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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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06July
Cinemaazi remembers Mani Kaul on his death anniversary
6 Jul 2011

Cinemaazi remembers Mani Kaul on his death anniversary

Remembering the visionary genius of Mani Kaul on his death anniversary. He passed away on 6 July, 2011. 
Cinemaazi remembers Sardul Singh Kwatra on his death anniversary
6 Jul 2004

Cinemaazi remembers Sardul Singh Kwatra on his death anniversary

Remembering Sardul Singh Kwatra, the famed music director from Punjab, on his death anniversary. Known for simplifying classical ragas in his songs, he composed music for both Hindi as well as Punjabi films. Born in 1928 and trained in classical music, he made his debut as music director with the Punjabi film Posti (1950), which was produced by the Kwatra family. It became a box office hit. His music, especially the songs Do guttan kar mariyan an...
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Cinemaazi remembers Chetan Anand on his death anniversary
6 Jul 1997

Cinemaazi remembers Chetan Anand on his death anniversary

Remembering Chetan Anand who passed away on 6 July, 1997 in Mumbai. Graduating from Government College Lahore, he worked for the BBC for a while before coming to Bombay with the hopes of selling a script. He was a member of the Bombay chapter of the IPTA which shaped much of his political consciousness. He had shown Phani Majumdar a script he had written on King Ashoka, and it is Phani Majumdar who gave him a break as an actor in Rajkumar (1944)....
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Cinemaazi wishes M S Sathyu a very happy birthday
6 Jul 1930

Cinemaazi wishes M S Sathyu a very happy birthday

A very happy birthday to M S Sathyu! Born on 6 July, 1930 he moved to Bombay in 1952 after graduating from Central College in Bangalore. He was involved with IPTA's Bombay chapter, as well as Juhu Art Theatre (Balraj Sahni's group) and Bombay Youth. During this time he used to freelance as a set designer and lighting director. He was an assistant director on Chetan Anand's Haqeeqat (1964). He initially started making short films and d...
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05July
Cinemaazi remembers Charanjit Singh on his death anniversary
5 Jul 2015

Cinemaazi remembers Charanjit Singh on his death anniversary

One of the progenitors of the acid house genre, Charanjit Singh passed away on 5 July, 2015. His interest in music grew from his family's musical equipment shop. Becoming a part of a band which covered popular film songs, he soon got offers to become a session musician for some of the Hindi film industry's top composers, mostly R D Burman. He also went on several international tours with leading singers like Kishore Kumar. It was on these...
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Cinemaazi remembers Amarjeet on his death anniversary
5 Jul 1998

Cinemaazi remembers Amarjeet on his death anniversary

Known for his multiple collaborations with Dev Anand, producer-director Amarjeet passed away on 5 July, 1998. Producer of films like Teen Devian (1965), Duniya (1968), Prem Shashtra (1974) and Rocky (1981), he also directed Teen Devian (1965) and Gambler (1971). He was also credited as the director of the Golden Bear nominated Hum Dono (1961), although it is widely believed that it was Vijay Anand who directed that film.
Cinemaazi remembers Kali Banerjee on his death anniversary
5 Jul 1993

Cinemaazi remembers Kali Banerjee on his death anniversary

Attaining legendary status for his unforgettable performance in Ritwik Ghatak's Ajantrik (1958), Kali Banerjee passed away on 5 July, 1993. A veteran of the stage, he played memorable roles in films by almost all top directors in Bengal at the time.
Ciinemaazi remembers Renu Saluja on her birth anniversary
5 Jul 1952

Ciinemaazi remembers Renu Saluja on her birth anniversary

Remembering Renu Saluja on her birth anniversary. She was born on 5 July, 1952. She was one of the few female editors in Bollywood who left her mark in critically acclaimed and commercial cinema equally and received the National Award for editing four times . Cinemaazi looks back at her remarkable contributions to films like Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983), Pestonjee (1988), Dharavi (1992), Parinda (1989), 1942 A Love Story (1994), Pardes (1997) and Ba...
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Cinemaazi remembers Vishnupant Govind Damle on his death anniversary
5 Jul 1945

Cinemaazi remembers Vishnupant Govind Damle on his death anniversary

Sant Tukaram (1936) was a monumental achievement of filmmaking from Prabhat Studios. The two people helming that project were Vishnupant Damle and Sheikh Fattelal. Both were veterans, having started as collaborators of Baburao Painter, before leaving with V Shantaram to co-found Prabhat. Damle was also a sound recordist, but over his long career had developed extensive knowledge of almost every aspect of filmmaking. Vishnupant Damle passed away o...
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Cinemaazi remembers B N Sircar on his birth anniversary
5 Jul 1901

