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Cinemaazi remebers P C Barua on his birth anniversary
24 Oct, 1903

Cinemaazi remebers P C Barua on his birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers Leela Chandragiri on her birth anniversary
24 Oct, 1910

Cinemaazi remembers Leela Chandragiri on her birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers Jeevan on his birth anniversary
24 Oct, 1915

Cinemaazi remembers Jeevan on his birth anniversary

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24October
Cinemaazi remembers Krishnakant on his death anniversary.
24 Oct 2016

Cinemaazi remembers Krishnakant on his death anniversary.

Cinemaazi remembers the actor-director Krishnakant on his death anniversary. Born as Krishnakant Maganlal Atmaram Bukhanwala, on 15 september, 1922 in Howrah Bengal, he started as a character actor and went on to direct films in Hindi and Gujarati for several decades. An electrical engineer by profession, Krishnakant or KK as he was fondly called joined Rooptara Studios in Bombay. Having assisted director Nitin Bose for about five years, led to a...
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Cinemaazi remembers Manna Dey on his death anniversary
24 Oct 2013

Cinemaazi remembers Manna Dey on his death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers the legendary singer Manna Dey on his death anniversary. He was encouraged in his career as a singer and composer by the famous singer, K.C. Dey, his uncle. He sang his first song for the screen for the 1942 release Tamanna. He lent his voice to a number of devotional films, including the well-known Ram Rajya (1943). He won his first Filmfare Award for Best Playback Singer (Male) in 1972 for Raj Kapoor’s Mera N...
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Cinemaazi remembers Ismat Chughtai on her death anniversary
24 Oct 1991

Cinemaazi remembers Ismat Chughtai on her death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers one of the most popular Muslim woman writer and a doyenne of modern Urdu fiction,Ismat Chughtai on her death anniversary. Born to an affluent family from Badaun, Uttar Pradesh Chughtai began writing in her early teens, her influences came from the stories around her, stories about the society, man and woman, love and despair. Her literary career began with the short story collection Fasadi in 1938. A graduate from Isabell...
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Cinemaazi remembers Jeevan on his birth anniversary
24 Oct 1915

Cinemaazi remembers Jeevan on his birth anniversary

Jeevan, born on this day in 1915, became the actor he is known today by chance but he continued to impress the audience with his stellar performances. He joined the industry with Fashionable India (1935). He had famously played the role of Narad in over 60 films in the span of his career. Cinemaazi remembers the veteran character actor on his birth anniversary.
Cinemaazi remembers Leela Chandragiri on her birth anniversary
24 Oct 1910

Cinemaazi remembers Leela Chandragiri on her birth anniversary

Today is the birth anniversary of Leela Chandragiri, who was born on this day, October 24 in the year 1910. Known for her films like Bhakt Damaji (1942), Maya Machhindra (1932), Maharathi Karna (1944) and Chhatrapati Shivaji (1952), she was born into a family of singers at Chikodi near Kolhapur, and thus learnt singing from a young age. Catching the attention of the Prabhat film company, Leela made her debut in V Shantaram’s silen...
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Cinemaazi remebers P C Barua on his birth anniversary
24 Oct 1903

Cinemaazi remebers P C Barua on his birth anniversary

One of the most prominent filmmakers of early Indian cinema, Pramathesh Chandra Barua's name is forever etched in history. The son of the wealthy Maharaja of Gauripur, he travelled to Europe after graduating from Presidency College in 1924. Influenced by the films of Rene Clair and Ernst Lubitsch, he started off as an actor. He became a shareholder of Dhiren Ganguly's British Dominion films in 1928. He soon started Barua Pictures in Calcu...
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23October
Cinemaazi remembers Minoo Mumtaz on her death anniversary
23 Oct 2021

Cinemaazi remembers Minoo Mumtaz on her death anniversary

Minoo Mumtaz, sister of veteran actor Mehmood, started off as a stage dancer and later as dancer in many films of the 1950s and 1960s with her first film Sakhi Hateem. She also played the lead role opposite Balraj Sahni in Black Cat (1959) and many more.
Cinemaazi wishes Prabhas a very Happy Birthday!
23 Oct 1979

Cinemaazi wishes Prabhas a very Happy Birthday!

