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30 Sep, 1915

Cinemaazi remembers Madan Puri on his birth anniversary

30 Sep, 1919

Cinemaazi remembers Pandit Feroze Dastoor on his birth anniversary

30 Sep, 1992

Cinemaazi remembers Aziz Qaisi on his death anniversary

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21July

21 Jul 2007

Cinemaazi remembers Arun Kaul on his death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers Arun Pradeep Kaul, known as Pandit Arun Kaul (12 August 1933 - 21 July 2007) the genius newscaster, filmmaker, T.V. producer and scriptwriter, on his death anniversary. In his illustrious career of 40 years in the film world, he scripted and produced nearly 50 documentaries many of which earned him National and International Awards. He produced three path-breaking movies, Ek Adhuri Kahani (1972) and Bhuva...

21 Jul 2001

Cinemaazi remembers Sivaji Ganesan on his death anniversary.

Cinemaazi remembers Sivaji Ganesan (1 October 1928 - 21 July 2001) on his death anniversary. Born as Villupuram Chinnaiah Ganesan, he was one of the greatest actors in the history of Tamil cinema. Sivaji made his film debut playing the lead role in Parasakthi (1952). The film was a huge success and made Sivaji a star. He ruled the Tamil cinema as a leading man right through the 1950s and 1960s, along with MGR and Gemini...

21 Jul 1995

Cinemaazi remembers Sajjad Hussain on his death anniversary

Hindi film music composer Sajjad Hussain passed away this day, 21 July in 1995. He also ranked as a top grade mandolin player in the industry for more than five decades. Born in 1917 in Sitamau, he learnt the sitar from his father, followed by the veena, violin, flute, piano, and mandolin on which he could play Indian classical music . Moving to Bombay in 1937, he worked as assistant music composer, as well as contract instrument player. Composin...

21 Jul 1992

Cinemaazi remembers Ravindra Dave on his death anniversary

Specialising in murder mysteries, Ravindra Dave made several successful films in the 50s and 60s. He also enjoyed a great deal of success in Gujarati cinema. He passed away on 21 July, 1992.

21 Jul 1930

Cinemaazi remembers Anand Bakshi on his birth anniversary

On Anand Bakshi's birth anniversary, look back on some of his most thought-provoking songs.

21 Jul 1912

Cinemaazi remembers Avinash Vyas on his birth anniversary

A legend of Gujarati music, Avinash Vyas was born on 21 July, 1912. Trained by the great Ustad Allauddin Khan and initially working with Ustad Alla Rakha Qureshi, 1948's Gunsundari proved to be his major breakthrough. He also composed extensively in Hindi cinema, though his work is considered more influential on Gujarati sugam music. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1970.

20July

20 Jul 1974

Cinemaazi remembers Kamal Dasgupta on his death anniversary

Veteran music composer Kamal Dasgupta (28 July 1912 - 20 July 1974) was the man behind some of the most unforgettable melodies of the 40s. He was certainly a learner person with a PhD on Mirabai’s bhajans and music. In the career spanning around 14 years he is said to have composed around 8000 songs. A versatile music genius he was known to sing songs in Bengali, Hindi, Urdu and Tamil. In the early thirties he developed a close and las...

20 Jul 1972

Cinemaazi remembers Geeta Dutt on her death anniversary

A young Geeta Dutt was overheard singing in her apartment by Pandit Hanuman Prasad who decided to train her. Thus began an eventful film career, filled with incredible highs and lows, which unfortunately ended on a tragic note on 20 July, 1972. She gifted us some mesmerising songs along the way.

20 Jul 1967

Cinemaazi remembers P Madhukar on his death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers Madhukar Gangadhar Pednekar or P Madhukar, as he was better known, who passed away this day, 20 July in 1967. An important figure in the history of harmonium playing, he was not only well-known for his harmonium accompaniment and solo recitals, but he also devised new techniques for the instrument. Born into a family of musicians in 1916 in Bombay, he began training in harmonium at the age of eight under his maternal uncle, Sh...

20 Jul 1950

Cinemaazi wishes Naseeruddin Shah a very happy birthday

Riding on some bravura performances in films like Nishant (1975), Sparsh (1979), Aakrosh (1980), Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Aata Hai (1980), Bhavni Bhavai (1980), Katha (1982), Masoom (1982) and Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron (1983), Naseeruddin Shah became one of the most well-known actors to emerge from parallel cinema. He also made successful forays into commercial cinema, in both lead and supporting roles. Many of his performances have achieved cult sta...

20 Jul 1927

Cinemaazi remembers Rajendra Kumar on his birth anniversary.

Cinemaazi remembers Rajendra Kumar, aka Jubilee Kumar, on his birth anniversary. Rajendra Kumar was one of the most successful actors to grace the Indian screen, so much so that perhaps few know he started his career not as an actor, but an assistant director.

19July

19 Jul 2020

Cinemaazi remembers Rajat Mukherjee on his death anniversary

He was a writer and director of Hindi cinema. He passed awy on 19 July 2020.

19 Jul 2018

Cinemaazi remembers Neeraj on his death anniversary

Gopaldas Saxena, popularly known as Neeraj , was a revered poet, lyricist, author, and academic. A little hesistant to write for films initially, Neeraj is credited with some of the most emotive lyrics in Hindi cinema at the time. He passed away on 19 July 2018. Cinemaazi remembers him on his death anniversary. Image source: The Hindu

19 Jul 2007

Cinemaazi remembers Subbiraj on his death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers the veteran character actor Subiraj (born on 19 July 2007) on his death anniversary. He was the nephew of Prithviraj Kapoor. Subiraj played the lead in numerous films like Salaam Memsaab(1961) and Bada Aadmi (1961). He played an important role in Dekha Pyaar Tumhara( 1963).

19 Jul 1978

Cinemaazi remembers Lachhu Maharaj on his death anniversary

Remembering Indian classical dancer and Kathak choreographer, Pandit Lachhu Maharaj on his death anniversary—the noted maestro had passed away this day, 19 July in 1978. Born in 1901, he hailed from a family of noted Kathak exponents in Lucknow. He received his training from Pandit Bindadin Maharaj, his uncle and the court dancer of the Nawab of Awadh. Moving to Bombay, his work in Hindi films helped propagate Kathak further. He won accolad...

19 Jul 1941

Cinemaazi wishes Burjor Lord on his brthday!

Cinemaazi wishes the unsung music maestro of Hindi cinema Buji on his birthday (born on 19 July 1941). Born as Burjor Lord, he belongs to a renowned Parsi family known for its musical prowess. His father was part of the film music circle by the time Buji joined the industry. He reigned in the music industry from 1958 to 1988. Over a three-decade career, the dexterous Lord played the drums and other percussion instruments in more th...

19 Jul 1902

Cinemaazi remembers Samudrala Raghavacharya on his birth anniversary

Samudrala Raghavacharya (19 July 1902 - 16 March 1968) was a renowned writer, singer, producer and director of Telugu cinema. Image credit: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1617595301821619&id=1445995982314886&set=a.1445997878981363

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