India radio announcer Ameen Sayani has passed away. He achieved fame and popularity all across the Indian Subcontinent when he presented his Binaca Geetmala program of hits over the airwaves of Radio Ceylon. He was one of the most imitated announcers even today.
Ameen Sayani Cause of death
Ameen Sayani, died in Mumbai on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, at the age of 91. He died of a heart attack in a hospital, according to his son, Rajiv.
Ameen Sayani obituary information
Ameen Sayani was born on December 21, 1932, in Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India. He was introduced to All India Radio, Bombay, by his brother Hamid Sayani. Ameen participated in English programs there for ten years.
Later, he helped popularise All India Radio in India. Sayani was also a part of various movies throughout the years like Bhoot Bangla, Teen Devian, Boxer, and Qatl. He appeared in all of these movies in the role of an announcer at some event.
Sayani assisted his mother, Kulsum Sayani, in editing, publishing, and printing a fortnightly journal for neo-literates, under the instructions of Mahatma Gandhi. The fortnightly, RAHBER (1940 to 1960), was simultaneously published in the Devnagri (Hindi), Urdu, and Gujarati scripts – but all in the simple “Hindustani” language promoted by Gandhi.
Ameen Sayani is survived by his son and daughter-in-law. Mr. Sayani’s wife, Rama Sayani, whom he married in 1958, died in 2002.
Source: Ghanafuo.com
