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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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26July
Cinemaazi remembers Jayanthi on her death anniversary
26 Jul 2021

Cinemaazi remembers Jayanthi on her death anniversary

Jayanthi was one of the top actresses of Kannada cinema, she did over 500 films in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi cinemas. Known for her roles in hits like Chandavalliya Thota (1964) and Miss Leelavathi (1965).
Cinemaazi remembers Bhaskar Chandavarkar on his death anniversary
26 Jul 2009

Cinemaazi remembers Bhaskar Chandavarkar on his death anniversary

Giving music in films like Ondanondu Kaladalli (1978), Khandhar (1983), Paroma (1984), Thoda Sa Roomani Ho Jayen (1990), Bhaskar Chandavarkar was mostly associated with the Indian New Wave. He passed away on 26 July, 2009.
Cinemaazi remembers Kanchan on her death anniversary
26 Jul 2004

Cinemaazi remembers Kanchan on her death anniversary

Singer Kumari Kanchan Dinkarrao Mali (born 16 March 1950), better known simply as Kanchan, passed away this day, 26 July in 2004. Born in 1950, she rendered playback for films in the 70s and 80s. Some of her popular songs include Tumko mere dil ne from Rafoo Chakkar (1975), Kya khoob lagti ho from Dharmatma (1975), and Laila main laila from Qurbani (1980). She also won the Filmfare Best Playback Singer (Female) for Laila main laila. Part of the p...
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Cinemaazi remembers Mubarak on his death anniversary
26 Jul 1986

Cinemaazi remembers Mubarak on his death anniversary

Mubarak Mechant, better known as Mubarak in films and as Moby to his friends, was a part of the film industry from its early beginnings in the 1920s up until the 1970s. The longevity of his career proves his success at reinventing himself in films, both in the silent and subsequent talkie era. Initially attached to leading studios of the time such as Bombay Talkies and Chandulal Shah’s Ranjit Studios, he is known for films such as Maharani...
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Jugal Hansraj
26 Jul 1972

Jugal Hansraj

Cinemaazi wishes a very Happy Birthday to the actor and author Jugal Hansraj (bon on 26 July 1972).
25July
Cinemaazi remembers John Saxon on his death anniversary
25 Jul 2020

Cinemaazi remembers John Saxon on his death anniversary

A brilliant character actor, famous for his roles in cult European horror and sci-fi films, John Saxon passed away on July 25, 2020. Other than acclaimed performances in films like The Appaloosa (1966), he appeared in several classic horror and action titles, working with directors like Dario Argento and Wes Craven. His martial arts prowess also led to him working in the classic Enter The Dragon (1973). His one Indian connection comes in the form...
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Cinemaazi celebrates writer-filmmaker B R Ishara on his death anniversary.
25 Jul 2012

Cinemaazi celebrates writer-filmmaker B R Ishara on his death anniversary.

 Cinemaazi celebrates writer-filmmaker B R Ishara on his death anniversary. He was born as Roshan Lal Sharma and popularly are known as Babu in Himachal Pradesh's Una district. He ran away from home as a teenager to Bombay and started doing odd jobs in film studios. He started his film career as a tea boy and gradually climbed the later to a writer and eventually a director with Insaaf ka Mandir (1969). He assisted Basu Bhattacharya...
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Cinemaazi remembers G S Kohli on his death anniversary
25 Jul 1996

Cinemaazi remembers G S Kohli on his death anniversary

G.S. Kohli was one of those composers who in spite of having tremendous talent remained unnoticed and largely forgotten by the audiences. An expert tabla and dholak played Kohli worked as an assistant for music composer O P Nayyar for the largest part of his career. By 1960, he had contributed immensely to many of Nayyar’s hit films like CID, Mr and Mrs 55, Hum Sab Chor Hain, Naya Daur, Mujrim and Kashmir ki Kali to name a few. He started h...
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Cinemaazi remembers Bhudo Advani on his death anniversary
25 Jul 1985

Cinemaazi remembers Bhudo Advani on his death anniversary

Bhudo Advani made his screen debut with Ajanta Cinetone’s Noor-e-Haram/ Afzal, made by M. Bhavnani. Subsequently, Bhavnani also offered him a role in Mill/ Mazdoor (1934), one of the only engagements between cinema and the celebrated Urdu and Hindi author Premchand. The film featured Bhudo Advani in one of his most significant roles as a comedian.
Cinemaazi remembers D Vyas on his brth anniversary
25 Jul 1921

Cinemaazi remembers D Vyas on his brth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers art director Deen Dayal Vyas also known as D Vyas. He was born on 25 July, 1921. He worked on films like Kasturi(1954), Vanjara (1954), Hasina (1955), Mr Chakram (1955) among others. 
Cinemaazi remembers Krishnan Kutty Nair on his birth anniversary.
25 Jul 1920

Cinemaazi remembers Krishnan Kutty Nair on his birth anniversary.

