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Published: 22 January 2019

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I first read about him on Greta's blog. He seemed to be quite knowledgeable about Indian and Pakistani films. Later I learned about his expertise in VHS/VCD restoration. I saw a few samples that he used to distribute as multi-part ISO files. The difference between the quality of the original VHS tapes and his final DVD-quality videos was magical. We became friends and, later, I also contributed a lot of videos that I had from my own collection and the collections of Dr Manohar Lal Kapur and late Amarjit Singh Anand. 

Also I would like to mention here that although I ended up writing the book on Edwina, Tom is the one who actually interviewed her and graciously allowed me to use his material in the book. Thanks Tom!

He posts his videos on YouTube, focussing on early films, for which the copyright has expired.

Thomas Daniel: Video Restorer and a Great Friend

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Published: 13 December 2017

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In this early song, I can clearly hear one little bell held in one hand and struck by another held in the second hand. What is more, in the film, one can see Saroj Borkar doing exactly that :)

Listen to 1938_bhaabhee_01_man-moorakh-kyon-deevaanaa.mp3

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Published: 28 May 2018

Last Updated: 28 May 2018

This is the first time Sikh (religion) and the quartet Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Isaai, is mentioned in the title of a song

Listen to 1944_bhaaee_hindu-muslim-sikh-isaaee.mp3

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