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NOTE: The author has kindly agreed to make the book available for download, please get from here
Book on Shri Soami Sharan Shrivastava
However, if you would like to buy a paperback copy, it is available at the cost of printing, royalty free here.
INTERNATIONAL EDTION
INDIAN EDITION
professor toofaanii publishers, East Lansing, MI USA is honored to announce their 97th book
Believe it or not (The story of an Unsung Inventor of Color Cinematographic Process)
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Dr P S Shrivastava
I have written about it before, this book tells the story of an unsung inventor from Madhya Pradesh.
This is the story of Shri Soami Sharan Shrivastava, an unsung inventor who did original research in color cinematography and obtained the following three patents (during 1948-1955):
1. Improvement in or relating to colored motion pictures.
2. A Color photographic process for motion pictures, and device for carrying out the same.
3. A system to produce illusion of depth in the pictures obtained by photography and television.

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professor toofaanii publishers, Lansing, MI is honored to announce their 28th book,
Hindi Films: Pictures of the Cast III (1941-1942) By Sheo Khetan and Prof Surjit Singh
Paperback, English. Black and White, 6 by 9 in, 110 pages.
As usual, buy it on
First 20 pages may be read here
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International Edition
professor toofaanii publishers is happy to announce their 42nd book:
Hindi Film Song Picturizations (1951-1960)
Professor Surjit Singh
Har Mandir Singh 'Hamraaz'
This book is a sister project, part of the much larger project undertaken by the two of us, with the help of many volunteers. The project is an outgrowth of the massive Hindi Film Geet Kosh (1980-) series of books compiled by 'Hamraaz'. The website is planned to contain all the data in the Geet Kosh, suitably expanded and revised by including the latest information.
The whole history of the Geet Kosh may be read in the My Story section of the above-mentioned website. Suffice it to say that after the pioneering work of Firoze Rangoonwalla and BV Dharap, Geet Kosh was a unique and original compilation work expanding the earlier work in many directions.
The database on the website is divided into three section for convenience. The Censor Certificate section has the information about the censored films. The Filmography section has the information about film production and other details. The Song section has detailed information about the songs.
It is a work in progress. Books on the Censor Certificate Information (English, Hindi) and Hindi Talkie Filmography (1951-1960) (English, Hindi) have been published earlier. This the fifth book in the series is based on the Song Section and contains the Song Picturization of Hindi Talkies Feature Films from 1951 to 1960, based on the films available to us. Here you will find names of the main singers and dancers and also of the background dancers and junior artists.
This is a reference book. It has the title, the censor year, song title, singers, onsrcreen main artists and Junior Artists and Background dancers. People researching Hindi films will find this book useful.
The book is in English, 8.5" by 11", 220 pages, Table of Contents. Hindi Edition coming soon.
As usual the first 10 pages may be read here
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