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Published: 06 December 2025

Last Updated: 06 January 2026

This encyclopedia for Rajasthani films (in Hindi) was compied by MD Soni. It has substantially same kind of information as Hindi Film Geet Kosh but for Rajasthani films. It covers 212 films from 1942 to 2022. It has lots of illustrations. 

Published by Mrs Meena Soni in 2023.

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Published: 24 November 2025

Last Updated: 26 November 2025

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Legendary Singer-Actor
Kundan Lal Saigal

Through Historical 
Newspaper Clippings

M.V. Surender

The trigger for this publication was the lone newspaper advertisement, relating to the legendary singer-actor K.L. Saigal’s appearance in person on 25th & 26th December, 1937 at the All India Exhibition Variety Theatre in Minto Park (now Iqbal Park) Lahore, which has been floating around on the internet for quite a few years and the total absence of other newspaper clippings covering his classic movies.

For the very first time, several hundred images, covering cinema hall advertisements, film news, photos and reviews, drawn from archives of historical newspapers, have been compiled to present a vivid picture of K.L. Saigal, the first ‘Superstar of Indian cinema, and his ‘block-buster movies, from the perspective of a contemporary newspaper reader. 

Paperback, 6 by 9, 413 pages

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Published: 20 November 2025

Last Updated: 20 November 2025

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हिन्दी सवाक् फ़िल्मोग्राफ़ी (1941-1950)

हर मन्दिर सिंह 'हमराज़'
और
प्रोफ़ेसर सुरजीत  सिंह

This book is a sister project, part of the much larger project undertaken by the two of us, with the help of many volunteers. Full details of the project can be seen on the main website

http://hamraaz.org/hfgk/index.php

The project is an outgrowth of the massive Hindi Film Geet Kosh (1980-) series of books compiled by the first author. The website is planned to contain all the data in the Geet Kosh, suitably expanded and revised by including the latest information. 
The whole history of the Geet Kosh may be read in the My Story section of the above-mentioned website. Suffice it to say that after the pioneering work of Firoze Rangoonwalla and BV Dharap, Geet Kosh was a unique and original compilation work expanding the earlier work in many directions.
The database on the website is divided into three section for convenience. The Censor Certificate section has the information about the censored films. The Filmography section has the information about film production and other details. The Song section has detailed information about the songs. 
It is a work in progress.
This book is based on the Filmography Section of Hindi Talkies Feature Films from 1941 to 1950 in HINDI. 

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