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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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5 Sep 2025

Cinemaazi celebrates Teachers' Day today!

India celebrates Teachers' Day on 5 September every year which also marks the birth anniversary of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (5 September 1888-17 April 1975), the second President of India. Image credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarvepalli_Radhakrishnan

5 Sep 2020

Cinemaazi remembers Johnny Bakshi on his death anniversary

Filmmaker Johnny Bakshi passed away on 5 September 2020 in Mumbai. He produced several popular movies like Manzilein Aur Bhi Hain (1974), Vishwasghat (1977), Bhairavi (1996), etc.

5 Sep 2001

Cinemaazi remembers Bhappi Sonie on his death anniversary

Bhappi Sonie worked as a ticket collector in Indian Railways. He quit his job to join as an assistant to Raj Khosla on Milap(1955). Sonie made his own directorial debut with the romantic comedy Ek Phool Char Kaante (1960) and went on make many hit films. Cinemaazi remembers Bhappie Soni on his death anniversary. The Shammi Kapoor-Rajshree starrer Jaanwar (1965) was Sonie’s second directorial venture. The film marked the beginning of an...

5 Sep 1995

Cinemaazi remembers Salil Chowdhury on his death anniversary.

Music composer, multi-instrumentalist, writer, dramatist, activist, Salil Chowdhury wore many hats during his lifetime. Born on 19 November, 1922 in Sonarpur, he combined folk tunes with western harmonies to create some of the most unforgettable soundtracks in cinema history. He composed in films of 13 languages, predominantly in Bengali, Hindi and Malayalam. He also had a sparkling non-film song career, covering everything from peasant movements...

5 Sep 1921

Cinemaazi remembers Protima Dasgupta on her birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers actress and filmmaker Protima Dasgupta, who was encouraged to take up acting as a career by none other than Rabindranath Tagore himself. She debuted in Bangla film Gora (1938), based on his novel. Cinemaazi remembers Protima Dasgupta on her birth anniversary (5 September 1921). Protima Dasgupta acted in 10 Hindi films and 8 Bangla films. She directed Chhamia (1945), with Begum Para and David as lead pair. She repeated...

5 Sep 1918

Cinemaazi remembers Babubhai Mistry on his birth anniversary

Born on this day, 5 September 1918, Babubhai Mistry was fondly referred to as the Kaala Dhaaga of the film industry. He is known to have provided the special effects for Indian Cinema's first special effect film Khwaab Ki Duniya (1937). Cinemaazi remembers the legend on his birth anniversary.

04September

4 Sep 2011

Cinemaazi remembers Jagmohan Mundhra on his death anniversary

Jagmohan Mundhra was born in a conservative Marwari family. He went to U.S for education and even taught at several universities in California before he decided to take a plunge into filmmaking. He passed away on this day in 2011. Mundhra was known for issue-oriented films such as ‘Bawandar’ which had Nandita Das in leading role,and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan-starrer ‘Provoked’. He also got noticed with his film Kamal...

4 Sep 2000

Cinemaazi remembers Mukri on his death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers Muhammad Umar Mukri, popular as Mukri, the little big man of Hindi cinema, who made us laugh with his humour and toothless smile in hundreds of films. Cinemaazi remembers him on his 20th death anniversary of the talented actor. A qazi (preacher) by profession, Mukri joined Bombay Talkies to find a steady pay. Soon, he was listed as an assistant director at one of the biggest studios of India. Occasionally, he wo...

4 Sep 1982

Cinemaazi remembers Baburao Patel on his death anniversary

Baburao Pandurang Patel, the editor of Film India, launched in 1935, was a pioneer of the early years of film journalism in India. He was grudgingly respected and feared in equal measure by the film industry for his journalism. Cinemaazi remembers him on his death anniversary (4 September 1982). Baala Joban (1934) was produced by Gandharva Cinetone - a company owned by Baburao Patel, who also directed this film.

4 Sep 1952

Cinemaazi remembers Rishi Kapoor on his birth anniversary

Remembering the much-loved actor Rishi Kapoor on his birth anniversary. Born on this day, 4th September in 1952, Rishi Kapoor went on to become one of the greatest names in Bollywood cinema. His cheerful and dynamic personality continues to inspire generations of Indian actors and his memory lives on through a formidable body of work he left behind.

4 Sep 1948

Cinemaazi wishes Anant Nag on his birth day!

Cinemaazi greets actor Anant Nag on his birthday who has completed 50 years into a successful acting career on stage and screen in after making a quiet debut with Kannada film Sankalpa (1973)

03September

3 Sep 2003

Cinemaazi remembers Jagmohan Sursagar on his death anniversary

Padma Shri award-winning singer and music composer Jagmohan Sursagar was active in the field of music for approximately six decades, between 1938 and 1999. A proponent Indian classical music, he had immense dedication for the craft, which is demonstrated through his immortal songs. He had a great gift of voice and voice control, with most of his songs evoking sentimental emotions and pathos. In the realm of film music, he composed the music of Sa...

3 Sep 1997

Cinemaazi remembers Anjaan on his death anniversary

Lalji Pandey went by the pen name Anjaan (anonymous), but the lyrics written by him made him famous. Cinemaazi remembers him on the death anniversary of the famous Hindi movie lyricist. Anjaan got his first break with the Premnath production Prisoner Of Golconda (1953) where he wrote ‘Lehar Yeh Dole Koyal Bole’ and Shaheedon Amar Hai Tumhari Kahani’. He was, however, at his best in the Amitabh Bachchan films of Kalyanj...

3 Sep 1989

Cinemaazi remembers Meena Shorey on her death anniversary

Meena Shorey was born Khurshid Jehan. Once when she accompanied her brother-in-law to the mahurat of Sohrab Modi’s Sikandar (1941), Modi, taken in by her beauty, offered her a supporting role in the film and gave her the name Meena. Cinemaazi remembers her on her death anniversary (3 September 1989). Meena hit the high point of her screen career with Roop K Shorey’s Ek Thi Larki (1949). She went on to become the heartthr...

3 Sep 1987

Cinemaazi remembers Ramesh Naidu on his death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers music composer Pasupuleti Ramesh Naidu on his death anniversary (3 September 1987). His major works were in Telugu films in the 1970s and 1980s although his debut as a music director in a Marati film called Bandval Pahija. He was first introduced to Telugu movies in Dampatyam (1957) by Krishnaveni.

3 Sep 1940

Cinemaazi wishes Pyarelal a Happy Birthday!

Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma or Pyarelal of music composer duo Laxmikant-Pyarelal was born 3 September, 1940 in Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India.

3 Sep 1926

Cinemaazi remembers Uttam Kumar on his birth anniversary

The ‘mahanayak’ Uttam Kumar, born Arun Kumar Chatterjee, 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 birth anniversary (3 September 1926).

3 Sep 1917

Cinemaazi remembers G V Iyer on his birth anniversary

Ganapathi Venkataramana Iyer, popularly addressed as G V Iyer, brought in a new language to the cinema, venturing to make films in the classical Sanskrit language. He began his creative arts sojourn with his moorings in the theatre when he enrolled with Gubbi Veeranna Theatre Group at the tender age of eight.

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