Cinemaazi remembers B N Sircar on his birth anniversary

Founder of one of the most eminent production houses in Indian film history, New Theatres, B N Sircar was born on 5 July, 1901. His enterprising spirit and focus on technological innovations helped New Theatres become one of the premiere studios of pre-Independence India. Having a bevy of talented directors on its payroll and focusing on film adaptations of 'high' literary sources, New Theatres enjoyed tremendous success in the 1930s.
04July
Cinemaazi remembers Ramlal Choudhury on his death anniversary
4 Jul 2007

Cinemaazi remembers Ramlal Choudhury on his death anniversary

Ramlal Choudhury composed two wonderful soundtracks - Sehra (1963) and Geet Gaya Pattharon Ne (1965), but success eluded him in the film industry. Starting off as an assistant to Ram Ganguly he was often called upon to play the flute and shehnai in songs.   He composed for films like Husn Banu (1956), Nakaab Posh (1956), and Naaglok (1957). But Sehra proved to his breakthrough, followed by some memorable songs in Geet Gaya Pattharon Ne...
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Cinemaazi remembers Bharat Vyas on his death anniversary
4 Jul 1982

Cinemaazi remembers Bharat Vyas on his death anniversary

Remembering noted lyricist Bharat Vyas, who penned the exquisite prayer song, Ae maalik tere bande hum as well as the paen to Nature - Yeh kaun chitrakar hai. Born in Bikaner in 1918, Vyas started off penning lyrics for films with Duhaai (1943). He went on to write lyrics for several films including Bedard Zamana Kya Jane (1959), Goonj Uthi Shehnai (1959), Sampoorna Ramayana (1961), Stree (1961), Purnima (1965), Mahabharat (1965), Boond Jo Ban Ga...
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Cinemaazi wishes M M Keeravani a very happy birthday
4 Jul 1961

Cinemaazi wishes M M Keeravani a very happy birthday

Birthday wishes going out to M M Kreem, (bron on 4 July 1961) popular composer, playback singer and lyricist who was born Koduri Marakathamani Keeravaani, on 4 July, 1961 in Andhra Pradesh. Winner of the National Film Award for Best Music Direction for the Telugu film Annamayya (1997), he has also received eight Filmfare Awards, 11 state Nandi Awards and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award. His winning works include Kshana Kshanam (1991), Allari Priyud...
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Cinemaazi wishes Chhaya Ganguli a Happy Birthday
4 Jul 1952

Cinemaazi wishes Chhaya Ganguli a Happy Birthday

Known primarily for her haunting rendition of the song Aap ki yaad aati rahi raat bhar from Gaman (1978) which won her a National Award and a Filmfare Award nomination, Chhaya Ganguly was born on 4 July, 1952 in Bombay. After completing her education from Bombay University she worked as a broadcaster in All India Radio, when she received an offer to sing a ghazal from Jaidev. After suffering initial trepidation she went through with it, leading t...
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Cinemaazi remembers Jairam Acharya on his birth anniversary
4 Jul 1928

Cinemaazi remembers Jairam Acharya on his birth anniversary

The go to sitar player for Hindi films for years, Jairam Acharya honed his skills by observing maestros like Pandit Ravi Shankar. Originally coming to Bombay to become a singer, he later joined HMV in 1946. He had initially received training on the dilruba before picking up the sitar. Classic songs like O sajana barkha bahaar ayi, Bole re papihara, Tere bina zindagi se koi feature his playing. He was born on 4 July, 1928.  Information Cou...
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Cinemaazi remembers Veena on her birth anniversary
4 Jul 1926

Cinemaazi remembers Veena on her birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers veteran actress Veena (Shahzadi Tajwar Sultan) on her birth anniversary (4 July, 1926). Born in Quetta, Balochistan, she made her debut with Punjabi film Gowandhi (1942) directed by G R Sethi, opposite Shyam. She later moved to Bombay and played leading and stellar roles in films like Asra (1941), Najma (1943), Humayun (1945), Phool (1945), Dastan (1950), Afsana (1951), Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958), Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959), Taj...
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Cinemaazi remembers Naseem Banu on her birth anniversary
4 Jul 1916

Cinemaazi remembers Naseem Banu on her birth anniversary

Often regarded as the first female superstar of Indian cinema, Naseem Banu was born on 4 July, 1916 in Delhi. A fan of Sulochana from a young age, she decided to follow in her footsteps. She made her debut with Sohrab Modi's adaptation of Hamlet, Khoon Ka Khoon (1935) and went on to carve out an unforgettable career. Pukar (1939) was her big breakthrough role. She starred in films such as Khan Bahadur (1937),Meetha Zahar (1938), Talaaq (1938)...
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