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Published: 12 October 2023

Last Updated: 18 May 2024

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professor toofaanii publishers is proud to announce their 66th book:

Poems Written in a Flutter

by Hashmat Rahimtoola

Hashmat Rahimtoola was born in Santa Cruz, Mumbai in 1943 to Indurani, a film star in Bollywood in the 40s. She grew up with a love of nature, playing in the garden of Ishrat Bungalow with her five brothers and sisters and visiting the lakes and hill stations beyond the city. She wrote her first poem at thirteen. She was educated by nuns at St. Teresa’s Convent and went on to study English Literature at St. Xavier’s College. There, she stood first for both her BA Honors in English Literature and her minor in Islamic Culture in Bombay University. For her highest achievements in Islamic Culture she was offered a scholarship for further studies at Al Azhar in Cairo, which she declined. She taught sixth grade for one year at Sacred Heart Boy’s School. She also tutored English Literature at Narsi Monjee College for five years, where she worked with the students enrolled in the Cambridge Education enrollment partner program. Her essay on P.B. Shelley, “Prometheus Unbound,” received the College’s Book Award. In 1977, Hashmat and her husband Rafique moved to the United States where she raised a family, worked as a teacher’s assistant, and continued to write poetry.

The book is in English, 6 by 9 paperback, 69 pages, has Table of Contents. Poems are in English and in Urdu (Roman script).

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Published: 10 October 2023

Last Updated: 18 May 2024

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professor toofaanii publishers is proud to announce their 65th book:

The One And Only Common Man

by Dhiru Mistry

This book is based on the memoirs of Dhiru Mistry, an award-winning documentary film maker, Table Tennis champion and an accomplished classical dancer. It contains stories from his life in Bomaby, Rajpipla, Vadodara and other places, his memories of filmy people and the royal family Gaekwad.

The book is in English, 6 by 9 paperback, 132 pages, has Table of Contents.

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Published: 19 September 2023

Last Updated: 18 May 2024

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professor toofaanii publishers is happy to announce their 63rd book:

Hindi Film Song Picturizations  (1961-1970) हिन्दी फ़िल्म गीत चित्रीकरण (1961-1970)  सिंह और 'हमराज़'

Professor Surjit Singh

Har Mandir Singh 'Hamraaz'

This book is (in HINDI) a sister project, part of the much larger project undertaken by the two of us, with the help of many volunteers. The project is an outgrowth of the massive Hindi Film Geet Kosh (1980-) series of books compiled by 'Hamraaz'. 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. Books on the Censor Certificate Information (English, Hindi) and Hindi Talkie Filmography (1961-1970) (English, Hindi) have been published earlier. This the seventh book  in the series is based on the Song Section and contains the Song Picturization of Hindi Talkies Feature Films from 1961 to 1970, based on the films available to us. Here you will find names of the main singers and dancers and also of the background dancers and junior artists.

This is a reference book. It has the title, the censor year, song title, singers, onsrcreen main artists and Junior Artists and Background dancers. People researching Hindi films will find this book useful.

The book is in HINDI, A4 size, 393 pages, Table of Contents, Actor Index.

As usual the first 10 pages may be read here