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01July
1 Jul 1992
Cinemaazi rememebers T Prakash Rao on hid death anniversary
Known for his popular family dramas, Tatineni Prakash Rao was a hugely successful director who worked in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi cinema. He used to be a member of the CPI before independence and was associated with Telugu theatre movements. His stint with cinema began as an assistant to L V Prasad. His debut as director, Palletooru (1952) starring NTR, became a blockbuster. Some of his notable films were Pichi Pullayya (1953), Amara Deepam (1956)...
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1 Jul 1970
Cinemaazi remembers Virendra Desai on his death anniversary
Cinemaazi remembers Virendra Desai on his death anniversary. The second son of Chimanlal Desai and Nandgauri, he studied in Bharuch before shifting to Bangalore. He later came to Bombay and joined Sagar Movietone. He co-directed his first film with Ramchandra Thakur in Gramophone Singer (1938). He made other films like Sadhana (1939), Sanskar 91940). In 1941 he convinced Nalini Jaywant's father to allow her to act in Radhika (1941). They late...
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1 Jul 1960
Cinemaazi wishes Sudesh Bhosle a very happy birthday
A very happy birthday to Sudesh Bhosale, born on 1 July, 1960. Known for his incredible ability to mimic the voice of popular actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjeev Kumar, Anil Kapoor, Ashok Kumar, Vinod Khanna and others, he started off as a dubbing artist, before becoming a playback singer in the late 80s. Quite popular in the 90s and 2000s, he became the voice of Amitabh Bachchan.
1 Jul 1949
Cinemaazi wishes Mehul Kumar a very happy birthday
A happy birthday to director and producer Mehul Kumar, who was born on 1 July, 1949. Starting off his career with a string of hits in Gujarati cinema in the 70s and 80s, he made the superhit Marte Dam Tak in 1987. This was followed by Asmaan Se Ooncha (1989), Nafrat Ki Andhi (1989) and Jung Baaz (1989), before hitting gold with two more block busters in Tirangaa (1993) and the Filmfare Award winning Krantiveer (1994). For his portrayal of the cyn...
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1 Jul 1938
Cinemaazi wishes Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia a very happy birthday
Cinemaazi sends out birthday wishes to internationally acclaimed flautist and music director, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia—he was born this day, 1 July, 1938. An artiste par excellence who is known for his outstanding contribution in popularising Indian classical music across the world, he is acknowledged as the greatest living master of the North Indian Bamboo Flute. Besides classical music, Pandit Chaurasia has collaborated with santoor ex...
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1 Jul 1927
Cinemaazi remembers Abrar Alvi on his birth anniversary
Born on 1 July, 1927, Abrar Alvi came to Mumbai hoping to become an actor. He started visiting the sets of Baaz with his friend Jaswant and became friends with Raj Khosla. Soon he got a chance to write the dialogues for Aar Paar (1954). He became a member of team Guru Dutt, but also worked nearly 20 other films in his career.
30June
30 Jun 2021
Cinemaazi remembers Raj Kaushal on his death anniversary
Raj Kaushal was a director and ad filmmaker, who made films like Pyar Mein Kabhi Kabhi (1999), Shaadi Ka Laddoo (2004) and Anthony Kaun Hai? (2006).
30 Jun 1983
Cinemaazi remembers Noor Mohammad Charlie on his death anniversary
Cinemaazi remembers the veteran actor and singer, Noor Mohammad Charlie, popularly known as the Indian Charlie Chaplin on his death anniversary. He was born on 7 January 1911 in Ranavava, near Porbandar, Gujarat, in a Memon family. Fond of films, he came to Bombay and worked in a shop where he repaired umbrellas for a while.
He started his career in the silent era films. Records of only 9 of his films remain, although he was acting...
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30 Jun 1952
Cinemaazi remembers Eugenio De Liguoro on his death anniversary
One of the many migrants from Europe who contributed to Indian cinema during its early years,Eugenio De Liguoro was invited by Madan Theatres to direct their big budget Nala Damayanti (1920). He directed two more films Dhruva Charitra (1921) and Ramayan (1922). He passed away on 30 June, 1952 in Los Angeles.
30 Jun 1943
Cinemaazi wishes Saeed Akhtar Mirza a very Happy Birthday!
Wishing the great Saeed Akhtar Mirza a very happy birthday! Very few have upheld a mirror to the contradictions of society with as much insight as he has.
