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Cinemaazi remembers Meenakshi Shirodkar on her birth anniversary
11 Oct, 1916

Cinemaazi remembers Meenakshi Shirodkar on her birth anniversary

Cinemaazi wishes Amitabh Bachchan on his birthday
11 Oct, 1942

Cinemaazi wishes Amitabh Bachchan on his birthday

Cinemaazi remembers Mukul Anand on his birth anniversary
11 Oct, 1951

Cinemaazi remembers Mukul Anand on his birth anniversary

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11October
Cinemaazi remembers Dina Pathak on her death anniversary
11 Oct 2002

Cinemaazi remembers Dina Pathak on her death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers Dina Pathak, one of the most recognisable character artistes of Hindi cinema and a veteran of Gujarati theatre, on her death anniversary. 
Cinemaazi remembers Mukul Anand on his birth anniversary
11 Oct 1951

Cinemaazi remembers Mukul Anand on his birth anniversary

Related to writer Inder Raj Anand (who was his uncle) and actor-director Tinnu Anand, Mukul made a low-scale debut as a director in 1984. Most of his early films were inspired by popular English films. His films were known for his hallmark sense of style and execution but this reputation was built over time.
Cinemaazi wishes Amitabh Bachchan on his birthday
11 Oct 1942

Cinemaazi wishes Amitabh Bachchan on his birthday

Cinemaazi wishes the angry young man of Hindi cinema, Amitabh Bachchan a happy birthday! When we think of 70's Hindi cinema, the first thing to pop in mind is the smouldering rage of the angry young man. Films like Zanjeer (1973), Deewaar (1975), Trishul(1978), Kala Patthar (1979) and Shakti(1982) will end up defining that era. But was the angry young man simply a product of the socio-political conditions of the pre-Emergency years? Or did it...
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Cinemaazi remembers Meenakshi Shirodkar on her birth anniversary
11 Oct 1916

Cinemaazi remembers Meenakshi Shirodkar on her birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers one of the glamorous actresses of Indian Talkies, Meenakshi Shirodkar on her birth anniversary. She was born Ratan Pednekar in 1916. She was trained in classical music and started as a radio artiste working  in plays for All India Radio. Meenakshi entered the world of films as a married woman whenPandurang Naik, one of the partners at Huns Pictures convinced her husband Dr Shirodkar of her potential. She was renamed '...
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10October
Cinemaazi remembers Ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh on his death anniversay
10 Oct 2011

Cinemaazi remembers Ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh on his death anniversay

Remembering the ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh, who charmed generations with his moving ghazals and songs, on his death anniversary. A Padma Shri award winner, Singh hailed from Rajasthan and finally made his big entry with Mahesh Bhatt's Arth (1982). Some of his notable movie songs include Tum Ko Dekha To Yeh Khayal Aaya (Saath Saath, 1982), Chitthi Na Koi Sandesh (Dushman, 1998), Hoshwalon Ko Khabar Kya (Sarfarosh, 1999), and Badi Nazuk Hai (J...
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Cinemaazi remembers Saraswati Rane on her death anniversary
10 Oct 2006

Cinemaazi remembers Saraswati Rane on her death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers veteran classical vocalist and playback singer Saraswati Rane on her death anniversary. Born in Miraj, Maharashta into a family with a long and great music tradition, her father Ustad Abdul Karim Khan was the founder of the Kirana Gharana of Indian classical music. Under the guidance of her elder siblings Sureshbabu Mane and Hirabai Barodekar, she trained in different Hindustani classical forms from maestros like Ustad Natthan...
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Cinemaazi remembers Sulochana on her death anniversary
10 Oct 1983

Cinemaazi remembers Sulochana on her death anniversary

The self-christened Sulochana was among the early Eurasian female stars of Indian cinema. Born in Pune, the pretty brown-eyed girl was a former telephone operator before stepping into the vortex of films. She was spotted by director M. Bhavnani. He cast her in the lead in Veer Bala (silent) in 1925 and though she was originally credited as Miss Ruby, Bhavnani gave her the screen name of Sulochana, and it was a Sulochana that she became India&rsqu...
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Cinemaazi remembers Behzad Lakhnavi on his death anniversay
10 Oct 1974

