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Published: 15 April 2023

Last Updated: 18 May 2024

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professor toofaanii publishers, Lansing, MI USA is happy to announce their 56th book

filmindia Covers Collection
by
Sanjeev Tanwar

filmindia was a very popular film magazine during the 30s to the 50s. It was edited and published by Baburao Patel. It has many beautiful photos and covers designed by S M Pandit. The book has 237 fully color covers from the magazine.

    Sanjeev Tanwar is a native of Delhi. After completing his school and college education, he joined the Shri Ram Centre For Arts And Culture in 1996 to pursue his keen interest in theatre and writing. In 1998, he earned his diploma in acting.
    He has translated many important works of English literature into Hindi - 'The Time Machine' (H G Wells), 'Man & Superman' (G B Shaw), 'Adolf Hitler' (James Bunting), 'Anthony and Cleopatra (Shakespeare), 'Old Man & The Sea' (Ernest Hemingway).
    While at the Shri Ram Centre, he wrote the play 'Chuna Ek Murga Beeti' based on ashort story by Sharad Joshi. His other dramatic works include - 'Hitler, Ek Marta Hua Sapna', 'The Court is Adjourned', 'Kishnuli' (based on a story by Shivani), 'Lolita' (based on the novel by the same name by Vladimir Nabokov).
    As an ardent lover of cinema, he has to his credits the compilation 'Tujhe Mere Geet Bulate Hain' (2015), a complete filmography of Bharat Vyas, and two books on Hindi Film posters, 'Pictorial Journey of Hindi Cinema 1939' and 'Pictorial Journey of Hindi Cinema 1940'.

US Letter size, paperback, Color, 251 pages, $24.49

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Published: 11 April 2023

Last Updated: 18 May 2024

NOTE: The book is available on the following websites

pothi.com and notionpress.com

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professor toofaanii publishers, Lansing, MI USA is happy to announce their 55th book

Hindi Films The Stars of Silent Films Hindi Films Stars Series: Part 1
by
Sheo Khetan

In this book the author discusses the Silent Era of Indian cinema. He introduces us to dozens of long-forgotten stars, their basic information, their life and their films. It is fully illustrated with scores of pictures from books, magazines and films.

This is his 6th book. It was earlier published by Vinay Aditya, his friend from IITK. The present edition is an imprint of professor toofaanii publishers, Lansing, MI USA

Paperback, 122 page, BW interior, Rs 450 (India), $5.95 (International).

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Published: 30 March 2023

Last Updated: 18 May 2024

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professor toofaanii publishers, Lansing, MI USA is happy to announce their 54th book

Films and Shows in Bombay - 1931

Ajit Sidhu
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Professor Surjit Singh

A persistent question about Hindi (or Indian) films is when and where was it released? We have to depend on hearsay, I saw it in Minerva first day, first show, or, reviewers would mention the release info, or the newspapers ads would say, coming soon on such and such a date etc. Until now no reliable source had been available.

This project attempts to answer this question once and for all, at least for films released in Bombay. This first book is for the year 1931, the talkie year.

It is based on the daily, later weekly newspaper Bombay Chronicle, available on the Internet Archive. The lead author has looked at each ad in each issue to extract the relevant information in a tabular form. Date, film name, theater name, show times and any other relevant information is captured.  Since it is the first year of the talkies, it was thought prudent to write down information about silents films and even stage shows.

This is, of course, a part of the Master Database Project, and we do hope to gather information from the advent of the Silent cinema to all the available years.

[Note: A similar project on Madras theaters was undertaken by MV Surender and a book has been published.]

Paperback, 6 by 9 in, 107 pages. Rs 450 and $5.90 (International)

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