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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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professor toofaanii publishers, Lansing, MI is happy to announce their 30th book,
WITH YOU, MAA, WITHOUT YOU, OH MAA!
by Ali Peter John
In this book, Ali Saab describes the poignant story of a widow who brought up two young songs in Bombay in true Mother India style, urban version.
Paperback, 6 by 9, 58 pages, black and whiteFirst 15 pages can be read here
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Note: This book has been already published in India, please see photos for buying info. This post is about the International Edition.
International Edition
professor toofaanii publishers, Lansing, MI USA is happy to announce their 56th book
filmindia Covers Collection
by
Sanjeev Tanwar
filmindia was a very popular film magazine during the 30s to the 50s. It was edited and published by Baburao Patel. It has many beautiful photos and covers designed by S M Pandit. The book has 237 fully color covers from the magazine.
Sanjeev Tanwar 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' (Ernest 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 Film posters, 'Pictorial Journey of Hindi Cinema 1939' and 'Pictorial Journey of Hindi Cinema 1940'.
US Letter size, paperback, Color, 251 pages, $24.49
As usual, first 10 pages may be seen here
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