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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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28July

28 Jul 2020

Cinemaazi remembers Kumkum on her death anniversary

Kumkum, an extraordinarily graceful dancer, she had shot to fame after appearing in Guru Dutt' s Aar Paar in the song Kabhi aar kabhi paar laga teer e nazar. Some evergreen numbers of the golden era would be incomplete without her spell binding presence like Ae dil hai mushkil jeena yahan (CID), Ja ja re ja balamwa (Basant Bahar), Reshmi salwar kurta jaali ka (Naya Daur), Diya na bujhe ri aaj hamara (Son of India). She will live on in the mem...

28 Jul 2013

Cinemaazi remembers Jagdish Raj on his death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers Hindi cinema's quintessential cop, Jagdish Raj, on his death anniversary. He, in fact, holds the Guinness world record for playing a police inspector in an astonishing 144 films.

28 Jul 2009

Cinemaazi remembers Leela Naidu on her death anniversary

Remembering the fantastic Leela Naidu on her death anniversary.

28 Jul 1928

Cinemaazi remembers Kalyan Kumar on his birth anniversary

Kalyan Kumar worked primarily in Kannada and Tamil cinema, and became one of the most sought after actors from the 1950s to the 1970s. Credited as one of the first Kannada actors to star in a colour film, Kalyan Kumar appeared in the titular role in the film Amarashilpi Janakachari (1964). He was cast alongside Jayalalitha in the acclaimed 1965 release Mavana Magalu and Badakuva Daari (1966). His other female co-stars included B Saroja Devi,...

28 Jul 1912

Cinemaazi remembers Kamal Dasgupta and his wife Feroza Begum on their birth anniversaries

Cinemaazi remembers Kamal Dasgupta (28 July 1912-20 July 1974) and his wife Feroza Begum (28 July 1930-9 September 2014) on their birth anniversaries. The film career of Dasgupta started with Moshai (1936, Bangla). He composed in a few more films in Calcutta before Prathmesh Chandra Barua gave him the big break in Jawaab(1942). The film was an instant hit. It had cult numbers like Toofan mail ye duniya toofan mail, Ae chand chhup na...

28 Jul 1907

Cinemaazi remembers A V Meiyappan on his birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers A V Meiyappa Chettiar, aka, A V Meiyappan, on his birth anniversary. He is considered one of the pioneers of Tamil Cinema. His production house, AVM Productions, rolled out a battery of blockbusters. He was the first to produce a dubbed film — Harishchandra. The film was dubbed in Tamil from the original in Kannada. He was also one of the pioneers, who introduced playback singing in the Tamil industry (film Nandakum...

27July

27 Jul 2020

Cinemaazi remembers Parvez Khan on his death anniversary

Parvez Khan passed away on 27 July 2020 after a massive heart attack at the age 55 years. Khan was a stunt director in films such as Andhadhun, Badlapur, Bullett Raja, Fukrey, Ra.One, Dev.D, Gangster, Ab Tak Chhappan.

27 Jul 2010

Cinemaazi remembers Ravi Baswani on his death anniversary

Remembered for the vast range of characters he played on screen, from star crazy, college going Jomo in Sai Paranjpe’s Chashme Badoor (1981), to the struggling actor, Kumar Bhairav, in Doordarshan TV’s Idhar Udhar (1985), alongside the Pathak sisters, to the photographer Sudhir Mishra in the cult classic Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron (1983), Ravi Baswani assumed different characters with panache. Hailing originally from Delhi Baswani was highly...

27 Jul 1997

Cinemaazi remembers Jaymala Adarsh on her death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers actress and producer Jaymala Adarsh who passed away on 27 July, 1997. Born on August 21, 1938 in Kasur, Punjab, British India, she acted in films in leading roles and supporting roles. Her filmography includes films such as Mandir (1948), Teerth Yatra (1958), Ramu Dada (1961), Harishchandra Taramati (1963), Jekara Charanva Mein Lagle Paranva (1964), Goswami Tulsidas (1964), Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose (1966), Love And Murder (...

27 Jul 1992

Cinemaazi remembers Amjad Khan on his death anniversary

“Kitne aadmi the?” is a description enough for the actor who took villains in Hindi Cinema to a status on par with the main hero. Amjad Khan as Gabbar in Ramesh Sippy’s magnum opus Sholay (1975) is still recounted as the most famous villains of the cinema history. Cinemaazi remembers the legend on his death anniversary. He passed away on 27 July, 1992.

27 Jul 1966

Cinemaazi remembers Raja Mehdi Ali Khan on his death anniversary

In a short career that only spanned two decades, Raja Mehdi Ali Khan left behind a treasure trove of film songs, poems and Urdu stories. Raja Mehdi Ali Khan was born on 23 September, 1915 in Karimabad, Jhelum district in present-day Pakistan. Raja Mehdi Ali Khan died on 27 July 1966 in Mumbai, leaving behind an unmatched legacy of beautiful Urdu poems, short stories and songs.

27 Jul 1963

Cinemaazi wishes K S Chithra a very Happy Birthday

Here’s wishing film playback singer and Carnatic musician, K S Chithra a very Happy Birthday. Born 27 July, 1963, she has recorded innumerable songs in multiple regional and foreign languages in the course of her four decade-long career. Celebrated as a cultural icon of Kerala, she has collaborated extensively with music directors such as A R Rahman, Ilaiyaraja, Hamsalekha, and M M Keeravani. She has rendered several duets with K J Yesudas...

26July

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).

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.

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...

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...

26 Jul 1972

Jugal Hansraj

Cinemaazi wishes a very Happy Birthday to the actor and author Jugal Hansraj (bon on 26 July 1972).

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