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29 Sep, 1927

Cinemaazi remembers Krishna Goel on his birth anniversary.

29 Sep, 1932

Cinemaazi remembers Mehmood on his birth anniversary

29 Sep, 1946

Cinemaazi remembers Ravi Baswani on his birth anniversary

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15 Sep 2007

Cinemaazi remembers Munawar Sultana on her death anniversary

In a career spanning 12 years, Munavvar Sultana worked in 26 films as the leading lady. These included Andhon Ki Duniya (1947), Dard (1947), Elaan (1947), Nayya (1947), Majboor (1948), Meri Kahani (1948), Paraai Aag (1948), Sona (1948), Dada (1948), Dil Ki Duniya (1949), Kaneez (1949), Nisbat (1949), Raat Ki Rani (1949), Sawan Bhadon (1949), Uddhaar (1949) opposite Dev Anand, Babul (1950) co-starring Dilip Kumar, Pyar Ki Manzil (1950), Sabak (195...

15 Sep 1970

Cinemaazi wishes Ramya Krishnan a very Happy Birthday!

Ramya Krishnan also credited as Ramya Krishna started her acting career with the Malayalam film Neram Pularumbol released in 1986. She has appeared in over 260 Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada Telugu and Hindi films. Credits: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramya_Krishnan

15 Sep 1922

Cinemaazi remembers Krishnakant on his birth anniversary.

Cinemaazi remembers noted character actor Krishnakant, aka K.K. on his birth anniversary. Born on 15 September 1922 in Howrah, Bengal as Krishnakant Maganlal Bukhanwala. Son of a textile engineer, he was educated in Surat and in Bombay. He obtained a diploma in Radio and Electrical Engineering in 1940 and then joined the sound department of Rooptara Studio in Bombay. He assisted Nitin Bose for five years and then worked with Arvind Sen in the fil...

15 Sep 1921

Cinemaazi remembers Meena Shorey on her birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers the famous Lara Lappa Girl Meena Shorey on her birth anniversary.

15 Sep 1890

Cinemaazi remembers Agatha Christie on her birth anniversary

The Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie remains one of the most beloved and influential authors of all time. She is revered and read across diverse literary cultures of the world and her work has been re-interpreted and adapted in various contexts. Indian cinema is no exception, adapting her works several times over its history. Arguably the first adaptation of her work was the Bengali thriller Chupi Chupi Aashey (1960) directed by Premendra Mitra an...

14September

14 Sep 1985

Ramkrishna Shinde

Cinemaazi remembers music director Ramkrishna Shinde (19 April 1918–14 September 1985) on his death anniversary. Image credit: https://bharatdiscovery.org/india/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A3_%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87

14 Sep 1930

Cinemaazi remembers Rajkumar Kohli on his birth anniversary

Producer and director Rajkumar Kohli is known for successful films such as Dulla Bhatti (1966), Nagin (1976), Jaani Dushman (1979), Naukar Biwi Ka (1983), and Raaj Tilak (1984). Starting off producing Hindi as well as Punjabi films in the 1960s such as Pind Di Kurhi (1963), Main Jatti Punjab Di (1964), and Danka (1969), he turned director as well in the following decade, helming films such as Kahani Hum Sab Ki (1973), Nagin (1976), Muqabla...

14 Sep 1928

Cinemaazi remembers Tarun Bose on his birth anniversary

Tarun Bose was born on 14 September 1928 in Kolkata, but was brought up in Nagpur. Due to this, he was proficient in Hindi and Urdu. He became involved in theatre from an early age and used to act in radio plays on All India Radio, Nagpur. When he performed a play at his school St Frances High, Bimal Roy who had been invited as a chief guest was mighty impressed with him. He invited him to home to Bombay to work in films. He started his film...

14 Sep 1914

Cinemaazi remembers G P Sippy on his birth anniversary

Remembering producer G P Sippy on his birth anniversary. A builder turned film producer, Sippy entered the film industry with Sazaa (1951) and then launched the famous Sippy films that gave some of the greatest hits of Hindi cinema like Sholay, Seeta Aur Geeta and Brahmachari.

13September

13 Sep 2011

Cinemaazi remembers Gautam Rajadhyaksha on his death anniversary

Gautam Rajadhyaksha is best-known as the man behind the glamorous soft-focus images of silver screen divas such as Rekha, Madhuri Dixit, Kajol and Aishwarya Rai. Counted among India's best known celebrity portraitists, he photographed nearly all the icons of the Indian film industry, as well as legendary personalities like Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, JRD Tata and Sachin Tendulkar. Image credit:http:// https://www.facebook.com/gautamrajadhya...

13 Sep 1946

Cinemembers wishes Usha Nadkarni a Very Happy Birthday!

A veteran and popular character actress of Marathi and Hindi cinema, Usha Nadkarni (born 13 September 1946) is known for films such as Vaastav: The Reality (1999), Sanam (1997), Rustom (2016), as well the popular TV serial Pavitra Rishta (2009). With more than 90 films and serials to her credit, she has played the mother of many popular artistes and once admitted that she would like to play the mother of Amitabh Bachchan onscreen. Image Source...

13 Sep 1920

Cinemaazi remembers Sanmukh Babu Upadhyay on his birth anniversary

Sanmukh Babu Upadhyay moved to Bombay in 1942 and worked at All India Radio Bombay for a few years, before he joined composer and lyricist Avinash Vyas as an assistant. Upadhyay started composing music with the film Lalkar in 1956. As a solo composer, he went on to score music for Amar Singh Rathaur (1957), Naag Padmini (1957), Sati Pariksha (1957), Raaj Pratigya (1958), Amar Prem (1960) and Hameer Hath (1964). Hameer Hath, which was his last Hin...

13 Sep 1901

Cinemaazi remembers J B H Wadia on his birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers Jamshedji Bomanji Hormasji Wadia (known as J B H Wadia ) – the legendary filmmaker, producer, writer, poet, political activist and freedom fighter on his birth anniversary. Sharing this archival article penned by him where he looks back on his illustrious career. A scion of the Wadia family, master shipbuilders, JBH acquired degrees in English literature and law but decided to follow his dreams in the world of c...

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