On This Day in Indian Entertainment History – 12 05

  • 1950 – Veteran Hindi film and television actress, and television personality Archana Puran Singh was born.
  • 1978 – The iconic Hindi action thriller film *Don*, starring Amitabh Bachchan in a double role, was released.
  • 2004 – Veteran Hindi film actor Sudhir Pandey, known for character roles across many films, passed away.
  • 2006 – The Hindi romantic comedy film *36 China Town*, starring Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, and Akshaye Khanna, was released.
  • 2006 – The Hindi comedy film *Chup Chup Ke*, also starring Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor, was released.
  • 2017 – Ram Gopal Varma’s Hindi political crime thriller *Sarkar 3*, starring Amitabh Bachchan, was released.
  • 2023 – The Telugu-Tamil bilingual action thriller film *Custody*, starring Naga Chaitanya, was released.

Disclaimer: This summary highlights selected historically documented events from Indian entertainment archives. It may not represent a complete record of all events for this date.