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10October
10 Oct 2011
Cinemaazi remembers Ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh on his death anniversay
Remembering the ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh, who charmed generations with his moving ghazals and songs, on his death anniversary. A Padma Shri award winner, Singh hailed from Rajasthan and finally made his big entry with Mahesh Bhatt's Arth (1982). Some of his notable movie songs include Tum Ko Dekha To Yeh Khayal Aaya (Saath Saath, 1982), Chitthi Na Koi Sandesh (Dushman, 1998), Hoshwalon Ko Khabar Kya (Sarfarosh, 1999), and Badi Nazuk Hai (J...
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10 Oct 2006
Cinemaazi remembers Saraswati Rane on her death anniversary
Cinemaazi remembers veteran classical vocalist and playback singer Saraswati Rane on her death anniversary. Born in Miraj, Maharashta into a family with a long and great music tradition, her father Ustad Abdul Karim Khan was the founder of the Kirana Gharana of Indian classical music. Under the guidance of her elder siblings Sureshbabu Mane and Hirabai Barodekar, she trained in different Hindustani classical forms from maestros like Ustad Natthan...
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10 Oct 1983
Cinemaazi remembers Sulochana on her death anniversary
The self-christened Sulochana was among the early Eurasian female stars of Indian cinema. Born in Pune, the pretty brown-eyed girl was a former telephone operator before stepping into the vortex of films. She was spotted by director M. Bhavnani. He cast her in the lead in Veer Bala (silent) in 1925 and though she was originally credited as Miss Ruby, Bhavnani gave her the screen name of Sulochana, and it was a Sulochana that she became India&rsqu...
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10 Oct 1974
Cinemaazi remembers Behzad Lakhnavi on his death anniversay
Born as Sardar Hasan Khan in 1900, Behzad Lakhnavi is regarded as one of the most eminent Urdu poets of his time. Introduced to All India Radio by Zulfikar Ali Bukhari, he used to work for them before migrating to Pakistan after the Partition. A writer of naata, ghazals and nazms, also writing lyrics for films like Taj Mahal (1941), Roti (1942), Poonji (1943), Dhanwan (1946), Andhon Ki Duniya (1947), Anokha Pyar (1948), Aag (1948), Nisbat (1949),...
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10 Oct 1964
Cinemaazi remembers Guru Dutt on his death anniversary
Born on 9 July, 1925 in Padukone as Vasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone in Padukone, Karnataka, his family later shited to Kolkata. After finishing his education in Kolkata, he initially wanted to pursue journalism. But changing curses, he ended up at Almora in Uday Shankar's School of Dancing and Choreography. From there he went back to Kolkata to work as a telephone operator. But his heat was in cinema, and soon he was in Pune, joining Prab...
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10 Oct 1954
Cinemaazi wishes Rekha a very Happy Birthday!
With a career spanning four decades and approximately 200 films in the Hindi and Telugu film industry, Rekha transformed herself over the years from an average actress into a glamour icon and acting powerhouse.
09October
9 Oct 1998
Cinemaazi remembers Jaywant Pathare on his death anniversary
Known primarily for his stellar work in Hrishikesh Mukherjee films, award winning cinematographer Jaywant Pathare passed away on this day in 1998. Cinemaazi pays tribute to the venerable technician.
9 Oct 1955
Cinemaazi remembers Govindrao Tembe on his death anniversay
An accomplished Hindustani classical musician, Govindrao Tembe had also dabbled in Marathi cinema in the 1930s. Born on 5 June, 1881, he learnt the harmonium on his own and later trained under Bhaskarbuwa Bakhale. He considered Ustad Alladiya Khan his guru. He achieved considerable success as a musicia, even performing for the Pope at one point. He also started his own company, the Shivraj Natak Mandali. He used to compose for Marathi dramas, and...
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9 Oct 1945
Cinemaazi remembers Sumita Sanyal on her birth anniversary
Actress Sumita Sanyal was born Manjula Sanyal in Darjeeling, Bengal Presidency, British India, on 9 October, 1945. Making her debut in 1960 in Bibhuti Laha’s Khokababur Pratyabartan, her name was credited as Suchorita for the film. Her name was further changed by director Kanak Mukhopadhay, who shortened it to Sumita, which was the name by which she was thereafter known.
9 Oct 1911
Cinemaazi remembers Ishwarlal on his birth anniversary.
Ishwarlal, the veteran singer-actor and director, was born on 9th October 1911 to a Jain family in Kathewar, Gujrat. Soon after completing his teaching diploma at an astonishingly young age of 16, he moved to Bombay to pursue his dreams of acting in films. Ishwarlal joined Ranjit Studios in 1927. He appeared in Bhutia Mahal (1932) which was his first talkie film. He sang several duets in films like Billi (1938), Aaj Ka Hindustan (1940)...
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9 Oct 1907
Cinemaazi remembers Sulochana on her birth anniversary
Ruby Myers, better known as Sulochana, was one of the earliest superstars of Indian cinema, ruled the roost in the silent era and formed a hit pairing with D Billimoria. Even when the talkies era started, Sulochana took a year off to learn to speak Hindi and came back stronger than ever. Cinemaazi remembers her on her birth anniversary
08October
8 Oct 1948
Cinemaazi wishes Usha Timothy a Happy Birthday!
Playback singer Usha Timothy is known for songs such as Natkhat pare hat chhod (Maharani Padmini, 1964), Taqdeer ne kya angdaai li (Sunehre Qadam, 1966), London Paris ghoom ke dekhen (Parivaar, 1968), Arre rafta rafta dekho (Kahani Kismat Ki, 1973), Ho bairi saiyaan ki nazariya (Uljhan, 1975), Kali kali zulfon mein (Farishta Ya Qaatil, 1977), Honolulu se aayi hoon main (Khanjar, 1979), Meri jaan tumse mohabbat hai (Mera Salaam, 1980), and Ja pori...
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8 Oct 1944
Cinemaazi wishes Rajshree a very Happy Birthday!
Actress Rajshree, the daughter of acclaimed filmmaker V Shantaram and actress Jayshree is known for Subah Ka Tara (1954), Stree (1961), Shehnai (1964), Ghar Basake Dekho (1963), Shehnai (1964), Geet Gaya Patharon Ne (1964), Brahmachari (1968), Gunahon Ka Devta (1967) and others.
8 Oct 1942
Cinemaazi remembers Ahmed Wasi on his birth anniversary
Urdu poet, ghazal writer, radio announcer, and Hindi film lyricist, Ahmed (also spelt Ahmad) Wasi is known for films such as Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye (1974), Heera Moti (1979), Kanoon Aur Mujrim (1981), and Yatra (2006). Inspired by the famous lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi, he started in the film industry with popular music director O P Nayyar. He is also known for his well-appreciated collections of poetry, ghazals and nazms.
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8 Oct 1931
Cinemaazi remembers Yunus Parvez on his birth anniversary
Cinemaazi remembers actor Yunus Parvez on his birth anniversary. Working mostly in the 80s, Yunus Parvez played many memorable roles in Hindi cinema.
8 Oct 1926
Cinemaazi rememebrs Raaj Kumar on his birth anniversary
Known for his powerful presence onscreen and his deep-voiced dialogue delivery, Raaj Kumar was a Mumbai Police sub-inspector in the late 1940s, before he carved a career in Hindi films, going on to star in over 70 movies over four decades. His repertoire includes classic hits such as Mother India (1957), Waqt (1965), Pakeezah (1971), Lal Patthar (1971), and Saudagar(1991).
