On This Day in Indian Entertainment History – 18 06
- 1930 – Celebrated Telugu film director and screenwriter K. Viswanath, known for his cultural and artistic films, was born.
- 1993 – Priyadarshan’s critically acclaimed Hindi action-drama film *Gardish*, starring Jackie Shroff, was released.
- 1997 – Veteran Malayalam actor K. P. Ummer, known for his versatile roles across many films, passed away.
- 2004 – Farhan Akhtar’s war drama *Lakshya*, starring Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta, and Amitabh Bachchan, premiered.
- 2010 – Mani Ratnam’s ambitious bilingual action-adventure film *Raavan* (Hindi) and *Raavanan* (Tamil), starring Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, and Vikram, was released.
- 2021 – The critically acclaimed Hindi film *Sherni*, starring Vidya Balan, premiered directly on Amazon Prime Video.
- 2021 – Dhanush’s much-anticipated Tamil action-thriller *Jagame Thandhiram* made its global debut on Netflix.
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.
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