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Remembering PREMNATH on his 90th Birth Anniversary

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Remembering PREMNATH on his 90th Birth Anniversary

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Premnath  was born on November 21, 1926 in a Punjabi family residing in Peshawar (situated in Pakistan after independence).His first Bollywood film 'Ajit' which was released in the year 1948 was also one of the first color films made in the Hindi film industryHe tasted success with appearances in films like 'Aag' and 'Barsaat'.As an actor was more acceptable to his

Remembering Salil Chowdhury on his Birth Anniversary

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Remembering Salil Chowdhury on his Birth Anniversary

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Salil Chowdhury(19 November 1923 ï¿½ 5 September 1995) was an Indian music composer, who mainly composed for Bengali, Hindi and Malayalam films. He was an accomplished composer and arranger who was proficient in several musical instruments, including flute, the piano, and the esraj.Popularly known as Salil Da made his debut in the Hindi Film Industry  in 1953 as the Music Director for Do Bigha Zamin.The story of that film was written

Remembering V SHANTARAM on his 115th Birth Anniversary

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Remembering V SHANTARAM on his 115th Birth Anniversary

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V. Shantaram, renowned Indian producer-director-actor, most known for his films like Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani (1946), Amar Bhoopali (1951), Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baje (1955), Do Aankhen Barah Haath (1957) and Navrang (1959), to the path breaking Duniya Na Mane (1937) and Pinjara (1973).He was born on 18 th November 1901 in the erstwhile princely state of Kolhapur.He started his film career

Remembering JOHNNY WALKER on his 96th Birth Anniversary

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Remembering JOHNNY WALKER on his 96th Birth Anniversary

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Johnny Walker (11 Nov 1920 � 29 July 2003)He was born as Badruddin Jamaluddin Kazi in Indore,the son of a mill worker. Looking after his 15-member family was tough; five of the family died young. Johnny Walker tried his hand at almost everything, including working in the Bombay Electric Supply Transport buses as a conductor. He was posted at the Dadar bus depot

Remembering PRADEEP KUMAR on his Death Anniversary

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Remembering PRADEEP KUMAR on his Death Anniversary

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Born to orthodox brahmin parents on  4th January 1925 in West Bengal, Pradeep bided his time till he was 17 years old before he announced his decision to pursue an acting career. Despite his father's disapproval, Pradeep began acting on stage.He made his debut from  a Bengali film, Alaknanda (1947). Pradeep Kumr moved to Mumbai and found a job in the bustling Filmistan Studio.