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professor toofaanii publishers, East Lansing, MI USA is happy to announce their 84th book
RMIM Articles 1. Singers
Prof Surjit Singh
As I have mentioned before, classic RMIMers ran many series for many years, there content generated at least 6,000 pages.
I had thought of compiling a big book, but considering the sheer size of the work wrote a Minibus on the 25th anniversary.
Now I am coming back to compiling books on different series. The first series is articles and this is the first book.
[I think it will take about 20 books of about 300 pages each to do the job properly.]
Paperback, US Letter, 301 pages.
The book may be downloaded from here
84-RMIM-Articles-1-Singers.pdf
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I am glad to report the publication of a book by my dear friend, veteran RMIMer Abhay Jain.
Tandem Songs in Hindi Films (Years 1931-2024)
From the description:
This book is for Hindi film music enthusiasts of every generation.
It is a based on listening to thousands of songs by author covering a period of over 90 years.
Tandem songs are songs generally with the same title (initial one or two lines also referred to as a Mukhda) or even the full song from the same movie but sung by different singers.
Ehsan Tera Hoga Mujh Par (Lata Mangeshkar)
Ehsan Tera Hoga Mujh Par (Mohammad Rafi)
Male solo and female solo from Junglee (1961)
Most Tandem songs are solo songs sung by two different singers. But there are also Tandem songs sung by different set of one or more singers. There are few cases where, one of the Tandem songs is sung by a solo singer and the other one by two or more singers, one singer may be common in both songs or it may be an entirely different set of singers for both Tandem songs.
This book lists 1,242 Tandem songs, with 2,553 total songs from 1136 films, starting from year 1935 and spanning over nine decades up to year 2024.
Contents include:- Year-wise song details including film name, mukhda, singers, composer and lyricist.
- List of singers including number of Tandem songs and number of films.
- List of lyricists including number of Tandem songs and number of films.
- List of composers including number of Tandem songs and number of films.
- Year-wise list of Tandem songs including chart.
- Decade-wise list of Tandem songs including chart,
Hindi film music enthusiasts will find this book informative and an authentic reference material.
Paperback, 9 in by 7 in, Landscape. 211 pages.
First few pages may ne read here
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professor toofaanii publishers, East Lansing, MI USA is happy to announce their 101st book
Ramniklal Shah: An Early Studio Pioneer
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Prof Surjit Singh
Ramniklal Shah was a partner in a major studio, Mohan Studios and many famous films were shot there. For example, the Sheesh Mahal set for the 50s blockbuster Mughal-e-Azam was built there. His name is found in old books and magazines, but he is now long-forgotten. I sincerely believe that memories of such pioneers must be kept alive for future generations.
I am playing a small part in this effort and this book is the result.
Paperback 6 by 9, Black and White, 71 pages, Royalty-free, sold at printing cost.
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