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ERRATA for Silent Cinema In India 1913 – 1934
professor toofaani publishers, Lansing, MI is proud to announce their 26th book, the International Edition of
Silent Cinema In India 1913 – 1934, When Silence Spoke In Celluloid by
Sanjeev Tanwar.
He is a native of Delhi. After completing his school and college education, he joined the Shri Ram Centre For Arts And Culture in 1996 to pursue his keen interest in theatre and writing. In 1998, he earned his diploma in acting.
He has translated many important works of English literature into Hindi - 'The Time Machine' (H G Wells), 'Man & Superman' (G B Shaw), 'Adolf Hitler' (James Bunting), 'Anthony and Cleopatra (Shakespeare), 'Old Man & The Sea' (Earnest Hemingway).
While at the Shri Ram Centre, he wrote the play 'Chuna Ek Murga Beeti' based on ashort story by Sharad Joshi. His other dramatic works include - 'Hitler, Ek Marta Hua Sapna', 'The Court is Adjourned', 'Kishnuli' (based on a story by Shivani), 'Lolita' (based on the novel by the same name by Vladimir Nabokov). As an ardent
lover of cinema, he has to his credits the compilation 'Tujhe Mere Geet Bulate Hain' (2015), a complete filmography of Bharat Vyas, and two books on Hindi Gilm posters, 'Pictorial Journey of Hindi Cinema 1939' and 'Pictorial Journey of Hindi Cinema 1940'.
Here is what he writes about the book:
This book is intended as a pictorial encyclopedia of Indian Films silent era. It includes the title, censor certificate information, year, production company, producer, director, story writer, cast, photography, subject and other information. We have used all the extant sources, but still gaps remain. We have attempted to include a large number of newspaper advertisements. A timeline of the silent era with important milestones is provided.
It includes information about Feature films, Short films, Serials, Shelved/unreleased films, Prohibited / Banned feature films and documentaries, Trailers, Advertisements, Variety programmes, Documentaries / Newsreels, Documentaries made by foreign film makers on Indian subjects, Foreign films often mistaken as Indian silent films. Also included are Addresses of major film companies.
Paperback, English. Black and White, 8 by 10 in, 807 pages.
For INDIA contact the author.
First 15 pages can be read here
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professor toofaanii publishers, East Lansing, MI USA is happy to announce their 156th book,
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Lalit Berry
The author remembers his wife through poems dedicated to his late wife.
Paperback US Letter, Black and White, 66 pages, color cover.
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Edwina: An Unsung Bollywood Dancer of the Golden Era
PREFACE 1
HINDI MOVIE AND ITS ORIGINS 7
Theater before the Modern Era 7
Modern Era 9
Outline of Hindi Cinema 10
DANCE IN HINDI FILMS 15
Shehzadi 15
Azurie (Anna or Annette Marie Gueizielor) 16
Cuckoo Moray, or Cuckoo 16
Helen 17
Dancer Actresses 17
Male Dancers 17
Same Sex Dances 18
Other Types of Dances 18
Backup Dancers 18
ANGLO-INDIANS IN HINDI CINEMA 21
Brief Note on Anglo-Indians 21
Anglo-Indians in Theater and Cinema 22
EDWINA'S LIFE STORY 23
Early Life 23
Movies and Marriage 28
Life in the UK 34
Some memorable photos 37
HEROES, HEROINES AND SUCH 41
Actors 42
Mehmood 43
Actresses 47
Choreographers 50
Robert Master (Surya Kumar) 50
P L Raj 51
Herman 52
HER FELLOW GROUP DANCERS 55
Terence 55
Philomena 57
Teresa and Oscar 58
Jennifer 60
Marie and Shinde 61
Pamela (Bonnici) 62
Saroj Khan 63
Herman (as a dancer) 63
Vijay (Borade) 64
Abe Cohn 65
Tony Pereira 66
Ahmed 67
Bhagwan 67
Robert D'Souza 68
Other Group Dancers 68
HER ADVENTURES IN THE FILM LINE 69
Becoming a Dancer 69
Clothes, Hair, and Makeup 70
Edu's Hairstyles 72
Filming A Dance 74
Hip Shaking and Eye Rolling 75
Some Dance Memories 76
The Downside 76
CONCLUDING REMARKS 79
FILMOGRAPHY 81
List of Films 81
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REMARKS 89
ALPHABETICAL INDEX 91
ABOUT THE AUTHOR 95
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