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Cinemaazi remembers Krishna Kumari on her birth anniversary
03 Oct, 1934

Cinemaazi remembers Krishna Kumari on her birth anniversary

Cinemaazi wishes Ranjit Gazmer on his birthday
03 Oct, 1941

Cinemaazi wishes Ranjit Gazmer on his birthday

Cinemaazi remembers Vishnupant Pagnis on his death anniversary
03 Oct, 1943

Cinemaazi remembers Vishnupant Pagnis on his death anniversary

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Cinemaazi remembers Sadhana Bose on her death anniversary
3 Oct 1973

Cinemaazi remembers Sadhana Bose on her death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers Sadhana Bose, an iconic dancer-actress in early talkies of Indian cinema on her death anniversary. Born on 20 April 1914, Sadhana Bose was an acclaimed contemporary dancer before she started working in silent films in the 1930s. Although her first film release was Alibaba (1937) (Bengali), and she acted in many films thereafter, it was Kumkum The Dancer (1940), made by her filmmaker husband Madhu Bose, that catapulted her...
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Cinemaazi remembers M Sadiq on his death anniversary
3 Oct 1971

Cinemaazi remembers M Sadiq on his death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers Screenwriter-director M Sadiq, famous for films like Rattan (1944) and Taj Mahal(1963)  who passed away on this day in 1971.
Cinemaazi remembers K Ramnoth on his death anniversary
3 Oct 1956

Cinemaazi remembers K Ramnoth on his death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers cinematographer & director K Ramnoth on his death anniversary. K Ramnoth played a key role in the establishment of the Tamil film industry & institutionalizing the film technicians by founding the Cine Technicians Association in 1943.
J P Dutta
3 Oct 1949

J P Dutta

With a penchant for grand-scale patriotic war films, writer, producer and director J P Dutta is known for films such as Border (1997), LOC: Kargil (2003) and Refugee (2000). His forte is films with an army or police background, for which he conducts extensive research on the proper administration and working of these organisations.
Cinemaazi remembers Vishnupant Pagnis on his death anniversary
3 Oct 1943

Cinemaazi remembers Vishnupant Pagnis on his death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers the great theatre and film actor Vishupant Pagnis on his death anniversary. He was born in small place called Chikodi, near Kolhapur in 1892. He began his acting career with Kolhapur based theatre companies from the age of 10. He became a popular figure in the Marathi theatre scenario having worked with many notable companies like Lalit Kaladarsh. He was a popular artiste known for doing female roles, till he entered into film...
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Cinemaazi wishes Ranjit Gazmer on his birthday
3 Oct 1941

Cinemaazi wishes Ranjit Gazmer on his birthday

Cinemaazi wishes Ranjit Gazmer on his birthday! Gazmer was a close associate of R D Burman and a regular in his sitting. He is also credited for composing music in several Nepali films such as Kusume Rumal (1985), Lahure (1989), Kaseli (1993) and Darpan Chaya (2001). 
Cinemaazi remembers Krishna Kumari on her birth anniversary
3 Oct 1934

Cinemaazi remembers Krishna Kumari on her birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers Krishna Kumari on her birth anniversary. She was born as Rajinder Kaur in Rawalpindi, Punjab, in British India. She made her debut in the industry with the 1948 film Nao although she started working on Girls School (1949) first, alongside Geeta Bali and Shashikala. She was a popular actress in the B grade horror, action and fantasy films such as Gorilla (1953), State Express (1961), Zimbo (1958), and Jadoo Mahal (1962).
02October
Cinemaazi remembers Sardar Akhtar on her death anniversary
2 Oct 1986

Cinemaazi remembers Sardar Akhtar on her death anniversary

Sardar Akhtar performed in numerous stunt and adventure films like Tilasmi Talwar (1934), Delhi Express (1935), Misar Ka Khazana (1935), Sher Ka Panja (1936), Khwab Ki Duniya (1937) and State Express (1938). While she wielded swords and fought goons in these films, her versatile performance allowed her to create an alter image. Her performance as a wronged woman in Ram Daryani’s Sangdil Samaj(1936) won applauds from critics. 
Cinemaazi remembers Persis Khambatta on her birth anniversary
2 Oct 1948

Cinemaazi remembers Persis Khambatta on her birth anniversary

Best known for going bald for her role in the highly successful sci-fi film Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), model-turned-actress Persis Khambatta made waves in Hollywood. Scouted by a well-known Mumbai photographer at the age of 13, she bagged a soap advertisement, topping it up by winning the Miss India crown at 17 in 1965.
Cinemaazi remembers K K Mahajan on his birth anniversary.
2 Oct 1944

Cinemaazi remembers K K Mahajan on his birth anniversary.

Cinemaazi remembers the visionary cinematographer K K Mahajan on his birth anniversary. 
Cinemaazi wishes Asha Parekh a very Happy Birthday!
2 Oct 1942

Cinemaazi wishes Asha Parekh a very Happy Birthday!