Cinemaazi remembers Behzad Lakhnavi on his death anniversay

Born as Sardar Hasan Khan in 1900, Behzad Lakhnavi is regarded as one of the most eminent Urdu poets of his time. Introduced to All India Radio by Zulfikar Ali Bukhari, he used to work for them before migrating to Pakistan after the Partition. A writer of naata, ghazals and nazms, also writing lyrics for films like Taj Mahal (1941), Roti (1942), Poonji (1943), Dhanwan (1946), Andhon Ki Duniya (1947), Anokha Pyar (1948), Aag (1948), Nisbat (1949),...
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Cinemaazi remembers Guru Dutt on his death anniversary
10 Oct 1964

Cinemaazi remembers Guru Dutt on his death anniversary

Born on 9 July, 1925 in Padukone as Vasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone in Padukone, Karnataka, his family later shited to Kolkata. After finishing his education in Kolkata, he initially wanted to pursue journalism. But changing curses, he ended up at Almora in Uday Shankar's School of Dancing and Choreography. From there he went back to Kolkata to work as a telephone operator. But his heat was in cinema, and soon he was in Pune, joining Prab...
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Cinemaazi wishes Rekha a very Happy Birthday!
10 Oct 1954

Cinemaazi wishes Rekha a very Happy Birthday!

With a career spanning four decades and approximately 200 films in the Hindi and Telugu film industry, Rekha transformed herself over the years from an average actress into a glamour icon and acting powerhouse.
09October
Cinemaazi remembers Jaywant Pathare on his death anniversary
9 Oct 1998

Cinemaazi remembers Jaywant Pathare on his death anniversary

Known primarily for his stellar work in Hrishikesh Mukherjee films, award winning cinematographer Jaywant Pathare passed away on this day in 1998. Cinemaazi pays tribute to the venerable technician.
Cinemaazi remembers Govindrao Tembe on his death anniversay
9 Oct 1955

Cinemaazi remembers Govindrao Tembe on his death anniversay

An accomplished Hindustani classical musician, Govindrao Tembe had also dabbled in Marathi cinema in the 1930s. Born on 5 June, 1881, he learnt the harmonium on his own and later trained under Bhaskarbuwa Bakhale. He considered Ustad Alladiya Khan his guru. He achieved considerable success as a musicia, even performing for the Pope at one point. He also started his own company, the Shivraj Natak Mandali. He used to compose for Marathi dramas, and...
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Cinemaazi remembers Sumita Sanyal on her birth anniversary
9 Oct 1945

Cinemaazi remembers Sumita Sanyal on her birth anniversary

Actress Sumita Sanyal was born Manjula Sanyal in Darjeeling, Bengal Presidency, British India, on 9 October, 1945. Making her debut in 1960 in Bibhuti Laha’s Khokababur Pratyabartan, her name was credited as Suchorita for the film. Her name was further changed by director Kanak Mukhopadhay, who shortened it to Sumita, which was the name by which she was thereafter known.
Cinemaazi remembers Ishwarlal on his birth anniversary.
9 Oct 1911

Cinemaazi remembers Ishwarlal on his birth anniversary.

Ishwarlal, the veteran singer-actor and director, was born on 9th October 1911  to a Jain family in Kathewar, Gujrat. Soon after completing his teaching diploma at an astonishingly young age of 16, he moved to Bombay to pursue his dreams of acting in films. Ishwarlal joined Ranjit Studios in 1927. He appeared in Bhutia Mahal (1932) which was his first talkie film. He sang several duets in films like Billi (1938), Aaj Ka Hindustan (1940)...
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Cinemaazi remembers Sulochana on her birth anniversary
9 Oct 1907

Cinemaazi remembers Sulochana on her birth anniversary

Ruby Myers, better known as Sulochana, was one of the earliest superstars of Indian cinema, ruled the roost in the silent era and formed a hit pairing with D Billimoria. Even when the talkies era started, Sulochana took a year off to learn to speak Hindi and came back stronger than ever. Cinemaazi remembers her on her birth anniversary

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