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30 Sep, 1915

Cinemaazi remembers Madan Puri on his birth anniversary

30 Sep, 1919

Cinemaazi remembers Pandit Feroze Dastoor on his birth anniversary

30 Sep, 1992

Cinemaazi remembers Aziz Qaisi on his death anniversary

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3 Jul 2020

Cinemaazi remembers Saroj Khan on her death anniversary

Remembering the effervescent Saroj Khan who passed away on 3rd July 2020. At only the age of 10, she joined a dancing troupe and worked as a background dancer. One of the songs she appeared in was the memorable Aaiye Meherbaan from Howrah Bridge (1958).

3 Jul 2013

Cinemaazi remembers Karunesh Thakur on his death anniversary

Maker of films like Maan (1954), Pataalpari (1957), Batwara (1961), Aanchal Ke Phool (1968), Bhaavna (1972), Baazigar (1972), Albeli (1974), Shaadi Se Pehle (1980), Karunesh Thakur passed away on 3 July, 2013. He was the son of Thakur Himmat Singh who was the founder of Lahore's Leela Mandir banner.

3 Jul 1998

Cinemaazi remembers Arun Ahuja on his death anniversary

Gulshan Singh Ahuja became Arun or Arun Ahuja after he successfully auditioned for a role in Mehboob Khan's hit Ek Hi Raasta (1939). He kept on acting till the 50s and also unsuccessfully tried to become a producer. His son Govinda later became a major commercial star in the 90s. Arun Ahuja passed away on 3 July, 1998.

3 Jul 1996

Cinemaazi remembers Raaj Kumar on his death anniversary

One of the most iconic screen presences of Hindi cinema who wowed audiences with his powerful dialogues, Raaj Kumar passed away on 3 July, 1996. A principled actor, he often rejected roles that did not meet his demanding standards. His unique charm mad him retain much of his box office pull well after his career as a lead actor came to an end.

3 Jul 1952

Cinemaazi wishes Amit Kumar Ganguly a very happy birthday

Cinemaazi wishes playback singer, actor, and music composer Amit Kumar Ganguly a very Happy Birthday. Eldest son of the renowned singer-actor Kishore Kumar and singer-actress Ruma Guha Thakurta, he was born 3 July, 1952. He was cast by his father in two films that the latter produced, namely Door Gagan Ki Chhaon Mein (1964) in which Kishore sang Aa chalke tujhe mein leke chaloon to his young son, and in Door Ka Raahi (1971). At the age of 21 he s...

3 Jul 1941

Cinemaazi wishes Adoor Gopalakrishnan a very happy birthday

A happy birthday to Adoor Gopalakrishnan! The celebrated Malayalam filmmaker is arguably one of the greatest auteurs of Indian cinema. Look back on this interview conducted by Bikram Singh with the director in 1984, at the time of the release of his powerful Mukhamukham (1984).

3 Jul 1923

Cinemaazi remembers B S Thapa on his birth anniversary

B S Thapa began his film career as an apprentice to Chetan Anand when he was making Afsar (1950). He made his directorial debut with Maitighar (1966) which was the first Nepali language film made under a private banner. He also worked in Hindi and Punjabi cinema with films like Man Jeete Jag Jeet (1973), Himalay Se Ooncha (1975) and Charandas (1977). He was born on 3 July, 1923.

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2 Jul 1972

Cinemaazi remembers Mahesh Kaul on his death anniversary

Mahesh Kaul grew an interest in cinema through his association with a prince of Rajnandgaon who owned cameras and projectors. His tryst with cinema came initially in the form of a role in Naya Sansar (1941). He got his first break as a director with Angoori (1943). He made several acclaimed films like Talaq (1958), Pyar Ki Pyas (1961) and Sautela Bhai (1962). He passed away on 2 July, 1972.

2 Jul 1954

Cinemaazi remembers Mohammed Aziz on his birth anniversary

Multilingual playback singer Mohammed Aziz was born this day, 2 July, in 1954. Also known as Munna, he started off singing in restaurants, before he was noticed by music director Anu Malik. He went on to make his singing debut in the Bengali film Bouma (1986). Debuting in Hindi films with Amber (1984), he went on to render the Anu Malik-compositions Mard tangewala and Tambu mein bamboo in Mard (1985). Popular during the 70s and 80s, his well-know...

2 Jul 1941

Cinemaazi remembers Ashalata Wabgaonkar on her birth anniversary

Ashalata Wabgaonkar acted in more than a hundred Hindi and Marathi movies. Some of her Marathi plays are Guntata Hridhya He, Varyavarchi Varaat, Chinna (with Smita Patil and Sadashiv Amrapurkar) and Mahananda. Her Marathi stage career took off with the musical play Matsyagandha.

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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)...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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