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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
and
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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Published: 22 March 2023

Last Updated: 18 May 2024

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professor toofaanii publishers, Lansing, MI USA is happy to announce their 53rd book

Forgotten Artists of Early Cinema
and The Same Name Confusion
Book 2
by
Arunkumar Deshmukh

Tens of thousands of artists have contributed to Hindi cinema since 1931. Barring a few famous ones, other are long forgotten and are destined for obscurity. By sheer determination the author has obtained information on many such artists.
There are scores of others with similar names. Their biographies and filmographies are often mixed up even in well-known books and popular websites. By deep research the author has distinguished between a lot of such cases. This is his second book on these topics. Another new chapter about some unknown facts about Hindi cinema has also been added.

Paperback, 6 by 9 in, 173 pages. Rs 450 and $7.50 (International)

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Published: 17 March 2023

Last Updated: 18 May 2024

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professor toofaanii publishers, Lansing, MI USA is happy to announce their 52nd book

Hindi Talkie Filmography (1961-70)
Har Mandir Singh 'Hamraaz'
and
Prof Surjit Singh

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. It is felt unnecessary to repeat it here. 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 1961 to 1970.

In addition to the main cast, which is available here and there, we have also included the Junior Artists and Group Dancers for each film, if the video is available. 

Paperback, 6 by 9 in, 232 pages. Rs 520 and $8.50 (International)

As usual, first ten pages may be read here