Key facts
- Born
- 21 December 1932, India
- Died
- 20 February 2024, Mumbai
- State of birth
- India
- Profession
- Indian radio personality
- Gender
- Male
Biography
Ameen Sayani was an Indian radio announcer. He achieved fame and popularity across the Indian subcontinent when he presented his Binaca Geetmala programme of top hit songs from Hindi cinema over the airwaves of Radio Ceylon. He was one of the most imitated announcers. His style of addressing the audience with "Behno aur Bhaiyo " as against the traditional "Bhaiyo aur Behno" is still treated as an announcement with a melodious touch. He had produced, compered over 54,000 radio programmes and 19,000 spots/jingles since 1951.
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Timeline
- 1932Born in India
- 2024Dies in Mumbai
Sources & licences
- English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- हिंदी विकिपीडिया (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- Wikidata (CC0) · 3/5
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0) · Bollywood Hungama