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Number 3 2017/08/18
Filmographies
My mentor and guru Prof R K Pathria always proof-reads my books. When reading my book on Indurani he was surprised to know that only one of her films survives. He wanted to know how I prepared the list of her films and if I am sure that these films were even made!
So I told him briefly about the meticulous record-keeping habits of the British (rivaled by the Nazis!). British Govt passed the Indian Cinematograph Act of 1918, which required all films headed for public exhibition to obtain a censor certificate and be notified in the official Gazette. Censors had to watch the film and give a certificate of approval or reject it.
Where are these gazettes? Nobody had any idea. Then around 1966, one tireless man went on a quest to track these down and prepare the first reliable filmography of Hindi films. Who was that man? Stay tuned.
Now you know!
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Film magazines have been using gossip about stars for a long time. Here is an example from 1949. Notice the picture.
Now you know!
Listen to Narsingh 695
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Here is an parody song with fake, comic crying that I have not heard in any earlier song. Enjoy!
Listen to 1937_Challenge_05_x_tumheen-ne-mujhako-maar-khilaayaa.mp3
Now you know!
Listen to Narsingh Misc 681
- Musing 120: Not tabla, Narsingh 722
- Musing 377: Kesarbai kerkar on Voyager Disc, Gwalior Gharana 4
- Musing 182: Sticks in song, Bharat 20 Lata Jamal Sen
- Musing 282: Hamari gali Ana, Rafi 20
- Musing 199: One to twelve, Bharat 37 Lata Roshan
- Musing 418: Rafi 123. First cinema in Punjab
- Musing 57: Piano song, Chhaila Babu (1967)
- Musing 283: Nehru fan of Devika Rani, Rafi 21
- Musing 285, Raj Kapoor weds, Rafi 23
- Musing 407: Rafi 112, daal not Daal
- Musing 184: Meena first song, Bharat 22 Lata Manna De
- Musing 169: Damle of Prabhat, Bharat Lata Bulo C Rani 07
- Musing 225: Mother of Indian Cinema, Roberto 76
- Musing 159: Caste system among JAs, RMIM CR 2017 02
- Musing 362: Rafi 78, Rafi MDs