Cinemaazi remembers choreographer Krishnan Kutty Nair on his birth anniversary. He was born on this day in 1920 in Travancore. Nair was known for his work in films like Leela (1947), Pyar Ki Jeet (1948), Bari Behen (1949), Kali Ghata (1951), Mayurpankh (1954) and Patit Pawan (1955).
Cinemaazi remembers Sudhir Phadke on his birth anniversary
25 Jul 1919

Cinemaazi remembers Sudhir Phadke on his birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers the legendary Marathi music composer and singer, Sudhir Phadke on his birth anniversary. Phadke, who composed the popular "Khush hai zamana aaj pehli tarikh hai", was born on 25 July 1919. 
24July
Cinemaazi remembers Amala Shankar on her death anniversary
24 Jul 2020

Cinemaazi remembers Amala Shankar on her death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers famed danseuse and actress Amala Shankar on her death anniversary. Wife of world-renowned dancer and choreographer Uday Shankar, and sister-in-law of sitar maestro Ravi Shankar, Amala Shankar also acted in the film Kalpana directed by her husband. Born Amala Nandy in 1919, she and her jeweller father first met Uday Shankar and his family in Paris in 1930. She was just 11. Later she went on to train at the Uday Shankar Centre f...
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Cinemaazi remembers Sushila Rani Patel on her death anniversary
24 Jul 2014

Cinemaazi remembers Sushila Rani Patel on her death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers singer-actress Sushila Rani Patel on her 6th death anniversary. She starred in and sang for films like Draupadi (1944) and Gwalan(1946).
Cinemaazi remembers Samit Bhanja on his death anniversary
24 Jul 2003

Cinemaazi remembers Samit Bhanja on his death anniversary

Remembered for his performances in Apanjan (1968), Parineeta (1969), Aranyer Din Ratri (1969), Guddi (1971), Harmonium (1976) and Ganadevata (1979), Samit Bhanja passed away on 24 July, 2003.
Cinemaazi remembers Uttam Kumar on his death anniversary
24 Jul 1980

Cinemaazi remembers Uttam Kumar on his death anniversary

Born as Arun Kumar Chatterjee the ‘mahanayak’ Uttam Kumar dominated the Bengali film industry for three decades. He was known for his versatility and naturalistic acting, realistic performances, and charming demeanour. Cinemaazi remembers him on his 40th death anniversary. His first release was Nitin Bose’s Drishtidaan (Bengali, 1948) as his debut film Mayador(Hindi, 1947) remained unreleased. Kamana (1949) was his first...
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Cinemaazi wishes Goutam Ghose a very happy birthday
24 Jul 1950

Cinemaazi wishes Goutam Ghose a very happy birthday

Birthday wishes to National Award winning cinematographer and director Goutam Ghose. Maker of acclaimed films like Dakhal (1982), Paar (1984), Antarjali Yatra (1987), Padma Nadir Majhi (1992), Patang (1993), Gudia (1997), Abar Aranye (2003), Kaalbela (2009) and Moner Manush (2010), he has also occasionally acted in films. His films bear strong influences from New Wave realism with a focus on the society's marginalised peoples. With no formal...
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Cinemaazi remembers Manoj Kumar on his birth anniversary
24 Jul 1937

Cinemaazi remembers Manoj Kumar on his birth anniversary

Born as Harikrishan Giri Goswami, Manoj ‘Bharat’ Kumar, the vetaran actor, director and writer is prominently known for the films like Shaheed (1965), Do Badan (1966), Kranti (1981) and so on. He passed away on 4 April 2025.
Cinemaazi remembers Subir Sen on his birth anniversary
24 Jul 1934

Cinemaazi remembers Subir Sen on his birth anniversary

The multi-faceted talent Subir Sen was born this day, 24 July in 1934. Rendering playback for Bengali and Hindi films, he also composed music and acted in films. Known for his deep, dreamy and romantic voice, his renditions of Rabindra Sangeet, Hindi film songs, and Bangla modern songs are regarded as representative of a genre of their own. Fond of Western music, particularly of Jim Reeves and Nat King Cole, he is also considered as having create...
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Cinemaazi remembers Chandramohan on his birth anniversary.
24 Jul 1906

Cinemaazi remembers Chandramohan on his birth anniversary.

Cinemaazi remembers Chandramohan on his birth anniversary. Born as Chandra Mohan Wattal, the actor with ‘regal looks’ gave many successful films in the 30s and 40s. He was the highest paid actor at that time with a remuneration of Rs 3750 per month. He belonged to a Kashmiri Pandit lineage. He was introduced by V. Shantaram in Amrit Manthan (1934) and rose to great fame after Pukar (1939) was released. In a ca...
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