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Cinemaazi remembers Madan Puri on his birth anniversary
30 Sep, 1915

Cinemaazi remembers Madan Puri on his birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers Pandit Feroze Dastoor on his birth anniversary
30 Sep, 1919

Cinemaazi remembers Pandit Feroze Dastoor on his birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers Aziz Qaisi on his death anniversary
30 Sep, 1992

Cinemaazi remembers Aziz Qaisi on his death anniversary

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25June
Cinemaazi remembers Bela Mukherjee on her death anniversary
25 Jun 2009

Cinemaazi remembers Bela Mukherjee on her death anniversary

Bela Mukherjee was recommended to Pankaj Mullick by her sister Abha Mukherjee. She received the opportunity to sing with Asit Baran in Kashinath (1943), thus starting her film career. After her marriage to Hemant Kumar she turned manager for his Geetanjali Pictures and also sang occassionally. She passed away on 25 June, 2009.
Cinemaazi wishes Karisma Kapoor a very Happy Birthday!
25 Jun 1974

Cinemaazi wishes Karisma Kapoor a very Happy Birthday!

A very happy birthday to Karisma Kapoor! After a rocky start to her film career, she rose to stardom in the 90s after the success of films like Jigar (1992), Muqabla (1993). Raja Babu (1994), Coolie No. 1 (1995) and Raja Hindustani (1997). A multiple time Filmfare Award winner and National Award winner for Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), she became one of the most popular lead heroines of the 90s. Her performance in Shyam Benegal's Zubeidaa (2001) a...
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Cinemaazi wishes Raghubir Yadav a very Happy Birthday!
25 Jun 1957

Cinemaazi wishes Raghubir Yadav a very Happy Birthday!

A very happy birthday to Raghubir Yadav! An incredibly versatile artist, he has performed everything from puppet theatre (with Rangoli Puppet Theatre) to being a roving performer with the Parsi Theatre Company, before emerging as one of the most acclaimed actors of the Indian screen with Massey Sahib (1985). Known to choose his roles with care, his filmography is littered with gems like Salaam Bombay (1988), Kasba (1991), Dharavi (1992), Rudaali...
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Cinemaazi wishes Satish Shah a very Happy Birthday!
25 Jun 1951

Cinemaazi wishes Satish Shah a very Happy Birthday!

A very happy birthday to Satish Shah! Born on 25 June, 1951, he has regaled us with his impeccable comic timing in films like Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983), and television series like Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi and Sarabhai vs Sarabhai. A graduate of FTII, he had a prolific career during the 80s and 90s, appearing in several successful films.
Cinemaazi remembers Ashok Kumar Aggarwal on his birth anniversary
25 Jun 1941

Cinemaazi remembers Ashok Kumar Aggarwal on his birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers the cinematographer Ashok Kumar Aggarwal on his birth anniversary. A National Award-winning cinematographer, Ashok Kumar Aggarwal is one of the most important technicians in the history of Malayalam and Tamil cinema. Son of poet Kedarnath Aggarwal, he made his debut in 1969  with the acclaimed Malayalam film Janmabhoomi. Since then he worked regularly with major Malayalam directors like P N Menon, Babu Nanthankode, J Sasi...
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Cinemaazi rememebrs Veeru Devgan on his birth anniversary
25 Jun 1934

Cinemaazi rememebrs Veeru Devgan on his birth anniversary

Action director Virender Harjidas Devgan (25 June 1934 – 27 May 2019), credited as Veeru Devgan, contributed to more than 200 films, with notable titles including Roti Kapada Aur Makaan (1974), Mr. Natwarlal (1979), Kranti (1981), Prem Rog (1982), Ram Teri Ganga Maili (1985), Aaj Ka Arjun (1990), Phool Aur Kaante (1991) and Jigar (1992). Image credit: https://www.instagram.com/p/DKJMu0BIS54/
Cinemaazi remembers Madan Mohan on his birth anniversary
25 Jun 1924

Cinemaazi remembers Madan Mohan on his birth anniversary

Though Madan Mohan's reputation often rests on his unforgettable composition of ghazals, he excelled in a variety of compositions. A playful man who was also known to be a great cook, he was born on 25 June, 1924.
24June
Cinemaazi remembers Sivan on his death anniversary
24 Jun 2021

Cinemaazi remembers Sivan on his death anniversary

Sivan (Sivasankaran Nair) , a three time Natoinal Award winner, he was the still photographer of the Malayalam classic Chemmeen (1965). After his directorial debut in 1972 with Swapnam, he made films like Yagam (1982), Abhayam (1991) and Keshu (2009). He was also widely regarded as the first press photographer of Kerala. He is survived by his children Sangeeth Sivan, Santosh Sivan, Sanjeev Sivan and Saritha Rajeev. May he rest in peace. I...
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Cinemaazi remembers H C Bali on his death anniversary
24 Jun 1976

