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Cinemaazi remembers Badri Prasad on his birth anniversary
14 Nov, 1902

Cinemaazi remembers Badri Prasad on his birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers M R Acharekar on his birth anniversary
14 Nov, 1907

Cinemaazi remembers M R Acharekar on his birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers Veena on her death anniversary
14 Nov, 2004

Cinemaazi remembers Veena on her death anniversary

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14November
Cinemaazi remembers Kamini Kaushal on her death anniversary
14 Nov 2025

Cinemaazi remembers Kamini Kaushal on her death anniversary

Many decades before the Cannes Film Festival became the ‘it’ event across the globe, Kamini Kaushal featured in Chetan Anand’s social realist drama, Neecha Nagar (1946), which was screened at the first Cannes Film Festival. It won the top prize (then called the Grand Prix), the only Indian film to have done so till date.Kamini Kaushal’s latest outing on the big screen was as Shahid Kapoor’s grandmother in Kabir Singh...
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Cinemaazi remembers Shyama on her death anniversary.
14 Nov 2017

Cinemaazi remembers Shyama on her death anniversary.

A dedicated and humble actress, Shyama essayed both lead and character roles  with ease in her career. Married to Fali Mistry, she actually had to hide her marriage for ten years to escape the stigmatisation of married actresses in the industry. Cinemaazi remembers her on her death anniversary.
Cinemaazi remembers Veena on her death anniversary
14 Nov 2004

Cinemaazi remembers Veena on her death anniversary

Beginning her career in the 40s, Veena defied her family's opposition to enter the world of films. She remained a popular face for four decades, putting together an array of memorable performances and acting in over 100 films. Today marks her death anniversary.
Cinemaazi remembers M R Acharekar on his birth anniversary
14 Nov 1907

Cinemaazi remembers M R Acharekar on his birth anniversary

Many illustrious artists and dignitaries of other media fields such as literature, theatre, and painting have occasionally crossed paths with Indian cinema. Perhaps none have made such a mark on the popular imaginary as M R Acharekar did. A celebrated painter, especially of commemorative portraits and rural landscapes, Acharekar is primarily known to film lovers for his work with R K Studio films as well as for Guru Dutt’s classic Kaagaz Ke...
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Cinemaazi remembers Badri Prasad on his birth anniversary
14 Nov 1902

Cinemaazi remembers Badri Prasad on his birth anniversary

Today, on the death anniversary of Pandit Badri Prasad, we remember the multi-faceted film personality—actor, lyricist, singer, music director, producer, and director, who had passed away this day in 1988. Born on November 14, 1902 in Benaras, UP, he moved from acting in Ramlila performances to New Theatres in Calcutta, and eventually the studios of Bombay. He made his acting debut in Navchetan (1932), going on to assist composers, before h...
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13November
Cinemaazi wishes Juhi Chawla a Happy Birthday!
13 Nov 1967

Cinemaazi wishes Juhi Chawla a Happy Birthday!

‘Lovely to look at and an instinctive actress, she is likeable as ever’—this description by film critic Khalid Mohammed is an example of the standard praise Juhi Chawla regularly won in the course of her career studded with commercial and critical successes. Admired for her ‘unfailing sense of humour’ and ‘comic timing which few can match’, and adored for her lively screen presence, Juhi Chawla was one of...
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Cinemaazi remembers Gyan Mukherjee on his death anniversary.
13 Nov 1956

Cinemaazi remembers Gyan Mukherjee on his death anniversary.

Gyan Mukherjee, the eminent filmmaker of Hindi cinema had a completely different life as a science academic before he joined Bombay Talkies as a supervising technician. He finally arrived in the film world through a well-rounded script of Bandhan (1940) and collaborated withKhwaja Ahmed Abbas on the script of Naya Sansar (1941). Some of his notable films were Jhoola (1941), Kismet(1943),  Chal Chal Re Naujawan (1944), Sangram (1950), and Sht...
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Cinemaazi wishes P Susheela a very happy birthday
13 Nov 1935

Cinemaazi wishes P Susheela a very happy birthday

Known by the title ‘Gana Kokila’ or ‘Gana Saraswati’, today marks the birthday of P Susheela, one of the most prolific and mellifluous singers who has entertained listeners over more than six decades. Recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records for singing the highest number of songs in Indian languages, she has sung a whopping 17, 695 songs in 12 Indian languages. She has sung in languages including Telugu, Tamil, Ka...
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Cinemaazi remembers Suresh on this birth anniversary
13 Nov 1928

Cinemaazi remembers Suresh on this birth anniversary

Acting in Hindi films from 1929 to 1979, N A Suresh acted in over 55 films, such as Dulari (1949) in which the popular song Suhani raat dhal chuki rendered by Mohammed Rafi was picturised on him, Sohni Mahiwal (1946), Captain Kishore (1947), Jadoo (1951), Diwana (1952), Bahadur (1953),  Rishta (1954), Dost (1954), Qaidi (1957), Aji Bas Shukriya (1958), and Teen Ustad (1961). He also acted in two Pakistani films – Do Kinaray (...
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12November
Cinemaazi remembers Nirad Mohapatra on his birth anniversary
12 Nov 1947

Cinemaazi remembers Nirad Mohapatra on his birth anniversary

Nirad N Mohapatra was a veteran Odia filmmaker, director and producer. A multi-faced talent, he discontinued his post graduate studies in Political Science and joined Film and Television Institute of India, Pune (FTII) to pursue a direction course in 1968. Five years later, he joined the same institute - FTII as a lecturer. Mohapatra is best remembered for his first Odia feature film Maya Miriga (1984), which won international fame. Adjudged the...
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Cinemaazi remembers Amjad Khan on his birth anniversary
12 Nov 1940

Cinemaazi remembers Amjad Khan on his birth anniversary

Born on 12 November, 1940 in Peshawar to veteran actor Jayant, little did anyone know that Amjad Khan would go on to become the face of true unadulterated evil in Hindi cinema. Such is the aura of his iconic performance as Gabbar Singh in Sholay (1975), that it often makes us forget the extremely talented actor and genuinely honest and unselfish human being underneath. 
Cinemaazi remembers Dwijen Mukherjee on his birth anniversary
12 Nov 1927

Cinemaazi remembers Dwijen Mukherjee on his birth anniversary

Singer and music composer Dwijen Mukherjee (Dwijen Mukhopadhyay) carved a career that spanned more than six decades. A legendary artiste gifted with a resonant voice, he is revered as one of the greatest Rabindra Sangeet singers of all time. An accomplished singer of Bengali and Hindi film as well as traditional songs, he recorded more than 1500 songs of which approximately 800 are songs of Rabindranath Tagore. He also composed music for Bengali...
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Cinemaazi remembers Dixit on his birth anniversary
12 Nov 1906

Cinemaazi remembers Dixit on his birth anniversary

Manohar Janardhan Dixit, famously known as Dixit gave up school after two attempts at matriculation examination. His interest in Marathi litterateur Mama Warerkar led into a job as an assistant cameraman in Navjivan Studio. The shift from behind the scenes to being in front of the camera happened when someone tried him out in the role of a Nawab. While that didn’t work out, he finally began his journey as an actor in 1930 in Sparkling Youth...
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