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professor toofaanii publishers, Lansing, MI is happy to announce their 24th book,

by Ajay Poundarik.

Both are the usual paperbacks, US Letter size.

The book is about Hindi film music's most popular music directors Laxmikant-Pyarelal. Highlighting the towering success of Bollywood's most successful music directors. 503 Films, 2,844 songs, 160 singers and 72 songwriters. Laxmikant-Pyarelal colossal contribution in Bollywood music. The book is for Hindi film music lovers. The Author has done an in-depth study and the research, for over 50 years, on musical journey of 35 years {1963 - 1998), Laxmikant-Pyarelal. The duo's association with filmmakers, actors, actresses, songwriters, singers, are described in the book. The duo's performance in Binaca geetmala and their Filmfare awards. Their selected musical hit films songs, orchestra etc has been described. Various types of songs composed by them are defined. Number of films and the numbers of the songs. Enjoy and know what LP means to Hindi film music.

A review of the book by P P Ramchandran

First ten pages of either can be read here.

 

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This encyclopedia for Rajasthani films (in Hindi) was compied by MD Soni. It has substantially same kind of information as Hindi Film Geet Kosh but for Rajasthani films. It covers 212 films from 1942 to 2022. It has lots of illustrations. 

Published by Mrs Meena Soni in 2023.

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New DS-551

 

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professor toofaanii publishers, East Lansing, MI USA is happy to announce their 162nd book

Hindi Films: Pictures of the Cast 1974 Part C (N-Z)

Kharag Singh
and
Professor Surjit Singh

In November 2022, I was surprised by an email from Kharag Singh from Ghatsila, Jharkhand informing me that he had captured thousands of pictures of Junior Artists and Background Dancers from hundreds of movies. 
 
Since then he has been capturing photos of the main actors, character artists and junior artists, from the films starting from 1971.
 
He has already published books on his work on 1971, 1972 and 1973
 
This book is for movies of 1974 with the letters N to Z.
 
Paperback, 6 by 9, 211 pages, BW interior, Color Cover.
 
Now You Know!
 
As usual, the first few pages may be read here
 
  1. Musing 1055. Filmography of Pandit Bharat Vyas
  2. Read Edwina Book here
  3. Musing 900: Background Dancers in Hindi Films (1952-68)
  4. Dr V S Vutukuri Telugu Film Song Repositry
  5. Musing 1045. C Ramchandra book
  6. Musing 834.5: Hindi Films: Pictures of the Cast II (1938-1940) by Sheo Khetan and Surjit Singh
  7. Musing 1081. The Golden Era of Hindi Film Music.
  8. S D Burman, The Prince-Musician
  9. Musing 1212. Hindi Talkie Filmography (1951-60) in HINDI.
  10. Musing 977. MUNNA The boy who grew into a legend.
  11. Musing 1836: Believe it or not (The story of an Unsung Inventor of Color Cinematographic Process)
  12. Musing 921: The Caliginous Light, a novel
  13. Musing 915: Rainbow of Emotions by Lalit Berry
  14. Musing 1847: Hindi Films: The Stars Of 1941-42 Films: Part 5
  15. Musing 1307. Hindi Film Song Picturizations (1951-1960) in HINDI