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Cinemaazi remembers Jagat Murari on his birth anniversary
05 Oct, 1924

Cinemaazi remembers Jagat Murari on his birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers Radhu Karmakar on his death anniversary
05 Oct, 1993

Cinemaazi remembers Radhu Karmakar on his death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers Anil Devgan on his death anniversary
05 Oct, 2020

Cinemaazi remembers Anil Devgan on his death anniversary

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Cinemaazi remembers Vishwa Mehra on his death anniversary
5 Oct 2022

Cinemaazi remembers Vishwa Mehra on his death anniversary

Actor and RK Studios’ production manager Vishwa Mehra—fondly known as Mamaji—was one of the few veteran film personalities, who was part of the early golden years of Indian cinema. He appeared in various films, mainly the RK productions like Aag (1948), Barsaat (1949), Anari (1959), Prem Rog (1982), Ram Teri Ganga Maili (1985), Henna (1991), Prem Rog (1982), and Prem Granth (1996). Image courtesy:  https://www.youtube.co...
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Cinemaazi remembers Anil Devgan on his death anniversary
5 Oct 2020

Cinemaazi remembers Anil Devgan on his death anniversary

Filmmaker Anil Devgan was born on 25 May 1969 in Mumbai. He is known for the films like Jeet (1996), Itihaas (1997), Raju Chacha (2000), Son of Sardaar (2021) and more. He was cousin of actor Ajay Devgn. Image credit:  https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Anil-Devgan
Cinemaazi remembers Radhu Karmakar on his death anniversary
5 Oct 1993

Cinemaazi remembers Radhu Karmakar on his death anniversary

Most famously associated with Raj Kapoor, Radhu Karmakar was one of the chief architects of the star’s golden era image. He worked with Raj Kapoor in all his films, becoming an integral member of his team. A superlative cinematographer, he won the Filmfare Award for the same four times.
Cinemaazi remembers Jagat Murari on his birth anniversary
5 Oct 1924

Cinemaazi remembers Jagat Murari on his birth anniversary

Distinguished Indian documentary filmmaker, educator, and cinematographer, Jagat Murari was also the former director of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). Besides the FTII, he played a pioneering role in key film institutions in India, including the National Film Archive of India (NFAI), and the Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF). As head of FTII between 1962 and 1971, he is credited with nurturing young, talented students, many...
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04October
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).

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