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- Music Department
Chowdhury Muhammad Shahriar Emon (19 September 1971 - 6 September 1996), known by his stage name Salman Shah , was a Bangladeshi film and television actor. Referred in the media as the "Prince of Bangladeshi Cinema" and the "First Superstar of Modern Dhallywood", he is commonly regarded as one of the most popular and iconic figures in Bangladesh's film history. Shah appeared in 27 films in a short acting career of three years, most of which were successful. His first feature film Keyamat Theke Keyamat (1993) shot him to stardom. In the following three years Shah appeared in leading roles in a series of commercially successful films, including Bikkhobh, Denmohor, Shujon Shokhi, Shopner Thikana, Ei Ghor Ei Shongsar, Sotter Mrittu Nei and Anondo Osru which established him as one of the most sought after leading men in Bangladeshi cinema. Subsequently, he became the highest paid actor in the industry. Three of his films, Shopner Thikana, Sotter Mrittu Nei and Keyamat Theke Keyamat are among the top ten highest grossing films of all time in Dhallywood box office. Shah appeared in films from a variety of genres such as family dramas, comedies, social and political dramas, action films, rural dramas, coming of age stories, romance and tragedies. He was known for his versatility and ability to play a wide range of characters as a leading young man with his distinctive style of acting and personality. He was popular with every kind of audience. Film analysts give Shah the credit for pioneering a new brand of meaningful cinema and introducing the modern era of leading men with his artistry and fashion. Due to his accomplishments and influence in Dhallywood over time, he has been regarded as one of the greatest and most successful actors in Bangladeshi film industry. Shah's professional achievements, personal life, artistic potential, untimely death and enduring popularity have constantly been the subject of tabloid discussions. The credit of his lasting legacy is given to his facial expressions, screen presence, dialogue delivery, good-looks and fashion sense. Film experts feel that his natural acting, body language, styles to match the characters and fashion-consciousness were way ahead of his time with a touch of modernity. Many of his fashion statements became trends in Bangladeshi pop culture.- Regino Herrera was born on 7 September 1910 in Nueva Rosita, Coahuila, Mexico. He was an actor, known for La tigresa (1973), Chicoasén (1980) and Sin salida (1971). He died on 6 September 1996 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- Vyacheslav Marchenko was born on 22 November 1930 in Staraya Russa, USSR. Vyacheslav was a writer, known for Muzhskiye trevogi (1986) and Kolobanga. Tolko dlya polzovateley interneta (2015). Vyacheslav died on 6 September 1996.
- Barney McCosky was born on 11 April 1917 in Coal Run, Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 6 September 1996 in Venice, Florida, USA.
- Robert Howard was born on 31 May 1911 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Aeschylus' Oresteia (Tony Harrison Adaptation), the National Theatre (1983), Bedtime Stories (1974) and The Man Outside (1972). He died on 6 September 1996 in University College Hospital, London, England, UK.
- Music Department
- Composer
Ginette Martenot was born on 27 January 1902 in Paris, France. She was a composer, known for The Kidnapping (1934), The Story of a Cheat (1936) and La mort du cygne (1937). She was married to Lazard, Didier. She died on 6 September 1996 in Neuilly, Hauts-de-Seine, France.- Gaëtan Noël was born on 11 March 1920 in Sotteville-les-Rouen, Seine-Inférieure [now Seine-Maritime], France. He was an actor, known for Le Magnifique (1973), Le joueur (1962) and Que ferait donc Faber? (1969). He died on 6 September 1996 in Paris, France.
- Ester Soré was born on 27 May 1915 in Santiago, Chile. She was an actress, known for El amor que pasa (1947), Dos corazones y una tonada (1939) and Bar Antofagasta (1942). She was married to Pedro Leal. She died on 6 September 1996 in Santiago, Chile.