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Published: 07 November 2016

Last Updated: 18 May 2024

RMIM: Minibus

The book has been published.

In India RMIM book in India

International Edition

RMIM (the Usenet group rec.music.indian.misc) was started as an Indian Film music group in the Usenet newsgroup style. This was the choice place on the internet where people came to ask questions about Indian (mainly Hindi films). We complied a lyrics book in both English and Hindi, prepared lists of music directors, singers etc. and discussed film music.e posted articles about our favorite and also obscure film personalities.

 The book is now available to read here

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RMIM MINIBUS PDF

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Published: 28 July 2016

Last Updated: 28 July 2016

Musical Date with a Decade (1981-1990)

Compiler: Narendra Singh

After the publication of Hindi Film Geet Kosh lovers of Hindi film music have been eagerly waiting for similar books on the later years. I am happy to report that this need has been ably filled by Shri Narendra Singh of Lucknow , now living in New Delhi. The author kindly sent me a copy and I must say that it is a monumental piece of work.

I am sure that in this day and age many people would say that this is not needed because so much information is now readily available on the Internet. Later one can hear the same people bemoaning the fact that much of the information on the Internet is incomplete and erroneous! Therefore there is ample need for this kind of solid work. There are also people who say (myself included) that the quality of music has been going down and nobody cares for the 'modern' music. To them I say that people have been complaining about the quality of music since the early forties when Khazaanchi's music became a hit, so that is nothing new. In any case, de gustibus non disputandum est, or Khyaal apanaa apanaa pasand apanee apanee.

The book obviously required a lot of hard work. It is complied in the style of the previous Geet Koshes. So, there is information about the title, producer, director, cast, songs etc.. The author has introduced many enhancements. He has included information about the video availability, release date, and other info. In the best example set by earlier Koshes, he has wisely left blanks where reliable information is not available.

I can recommend this book very strongly. Here is some information about the book.

Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/musicaldate/

Publisher Asha Rani and Ira Singh, New Delhi, India

Size About 900 pages of full size pages, hard cover

Price Rs 2,000 (India), $40 (abroad) including all charges

Author email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Cell phone number 91 9643287097

Please contact the author for buying the book.

Here are photos of the compiler, title page of the book and a review in the Hindustan Times

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Published: 17 October 2015

Last Updated: 01 September 2017

Announcement

Panjabi Film Sangeet Granth (November 2015)

I have never met him, but have known about him and his work on Panjabi films for more than 20 years. The name of Bhim Raj Garg is well-known to the researchers of Indian cinema, specially Panjabi Cinema. I offer two examples. In the "Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas"  by Gokulsing and  Dissanayake (2013), his article on 75 years of Panajbi Cinema is cited with approval. Also, he rendered invaluable help in the "Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema" by Rajadhyakdha and Willemen (1999).

Garg recently mentioned that the Panajbi Film Geet Kosh, named Panjabi Film Sangeet Granth, is almost ready for publication now. The announcement in Panjabi is given below later . The contact info for him and his co-author Mandeep Singh Sidhu is given in English.

Here is the article on 75 Years of Panjabi Cinema by Bhim Raj Garg. He kindly sent me both versions. . It was published on June 4, 2011 in the Panjabi Tribune. The English version is appearing here for the first time.

Article in Panjabi 

Article in English