Cinemaazi remembers H C Bali on his death anniversary

Harishchandra Bali aka H C Bali started his career as an actor in Naqsh-e-Sulemani (1933). Trained in classic music, he shifted to composing music. His first film as a composer was Aurat Ka Dil (1933). He went to compose music for 26 films. He passed away on 24 June 1976.  Bali also gets the credit for bringing K L Saigal to the limelight. Both he and Saigal hailed from Jalandhar. When Saigal was in Calcutta as part of his job as a Typewr...
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Cinemaazi remembers M S Viswanathan on his birth anniversary
24 Jun 1928

Cinemaazi remembers M S Viswanathan on his birth anniversary

Popularly known as Mellisai Mannar, M S Viswanathan used to sell refreshments in a film theatre for the opportunity of listening to the music. He got hired as an errand boy in S M Venkatraman's musical troupe in 1942. He later worked with and learnt from S M Subbaiah Naidu and C R Subburaman. It is at Subburaman's troupe that he met T K Ramamoorthy with whom he will form one of the most successful composer duos of Tamil cinema. After over...
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23June
Cinemaazi remembers Harindranath Chattopadhyay on his death anniversary
23 Jun 1990

Cinemaazi remembers Harindranath Chattopadhyay on his death anniversary

A man of many talents, Harindranath Chattopadhyay passed away on 23 June, 1990. Son of famous educationist Aghorenath Chattopadhyay and poet Barada Sundari Devi, and brother to Sarojini Naidu and Virendranath Chattopadyay, he himself became a distinguished poet, lyricist and playwright.  His contributions to Indian cinema are quite varied. His poem Rail gaadi was put to song in Aashirwad (1968), often credited as Indian cinema's fi...
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Cinemaazi remembers Inder Thakur on his death anniversary
23 Jun 1985

Cinemaazi remembers Inder Thakur on his death anniversary

Remembering Inder Thakur on the occasion of his death anniversary—the actor, fashion designer, model and Air-India flight purser had passed away this day, 23 June, in the year 1985. The youngest son of character actor Hiralal, Inder played the elder brother of Sachin Pilgaonkar in the film Nadiya Ke Paar (1982). Other films he featured in include Hero (1983), Chatpati (1983), and Tulsi (1985). He also won the 1985 International Fashion Desi...
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Cinemaazi wishes Raj Babbar a very happy birthday
23 Jun 1952

Cinemaazi wishes Raj Babbar a very happy birthday

Cinemaazi wishes Raj Babbar a very Happy Birthday—the actor and politician was born this day, 23 June in 1952 in Agra. An alumnus of the National School of Drama, he made his Hindi film debut with Kissa Kursi Ka in 1977. Shocking audiences with his onscreen villainy in Insaaf Ka Tarazu (1980), he played the antagonist in many films including Saazish (1988), Aankhen (1993), Dalaal (1993), Andaz (1994), The Gambler (1995), Yaarana (1995), Bar...
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Cinemaazi wishes Jabbar Patel a very happy birthday
23 Jun 1942

Cinemaazi wishes Jabbar Patel a very happy birthday

A renowned name in Marathi theatre and cinema, Jabbar Patel caught everyone's attention with stage productions of Ghashiram Kotwal and Brecht's Threepenny Opera, known as Teen Paishacha Tamasha in Marathi. He made his film debut with Saamna (1975), set against the backdrop of Mumbai's sugar co-operatives, starring two theatre heavyweights Dr Shreeram Lagoo and Nilu Phule. Jait Re Jait (1977) was set in the adivasi Thakkar community, t...
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Cinemaazi remembers Rehman on his birth anniversary
23 Jun 1921

Cinemaazi remembers Rehman on his birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers character actor Rehman, born as Syed Rehman Khan, on his 99th birth anniversary. His family can trace their roots to King  Amanullah Khan of Afghanistan. He graduated from Robertson College Jabalpur, staying in Beohar Niwas Palace. He served in Indian Air Force before joining films. Rehman made his film debut in Hum Ek Hain (1946) alongside Dev Anand. Though he is most known for his roles in films such a...
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Cinemaazi remembers R Nagendra Rao on his birth anniversary
23 Jun 1896

Cinemaazi remembers R Nagendra Rao on his birth anniversary

Popularly referred to as the father of Kannada cinema, R Nagendra Rao was born on 23 June 1896 in the Kingdom of Mysore. A revered thespian, the new medium of cinema intrigued him which led to acting in Tamil films such as Parijata Pushpaharanam (1932), Kovalan (1933). He composed the music and played the role of Ravana in Kannada’s first talkie film Sati Sulochana (1934). Eventually, in his career, he took the responsibility of a film di...
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