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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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2 Sep 2021

Cinemaazi remembers Sidharth Shukla on his death anniversary

Actor, host and model Sidharth Shukla passed away untimely on 2 September 2021 at the age of 40.

2 Sep 2018

Cinemaazi remembers Shiv Kumar on his death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers character actor turned producer Shiv Kumar on his death anniversary. He made his debut in the hit film Hare Kanch Ki Chooriyan (1967). Although cast as a second lead or character actor in most of his films, he has been part of several memorable projects such as Majboor (1974), Hawas (1974) and Nehle Pe Dehla (1976).

2 Sep 1972

Cinemaazi wishes Sonam a very Happy Birthday!

Born Bakhtavar Khan, Sonam gained wide recognition with the song "Oye Oye...Tirchi Topi Wale" from the film "Tridev" (1989) directed by Rajiv Rai to whom she married afterwards.

2 Sep 1941

Cinemaazi remembers Sadhana on her birth anniversary

Sadhana Shivdasani, known as Sadhana, was amongst the leading actresses of Hindi cinema in the 60s. Cinemaazi remembers her on her birth anniversary (2 September 1941). Sadhana started her film career at a young age as a chorus girl in the song Mud Mud Ke Na Dekh in Sree 420 (1955) and was soon spotted by directors while doing college plays. After which she was cast in the first Indian Sindhi film Abana (1958). Her debut Hindi film...

01September

1 Sep 1933

Cinemaazi remembers C Arjun on his birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers music composer C Arjun on his birth anniversary. Image credits: Imprints

1 Sep 1923

Cinemaazi remembers Habib Tanvir on his birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers Habib Tanvir, one of the most popular Urdu and Hindi playwrights, a theatre director, poet and actor on his birth anniversary. His iconic plays like Agra Bazar (1954) and Charandas Chor (1975) resonate till date. He also acted in many other films.

1 Sep 1915

Cinemaazi remembers Rajinder Singh Bedi on his birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers one of the most versatile Progressive writers on his birth anniversary.

1 Sep 1909

Cinemaazi remembers K N Singh on his birth anniversary

A suave and menacing villain and an actor par excellence, K N Singh left quite an impression with his memorable portrayals onscreen. Cinemaazi remembers the legendary actor on his birth anniversary

31August

31 Aug 2014

Cinemaazi remembers Bapu on his death anniversary

Remembering Padma Shri award winner and director Sattiraju Lakshminarayana or Bapu, as he was better known, on his death anniversary. He had passed away on 31 August, 2014. A well-known artist and cartoonist, he made his directorial debut in 1967 with the path-breaking Telugu film, Saakshi. Shot completely outdoors, it was screened at the Tashkent Film Festival (1968). He directed approximately 37 films in Telugu starring NTR, A. Nageswara Rao, K...

31 Aug 1945

Cinemaazi celebrates 81 years of Chhamia

Cinemaazi celebrates 81 years of Chhamia, released on 31st August 1945. It was premiered at New West End, Bombay. Unusual to that period of time, Protima Dasgupta put on the role of director-producer in this massively successful film. The story involved the protagonist Chhamia, a poor girl, who was raised by a wealthy man. The film involves a love triangle between friends Ranjit-Chammia-Aziz. The cast included Begum Para, Dasgupta,Arif, Dixit, Gu...

31 Aug 1925

Cinemaazi remembers Arudra on his birth anniversary

Acclaimed poet and lyricist, Arudra was born on this day 31 August 1925. A fiercely political poet he contributed immensely to Telugu cinema and literature. Cinemaazi remembers the legend on his birth anniversary.

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