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29 Sep, 1927

Cinemaazi remembers Krishna Goel on his birth anniversary.

29 Sep, 1932

Cinemaazi remembers Mehmood on his birth anniversary

29 Sep, 1946

Cinemaazi remembers Ravi Baswani on his birth anniversary

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29 Aug 2008

Cinemaazi remembers Jayshree Gadkar on her death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers Jayshree Gadkar on her death anniversary. The actress and director, known for Saranga (1961), Lav-Kush (1967) and Sampoorna Mahabharat (1983), passed away this day, 29 August, in 2008. Born in 1942, she acted in numerous Marathi and Hindi films in leading and supporting roles from the 1950s up until 2000.

29 Aug 1959

Cinemaazi wishes Nagarjuna on his Birthday

Cinemaazi wishes Telugu superstar Nagarjuna a very happy birthday. Son of legendary actor A Nageswara Rao, Nagarjuna made it big both in Telugu as well as in the Hindi Cinema and continues to reign since his debut in 1986. In an illustrious career spanning over three decades, the actor has given remarkable hits like Aakhari Poratam (1988), Shiva (1989), Geetanjali (1989), Killer (1992), Hello Brother (1994), and Annamaya (1997). He made his...

29 Aug 1950

Cinemaazi wishes Leena Chandavarkar on her birthday

The cherubic-faced and doll-like beauty Leena Chandavarkar, with more than 30 films to her credit, is known for her perky performances in a string of landmark films such as Man Ka Meet (1969), Humjoli (1970), Main Sundar Hoon (1971), Anhonee (1973), Manchali (1973), Bidaai (1974), and Qaid (1975).

29 Aug 1917

Cinemaazi remembers N A Ansari on his birth anniversary.

N A Ansari has given some of the most prolific performances as a villain in Indian cinema. He was also a director, producer and a crime stories fanatic who ventured into making thriller films such as Mr Murder (1969) and Jurm Aur Saza (1974). Cinemaazi remembers him on his birth anniversary.

28August

28 Aug 1990

Cinemaazi remembers Sumitra Devi on her death anniversary

Known for films like Andhare Alo (1957), Mere Arman Mere Sapne (1963), Door Wadiyon Mein Kahin (1980), Mashaal (1983) and many more, Sumitra Devi passed away on this day, 28 August 1990. Cinemaazi remembers the renowned Bengali and Hindi cinema actress on her death anniversary.

28 Aug 1928

Cinemaazi remembers Ustad Vilayat Khan on his birth anniversary

Bharat Sitar Samrat Ustad Vilayat Khan, along with his father, grandfather and brother, is widely credited with developing the gayaki ang of sitar playing. Cinemaazi remembers the legend on his birth anniversary (28 August 1928) Vilayat composed and conducted the score for three feature films – Satyajit Ray's Jalsaghar (1958) in Bengali, Merchant-Ivory Productions' The Guru (1969) in English, and Madhusudan Kumar's...

28 Aug 1903

Cinemaazi remembers Dr Safdar Aah on his birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers the legendary lyricist, Safdar Aah Sitapuri on his birth anniversary today. The man who aided Mukesh's first big break in the Hindi film industry, he was the one behind the famous lyrics of the song - Dil jalta hai toh jalne de, which resounds in the minds of all cinema lovers to this day.

28 Aug 1897

Cinemaazi remembers Dewan Sharar on his birth anniversary.

Cinemaazi remembers Dewan Sharar, on his birth anniversary. Born as Atmaram Sharar, he was an illustrious dialogue writer, lyricist, producer, and actor in Hindi cinema.

27August

27 Aug 2020

Cinemaazi remembers Archana Mahanta on her death anniversary

Archana Mahanta (18 March 1949-27 August 2020) the Assamese cultural icon had an immense contribution to the growth and popularity of lukogeet (folksong) and bihugeet. Born as Archana Das in 1949 to a family engaged in music and theatre, she was introduced to music even before she was enrolled in school. From a young age, she was trained in classical music. She sang in Assamese films from the early age of nine. She recorded the first Kamrupi...

27 Aug 2006

Cinemaazi remembers Hrishikesh Mukherjee on his death anniversary

The greatest proponent of middle cinema and one of the most beloved filmmakers in Hindi cinema history, Hrishikesh Mukherjee occupies a special place in the hearts of film lovers. Born in Calcutta, he started off as a teacher and freelance artist for AIR. He entered the film industry as a laboratory assistant for New Theatres in 1945. His first film as an editor was Tathapi(1950). He was an influential editor early in his career, working with the...

27 Aug 1976

Cinemaazi remembers Mukesh on his death anniversary

"I have lost my voice", Raj Kapoor famously said after the passing of Mukesh. Cinemaazi remembers the impeccable singer on his death anniversary today.

27 Aug 1930

Cinemaazi remembers Meena Kapoor on her birth anniversary

Meena Kapoor sang more than 100 songs in her short career. She was born on this day in 1930 to actor Bikram Kapoor. She was also related to P C Barua. S D Burman gave her a chance for the film Aath Din (1946). Most of the time she worked with music director Anil Biswas. He met Meena Kapoor during the recording of Anokha Pyar (1948), fell in love with her voice and then with her. Some of her popular songs include Ae dil meri wafa mein (...

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