30 Jun 1928
Cinemaazi remembers Kalyanji on his birth anniversary
Hailing from a merchant family, one-day Kalyanji was playing an instrument that earned him Rs 51 from a rich man. This was a pivotal moment for the brothers Kalyanji Anandji to convince their father to allow them to pursue music as a career. As the older brother, Kalyanji ventured into the musical world first as a member in Hemant Kumar’s troupe, where he played the clavioline amongst other instruments. Considered as one of the greatest mus...
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30 Jun 1907
Cinemaazi remembers M I Dharamsey on his birth anniversary
M I Dharamsey began his career as sound designer in the 30s. with Mehboob Khan's period drama Al Hilal (1935). After working in this capacity on films like Franz Osten's Navjeevan (1939), Punar Milan (1940) and Basant (1942), before making his debut as a director with the Devika Rani starrer Hamari Baat (1943). He also driected other films like Anokha Pyar (1948), Lachak (1951), Saudagar (1951) and Inaam (1955). He also returned to audiog...
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29June
29 Jun 2022
Cinemaazi remembers Sheila Vaz on her death anniversary
Actress and dancer Sheila Vaz appeared in Hindi Cinema in the 1950s. She is best remembered for her dance performances, most notably in the songs "Ramaiya Vastavaiya" from Shree 420 (1955) and "Leke Pehla Pehla Pyar" from C.I.D. (1956).
29 Jun 2017
Cinemaazi remembers Sabita Banerjee on her death anniversary
Born on 13 June, 1945, Sabita Banerjee began her singing career with Darwaza (1954). After a short stint in Hindi cinema, she sang some of the most popular Bengali songs of the time. She married Salil Chowdhury, with whom she established a tremendous singer-composer rapport. Some of her most popular Bengali songs were Surer ei jharjhar jharna, Oi jhilmil jhau er boney, Projapoti projapoti, Orey mon gun gun, Durey durey theko na, O sahan gahana ba...
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29 Jun 2002
Cinemaazi remembers Gauhar Kanpuri on his death anniversary
Zakhmee (1975) was the first film in which Gauhar Kanpuri wrote all the songs independently. It proved to be the breakthrough for both him and Bappi Lahiri. But he had struggled for years prior, beginning with Pyar Ki Bazi (1967). He passed away on 29 June, 2002.
29 Jun 2000
Cinemaazi remembers Kamini Kadam on her death anniversary
Remembering the Marathi and Hindi film actress Kamini Kadam who passed away on 29 June, 2000. She originally debuted under the name of Smita before switching to Kamini Kadam in Talaq (1958).
29 Jun 1998
Cinemaazi remembers Ramesh Ahuja on her death anniversary
Remembering director and writer Ramesh Ahuja who passed away this day, 29 June, in 1998. He directed films such as Khoon Ki Pukaar (1978), Locket (1986), Tamacha (1988), Garibon Ka Daata (1989), and Roti Kee Keemat (1990). Prior to debuting as a solo director, he had served as assistant director on films such as Aaye Din Bahar Ke (1966), Aya Sawan Jhoom Ke (1969), Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan? (1970), Man Ki Aankhen (1970), Aankhon Aankhon Mein (1972),...
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29 Jun 1975
Cinemaazi wishes Upasana Singh a very Happy Birthday!
Upasana Singh has done many Hindi films as well as regional films such as Punjabi, Bhojpuri, Rajasthani and Gujarati. She aslo played small roles in Priyadarshan's and David Dhawan's films as a regular cast.
29 Jun 1944
Cinemaazi wishes Jeevan Kala a very Happy Birthday!
Born on 29 June 1944 to Dattatreya Kamble and Gangubai, acting and dance were part of Jeevankala's heritage. She debuted in front of the camera when she was only 6 years old, before making her adult debut in Goonj Uthi Shehnai (1959).
29 Jun 1925
Cinemaazi remembers R S Manohar on his birth anniversary
Cinemaazi remembers Rasipuram Subramaniyan Iyer Manohar, better known as R S Manohar, on the occasion of his birth anniversary—the versatile actor was born this day, 29 June, 1925 in Salem District, Madras. Making his debut in films with Rajambal (1951), he went on to carve a successful career, acting in a range of roles from hero to negative and comedic in over 200 films. While he made an impact in films such as Vannakkili (1959), Kaidhi K...
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