Cinemaazi wishes Asha Parekh, the Jubilee Girl of the 60s, a very Happy Birthday! 
Cinemaazi remembers Tapan Sinha on his birth anniversary
2 Oct 1924

Cinemaazi remembers Tapan Sinha on his birth anniversary

One of greatest Bengali filmmakers of all time, Tapan Sinha is one of the few who managed to bridge the gap between commercial and parallel cinema. Cinemaazi remembers him on his birth anniversary.
Cinemaazi remembers A R Kardar on his birth anniversary
2 Oct 1904

Cinemaazi remembers A R Kardar on his birth anniversary

A pioneering figure of the Lahore film industry, A R Kardar is a bona fide legend in Indian cinema history. Cinemaazi remembers him on his birth anniversary. 
Cinemaazi ovserves Gandhi Jayanti today on his birth anniversary
2 Oct 1869

Cinemaazi ovserves Gandhi Jayanti today on his birth anniversary

To India, Gandhiji was the Father of the Nation: our Leader and our saviour; the revolutionary who taught us national self-respect; the unarmed general who led the nationalist army in our battle for freedom. Out of dust he made us into men.
01October
Cinemaazi remembers Kalyani Bai on her death anniversary.
1 Oct 2009

Cinemaazi remembers Kalyani Bai on her death anniversary.

Cinemaazi remembers yesteryear actress-singer Kalyani Bai on her death anniversary. Starting her career in the mid-1930s, Kalyani worked with big banners of that time like New Theatres, Ranjit Movietone and many more.
Cinemaazi remembers R K Nayyar on his death anniversary.
1 Oct 1995

Cinemaazi remembers R K Nayyar on his death anniversary.

Director, producer, screenwriter, R K Nayyar wore many hats during his film career. Mostly remembered for directing the superhit Love in Simla (1960), he also made films like Yeh Rastey Hain Pyar Ke (1963), Aao Pyar Karen (1964), Yeh Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hai (1966), Intaquam(1969), and Qatl (1986). He passed away #onthisday in 1995. Cinemaazi remembers him on his death anniversary. He is seen here with Sadhana whom he married in 1966. 
Cinemaazi remembers A Subba Rao on his death anniversary
1 Oct 1975

Cinemaazi remembers A Subba Rao on his death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers director, cinematographer, screenwriter, editor and producer A Subba Rao (Adurthi Subba Rao) on his death anniversary. Having assisted Uday Shankar in directing the magnum opus Kalpana (1948), Subba Rao made his directorial debut with Telugu film Amara Sandesam (1954)
Cinemaazi remembers Dheeraj Kumar on his birth anniversary
1 Oct 1944

Cinemaazi remembers Dheeraj Kumar on his birth anniversary

Cinemaazi wishes veteran actor-producer Dheeraj Kumar on his birthday. Kumar was born in Punjab on this day. He began his acting career with Rajesh Nahta’s film Raaton Ka Raja (1970) alongside Shatrughan Sinha. Before entering films he worked as a model in TV ads, while getting recognised at a talent show organized by Filmfare magazine helped in launching his career  in Hindi films. He later moved to work in television series, and has...
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Cinemaazi remembers Gauhar Kanpuri on his birth anniversary
1 Oct 1932

Cinemaazi remembers Gauhar Kanpuri on his birth anniversary

Remembering lyricist Gauhar Kanpuri on his birth anniversary. Born #onthisday in 1932, Gauhar Kanpuri was one of the popular Hindi film lyricists of the 70s and 80s. It was with composer Bappi Lahiri he built a strong team and wrote songs for the film Zakhmee (1975) that opened the door of success for them.
Cinemaazi remembers Nasir Khan on his birth anniversary
1 Oct 1924

Cinemaazi remembers Nasir Khan on his birth anniversary

Nasir Khan was superstar Dilip Kumar’s younger brother who debuted with Nitin Bose’s film Mazdoor (1945) and delivered a box office hit with his second film Shehnai(1947). Khan moved to Pakistan shortly after Partition and starred as the lead in the first Pakistani Film Teri Yaad (1948) with actor Asha Poshley. His film career in Pakistan was short lived and he returned to work in Bombay films, his acting career spread across the 1950...
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Cinemaazi remembers Majrooh Sultanpuri on his birth anniversary
1 Oct 1919

Cinemaazi remembers Majrooh Sultanpuri on his birth anniversary

Majrooh Sultanpuri may have become more famous for his many memorable Hindi film songs, yet he was a revolutionary poet first and foremost, and one of the finest avant-garde Urdu poets of 20th-century literature.
Cinemaazi remembers S D Burman on his birth anniversary
1 Oct 1906

Cinemaazi remembers S D Burman on his birth anniversary

S D Burman began his career as a film singer with Yahudi Ki Ladki (1933). The songs were composed by Pankaj Mullick. Later, the song he sang was re-recorded in Pahadi Sanyal’s voice. Sachin Dev continued to sing in films like Sanjher Pidim (1935).

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