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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.
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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
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professor toofaanii publishers is happy to announce their 18th book:
Censor Certificate Information of Hindi Talkies (1931-2010)
Har Mandir Singh 'Hamraaz'
and
Professor Surjit Singh
This is a reference book containing the censor certificate information of Hindi talkies from the first talkie in 1931 to 2010. It has the title, the certificate number and the center, length in feet, number of reels, certificate date, production company and other useful information. Some information about the type of film, such as 16mm, dubbed, 3D, Cinemascope, is also included. It is organized alphabetically by the first letter of the title. People researching Hindi films will find this book useful.
The book is in English, US Letter/A4 size, 294 pages, Table of Contents. The first 10 pages can be read on my website. As usual, it is available on Amazon and Pothi
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I am happy to announce
Hindi Films: The Stars Of 1947-49 Films: Part 7
Sheo Khetan
and
Arunkumar Deshmukh
In this book the authors discuss the Early Talkie Era of Indian cinema (1947-1949). They introduces us to dozens of long-forgotten stars, their basic information, their life and their films. It is fully illustrated with hundreds of pictures from books, magazines and films. This is Part 7 in the series.
Paperback, 6 by 9, 397 pages, Black and White.
Now You Know!
First few pages may be read here
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