Uppalapati Venkata Suryanarayana Prabhas Raju known mononymously as Prabhas,  works in Telugu cinema. He is one of the highest-paid actors in Indian cinema and has been featured in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list since 2015. Referred to in the media as Rebel Star, he has appeared in over 20 films, and has received seven Filmfare Awards nominations, a Nandi Award, and a SIIMA Award. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prabhas,...
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Malaika Arora
23 Oct 1973

Malaika Arora

Cinemaazi wishes Malaika Arora a very Happy Birthday!
Cinemaazi remembers Shafi Inamdar on his birth anniversary
23 Oct 1945

Cinemaazi remembers Shafi Inamdar on his birth anniversary

Shafi Inamdar was one of the most notable, prominent and memorable actors, supporting artist and theatre enthusiast of the Indian cinema industry, who tragically left the world too soon. However, his indelible imprint and contributions to the Hindi film industry and to the world of theatre are too significant to have not been recognised even after his death. 
Cinemaazi remembers Deven Verma on his birth anniversary.
23 Oct 1937

Cinemaazi remembers Deven Verma on his birth anniversary.

Deven Verma will always be fondly remembered for his illustrious portrayal of comic roles in films likeChori Mera Kaam(1975), Angoor (1982) and Chor Ke Ghar Chor (1978). The actor made his debut in the industry with B R Chopra’s film Dharmaputra (1961). His performance in Gumrah (1963) paved the way for his legacy as a comedy actor in the industry later on. Some of his other noteworthy performances were seen in Yakeen (1969) Khamoshi (1970)...
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22October
Cinemaazi remembers Ram Mukherjee on his death anniversary
22 Oct 2017

Cinemaazi remembers Ram Mukherjee on his death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers popular filmmaker Ram Mukherjee on his death anniversary. He is the nephew of Sashadhar Mukherjee and father of contemporary actress Rani Mukherjee. Some of his noteworthy films are Hum Hindustani (1960), Leader (1964), Tomar Rakte Amar Sohag (1993), Biyer Phul (1996), Raktanadir Dhara (1994). He introduced his daughter in the 1996 film Biyer Phul. He acted as an important member of Filmalaya Studios which was set up by S...
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Cinemaazi salutes Ajit on his death anniversary
22 Oct 1998

Cinemaazi salutes Ajit on his death anniversary

Known for his suave and ruthless villainous avatar, Ajit initially started off in cinema as a hero. Born as Hamid Ali Khan to Bashir Ali Khan and Sultan Jehan Begum in Hyderabad on 27th January, 1922. From a young age, he was a proficient speaker of Urdu and Telugu. His father was a member of the Nizam's army and disapproved of Hamid's wishes to be an actor. After school he sold his textbooks and travelled to Bombay to try his luck in the...
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Cinemaazi wishes S V Rajendra Singh Babu a very Happy Birthday
22 Oct 1952

Cinemaazi wishes S V Rajendra Singh Babu a very Happy Birthday

Belonging to one of the most eminent families associated with the Kannada film industry, S V Rajendra Singh Babu is a highly acclaimed filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer who delivered some of the most celebrated films of Kannada cinema and also directed a few Hindi and Telugu films.
Cinemaazi remembers Kader Khan on his birth anniversary
22 Oct 1937

Cinemaazi remembers Kader Khan on his birth anniversary

Kader Khan is known for playing a wide variety of parts in different genres, such as comedy, action, romance, family, social and political films.As a screenwriter, his credits include Dharam Veer (1977), Parvarish (1977), Amar Akbar Anthony (1977), Lawaaris (1981), Coolie (1983), Sharaabi (1984), Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978), and Ganga Jamuna Saraswati (1988). His best work as a comedian is seen in films like Himmatwala (1983), Aank...
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Cinemaazi remembers B M Vyas on his birth anniversary
22 Oct 1920

Cinemaazi remembers B M Vyas on his birth anniversary

In his prime, he was an actor who could steal the thunder from Prithviraj Kapoor. Cinemaazi remembers B M Vyas on his birth anniversary
Cinemaazi salutes D N Madhok on his birth anniversary
22 Oct 1902

Cinemaazi salutes D N Madhok on his birth anniversary

A legendary lyricist, D N Madhok penned over 500 songs for 120 films, seving as an inspiration to the next generation of lyricists. Cinemaazi salutes him on his birth anniversary.

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