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Published: 20 November 2023

Last Updated: 20 November 2023

Updating the Geet Kosh data and the database is a never-ending process; Hamraaz and I will probably be doing it for the rest of our lives. For example just recently I found out about the elder sister of Chitra!

However, there are a few constants. The number of Hindi/Urdu feature films produced will probably not change, it will remain 1,160 during the 50s and 959 during the 60s. The number of songs will probably increase, because there are many blanks in the Geet Kosh, right now the totals are 9,289 and 6,433 in the 50s and 60s, respectively, with a grand total of 15,722.

For the record, we watched 447 films from the 50s and 665 from the 60s, with the number of video songs watched standing at 3,494 from the 50s and 4,334 from the 60s.

So in all, we had 1,112 films and 7,828 video songs available. Hopefully this will increase.

Again, for the record, the song with the largest number of people recognized were as follows:

From the 50s:

Yah Ishq Ishq Hai Ishq Ishq (Part-3)
Film: Barasaat Kee Raat (1960)
On Screen MAIN: Bhaarat Bhooshan
On Screen OTHER: Maqasood, Mijjan, Navaab Khaan, Shashi (Jr), Zaafar, Madhubaalaa, Sheelaa Raamachandr, S K Prem, Belaa Bos, Shyaamaa, Ratnaa, Khursheed Baavaraa, K N Sinh, Mumataaz Begam, Chandaa, Fazaloo, Shinde, Sheelaa Raamachandr

From the 60s:

Tikee Reekee Tikee Reekee Taakoree...Kal Jo Milaa Thaa Mujhe Khaab Men, Vahee To Naheen Ho Kyaa Tum...
Film: Vah Kaun Thee ? (1964)
On Screen MAIN: Helen, Manoj Kumaar
On Screen OTHER: Joyce, Mijjan, Bhagavaan (Dancer), Edwina, Hameedaa, Lawrence, Leno Jones, Marie, Mahamood (Dancer), Oscar, Pamela, Rafeeq, Robert, Sabitaa, Saeed, Shinde, Terence, Teresa, Tony Pereira, Praveen Chaudharee, K N Sinh, Leonara, Manjulaa, Tricky Joe, Baabaa Benjamin, Macmohan, Willie, Chandoo, Dorothy

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Published: 19 November 2023

Last Updated: 19 November 2023

Here is the timeline:

1969: He is frustrated that he cannot find an encyclopedia of Hindi films or songs, considers compiling one.

1980: He publishes, and privately prints and sells Hindi Film Geet Kosh - Volume III.

1984-1991; He publishes the rest of the volumes, Volume 5 was compiled by Biswanath Chatterjee.

1993: He buys his first PC and immediately thinks of entering the massive data into a database.

1997: Publishes the second revised edition of Volume III by using Corel Ventura Desktop Publishing software.

1999-2017: Makes many efforts to have the massive data entered into a database, failing each time and losing lots of time and money.

2018: Decides to do it himself with help from a guy in San Diego.

2020: Database website launched with sample data.

2021: Censor Certificate Information from 1931 to 2010 made public.

2021: Volume III film and song info made public.

Har Mandir Singh 'Hamraaz' and I are happy to report that the song information from Vol IV is available today, filmography was done in 2022.

Please note that the filmography includes not only the usual information included in the Geet Kosh volumes, but also the names of Junior Artists, Background Dancers, and other actors spotted by us by watching the films.

Also, the song information includes not only the usual information included in the Geet Kosh volumes, but also the song picturization information, with the people who are singing the song on-screen and the Leading Stars, Character Artists, Junior Artists, Background Dancers, and other actors spotted by us by watching the films.

The database website is

DATABASE WEBSITE

Happy Birthday, Har Mandir Singh 'Hamraaz'!

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Published: 16 November 2023

Last Updated: 18 May 2024

Note: Available on

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professor toofaanii publishers, Lansing, MI USA is happy to announce their 71st book

Hindi Films: Pictures of the Cast V (1947-1949) by

Sheo Khetan and Prof Surjit Singh

6 by 9, 224 pages, BW interior, Color Cover

How many times have you wanted to know how the actors in old movies looked like? Of course, we are all familiar with the famous ones, Saigal, Ashok Kumar, Lila Chitnis, Madhubala. But how about many others whose names appear in the film cast and filmographies? This book is an attempt put faces to their names. We have taken 59 films from 1947 to 1949 whose videos are in our collection and captured pictures of the cast and included almost 1,100 pictures, not only big stars but also character artists and junior artists.

First few pages may be read here