birth anniversary. He was born this day, 24 May, 1921 in Godhra. He is known for his work in films such as Daera (1953), Pocket Maar (1956), Arab Ka Saudagar (1956), Sharada (1957), Agra Road (1957), Post Box 999 (1958), Dulha Dulhan (1964), Dil Ne Pukara (1967), Upaasna (1971), Anjaan Raahen (1974), Raja Kaka (1974), and Shirdi Ke Sai Baba (1977). Prominent among his films were the L...

24 May 1899

Cinemaazi remembers Kazi Nazrul Islam on his birth anniversary

One of the most singularly influential poets and staunch critique of fundamentalism and oppression, Kazi Nazrul Islam also known as Bidrohi Kabi was born on 24 May, 1899. Noone except Rabindranath Tagore can claim to have exerted as much influence on Bengali music as he did. His compositions and lyrics were also hugely influential on the tradition adopted by the IPTA. This influence extended to the Bangladesh Liberation War, as his radical n...

23May

23 May 1915

Cinemaazi remembers Vanmala on her birth anniversary

Born on this day in 1915, Vanmala was introduced by Acharya Atre to V Shantaram. Initially offered the role of assistant director, she was finally convinced by the director to star in the film Lapandav (1940). She had a fruitful career which ended with the award winning Shyamchi Aai (1953).

23 May 1896

Cinemaazi remembers Keshav Bhole on his birth anniversary

Keshav Vaman Bhole also known as Keshavrao Bhole was a music director of Indian films as well a film critic He also founded the theatrical company Natya-Manvantara. He is credited for the films Amrit Manthan (1934), Sant Tukaram (1936), Kunku (Duniya Na Mane) (1937), Sant Dnyaneshwar (1940), Das Baje (10 O'Clock) (1940), Ram Shastri (1944), etc. Image credit: &...

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