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Cinemaazi remembers Datta Davjekar on his birth anniversary.
15 Nov, 1917

Cinemaazi remembers Datta Davjekar on his birth anniversary.

Cinemaazi remembers Arjun Hingorani on his birth anniversary
15 Nov, 1926

Cinemaazi remembers Arjun Hingorani on his birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers Vidya Sinha on her birth anniversary.
15 Nov, 1947

Cinemaazi remembers Vidya Sinha on her birth anniversary.

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15November
Cinemaazi remembers Krishna on his death anniversary
15 Nov 2022

Cinemaazi remembers Krishna on his death anniversary

Ghattamaneni Siva Rama Krishna Murthy (31 May 1943-15 November 2022), mononymously known as Krishna was an actor, director and producer of Telugu cinema.  Image credit:  https://cinetown.org/people/profile/krishnaghattamaneni
Cinemaazi wishes Somnath Kundu on his birthday
15 Nov 2020

Cinemaazi wishes Somnath Kundu on his birthday

An innovative make-up artist, Somnath Kundu has left audiences awestruck with his work in films like Chander Pahar, Ek Je Chilo Raja and Gumnaami. His grandfather and father were pioneering costume designers, working with the likes of Debaki Bose, Vibhuti Laha and Tapan Sinha. Somnath Kundu speaks about his family's history in films, the art of make-up and it's significance to the filmmaking process. Today is also his birthday.
Cinemaazi remembers Soumitra Chatterjee on his death anniversary
15 Nov 2020

Cinemaazi remembers Soumitra Chatterjee on his death anniversary

An iconic movie star, the legendary acting stalwart Soumitra Chatterjee was also an accomplished playwright, theatre actor, poet and painter; an integral part of the Bengali cultural psyche itself. His oeuvre comprised many different films—approximately 300 of them through the course of his six-decade-long career in Bengali language films. He was perhaps best known for his work with the internationally acclaimed filmmaker Satyajit Ray.
Cinemaazi remembers Saeed Jaffry on his death anniversary.
15 Nov 2015

Cinemaazi remembers Saeed Jaffry on his death anniversary.

Be it the chess obsessed Mir Roshan Ali of Shatranj Ke Khilari (1977) or the affable Lallan Miyan in Chasme Buddoor (1981) Saeed Jaffrey's charming but powerful screen presence left quite an impression on the audience. Cinemaazi remembers the veteran thespian on his death anniversary. 
Cinemaazi remembers Feroze Nizami on his death anniversary.
15 Nov 1975

Cinemaazi remembers Feroze Nizami on his death anniversary.

Cinemaazi remembers one of the finest music composers of pre partition India, Feroze Nizami on his death anniversary. Born in Lahore in 1916, Nizami had a flare for music since his childhood and was trained in classical music. He started his career with a local radio station in Lahore and then later transferred to All India Radio, Lahore followed by Delhi and Lucknow. At Delhi he worked closely with Saadat Hassan Manto and Khwaja Khursheed Anwar....
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Cinemaazi remembers Vidya Sinha on her birth anniversary.
15 Nov 1947

Cinemaazi remembers Vidya Sinha on her birth anniversary.

Vidya Sinha's realistic, low-key acting in the Basu Chatterjee classics Rajnigandha (1974) and Chhoti Si Baat (1976) made her a star in the seventies. Cinemaazi remembers her on her birth anniversary.
Cinemaazi remembers Arjun Hingorani on his birth anniversary
15 Nov 1926

Cinemaazi remembers Arjun Hingorani on his birth anniversary

Director, producer and actor, Arjun Hingorani is regarded as a true mainstream filmmaker, well aware of the pulse of the audience. He is known for his directorials such as Kaun Kare Kurbanie (1991), Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan? (1970) and Kahani Kismat Ki (1973). He had a keen eye for talent and is credited with launching the career of popular star Dharmendra with Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere in 1960; he had also directed actress Sadhana’s debut fil...
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Cinemaazi remembers Datta Davjekar on his birth anniversary.
15 Nov 1917

Cinemaazi remembers Datta Davjekar on his birth anniversary.

Cinemaazi remembers music composer Datta Davjekar on his birth anniversary. He won the Maharashtra government's Best Music Director award for five consecutive years. He is also credited with introducing Lata Mangeshkar to playback singing.
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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