Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Swaron Ki Yatra (Encyclopedia of playback singers of Hindi films)


Swaron Ki Yatra 

Encyclopedia of playback singers of Hindi films since 1931, the year of beginning of talkie movies.

Hindi Cinema – Sadi ka Safar ( Book on 100 years of Hindi Cinema )


Hindi Cinema : Sadi ka Safar

( History of 100 Years of Indian Cinema )

The book ‘ Hindi Cinema : Sadi Ka Safar ’ by Anil Bhargava is being  published  on the occasion of centenary of Indian Cinema. This book revisits the history of 100 years of cinema in India and explores the historical aspects of the development of World cinema (1695-1895). It mainly deals with the early history of Indian Cinema (1896-1912) and year wise summary of Indian Cinema, particularly the Hindi Cinema from the release of first Indian feature film (1913) up to the completion of 100 years in 2012. The yearly description of films in the book includes the summary of important films, major events, popular songs and also top ten films of the year from the point of view of business in India and abroad.   In addition, after each decade, a relevant detailed general account of films is  given that includes the changes & development in film making techniques, film-writing, direction, sound recording, music, publicity methods, cine-journalism, artists, box-office report, foreign market, changing Bollywood trends etc.   The book contains information about the reports of various committees constituted to survey & to suggests proposals for improving conditions of Indian cinema, and  brings into focus the various efforts made by the government for development of cine industry, important institutions related with cinema, National Award winner movies and Dada Saheb Phalke Award winner personalities.

Bhartiya Cinemas Ka Itihaas

The book by Anil Bhargava is related to the history of Indian films. It includes the history of hindi and more than 60 regional languages films produced in India.