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Cinemaazi remembers Saraswati Rane on her birth anniversary
04 Oct, 1913

Cinemaazi remembers Saraswati Rane on her birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers Sandhya Mukherjee on her birth anniversary
04 Oct, 1931

Cinemaazi remembers Sandhya Mukherjee on her birth anniversary

Cinemaazi wishes Shailendra Singh on his birthday
04 Oct, 1952

Cinemaazi wishes Shailendra Singh on his birthday

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Cinemaazi remembers Vishal Anand on his death anniversary.
4 Oct 2020

Cinemaazi remembers Vishal Anand on his death anniversary.

Cinemaazi remembers producer-director-actor Vishal Anand also known as Bhisham Kohli. He acted in films such as Taxi Driver (1973), Intezar (1973), Chalte Chalte(1976) and directed films like Dil Sey Miley Dil (1978), Kismet (1980), Maine Jeena Seekh Liya (1982). He breathed his last in Mumbai on 4th October. 
Cinemaazi remembers John Cavas on his death anniversary
4 Oct 1993

Cinemaazi remembers John Cavas on his death anniversary

The original Indian Tarzan and the stunt king of early Indian cinema, John Cavas was one of the greatest action stars of the silver screen. His muscular physique and determination to push the boundaries marked him out as one-of-a-kind. Actor, body-builder, writer and director, he became hugely popular in the 1940s and 1950s, acting in popular adventure films. Acting in action films such as Sher-e-Baghdad (1946), Sher Dil (1954), Diler Daku (1957)...
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Cinemaazi wishes Shailendra Singh on his birthday
4 Oct 1952

Cinemaazi wishes Shailendra Singh on his birthday

Cinemaazi wishes singer Shailendra Singh a very Happy Birthday! Known for lending his voice to Rishi Kapoor, he joined the film industry to become an actor. Image courtesy: Gaana.com
Cinemaazi remembers Sandhya Mukherjee on her birth anniversary
4 Oct 1931

Cinemaazi remembers Sandhya Mukherjee on her birth anniversary

To the people of West Bengal and Bengalis across the globe, Sandhya Mukherjee/ Mukhopadhyay was Gitashree (eminent singer) and was considered an empress of Bengali playback singing. She is known for her work in films such as Jighansha (1951), Sabar Uparey (1955), Stay Alert (1956) and Fuleswari (1974), winning the Silver Lotus National award for best playback singer (female) for Nishi Padma (1970) for the song Ore sakol sona molin holo; she...
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Cinemaazi remembers Saraswati Rane on her birth anniversary
4 Oct 1913

Cinemaazi remembers Saraswati Rane on her birth anniversary

Indian classical singer Saraswati Rane has peerless antecedents. Daughter of the founder of Kirana Gharana – Ustad Abdul Karim Khan, she trained in the genre of classical singing under her famous siblings Sureshbabu Mane and Hirabai Barodekar. Among the early playback singers of Hindi and Marathi films, she made her singing debut with the Marathi film Payachi Dasi (1941). Among the films she rendered playback for are the Hindi films Ramrajy...
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03October
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.

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