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	'''Boman Shroff''' was an actor, ~~stunstman~~, director, writer, producer in Hindi cinema, in the silent era and the early talkies.<ref name="Verma2000">{{cite book\|author=R. K. Verma\|title=Filmography: silent cinema, 1913-1934\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=suFkAAAAMAAJ\|~~page~~=137\|year=2000\|publisher=M. Verma}}</ref>		'''Boman Shroff''' was an actor, [[stuntman]], director, writer, producer in Hindi cinema, in the silent era and the early [[talkies]].<ref name="Verma2000">{{cite book\|author=R. K. Verma\|title=Filmography: silent cinema, 1913-1934\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=suFkAAAAMAAJ\|pages=137\|year=2000\|publisher=M. Verma\|isbn=9788175252240 }}</ref>

	Boman started working in Hindi movies prior to ~~Talkies~~ and was on monthly payroll of [[JBH Wadia]] and [[Homi Wadia]]'s various movie production houses. In mid thirties when Wadia brothers started making populist action movies Boman's roles came to prominence. 1935 [[Wadia Movietone]] production, ''[[Hunterwali]]'' starring [[Fearless Nadia]] was a big hit and career defining movie for everyone involved including Boman, the male lead.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Cinema Vision India\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X-wKAQAAMAAJ\|~~page~~=85\|year=1980}}</ref>		Boman started working in Hindi movies prior to the talkies and was on monthly payroll of [[JBH Wadia]] and [[Homi Wadia]]'s various movie production houses. In the mid-thirties when the Wadia brothers started making populist action movies, Boman's roles came to prominence. 1935 [[Wadia Movietone]] production, ''[[Hunterwali]]'' starring [[Fearless Nadia]] was a big hit and career defining movie for everyone involved including Boman, the male lead.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Cinema Vision India\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X-wKAQAAMAAJ\|pages=85\|year=1980}}</ref>

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'''Boman Shroff''' was an actor, stunstman, director, writer, producer in Hindi cinema, in the silent era and the early talkies.<ref name="Verma2000">{{cite book|author=R. K. Verma|title=Filmography: silent cinema, 1913-1934|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=suFkAAAAMAAJ|page=137|year=2000|publisher=M. Verma}}</ref>

Boman started working in Hindi movies prior to Talkies and was on monthly payroll of [[JBH Wadia]] and [[Homi Wadia]]'s various movie production houses. In mid thirties when Wadia brothers started making populist action movies Boman's roles came to prominence. 1935 [[Wadia Movietone]] production, ''[[Hunterwali]]'' starring [[Fearless Nadia]] was a big hit and career defining movie for everyone involved including Boman, the male lead.<ref>{{cite book|title=Cinema Vision India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X-wKAQAAMAAJ|page=85|year=1980}}</ref>

==Filmography==
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;As an Actor:
* (1948) Tigress
* (1947) Toofani Tirandaz
* (1946) Flying Prince
* (1946) Sher-E-Baghdad
* (1940) [[Diamond Queen (1940 film)|Diamond Queen]]
* (1940) Hind Ka Lal
* (1937) [[Toofani Tarzan]]
* (1935) Desh Deepak
* (1935) The Princess and the Hunter
* (1934) Bag-E-Misar
* (1933) [[Lal-e-Yaman (1933 film)|Lal-e-Yaman]]
;As a Writer:
* (1953) Jungle Ka Jawahar
* (1949) The Palace of Illusions
* (1947) Toofani Tirandaz
* (1946) Sher-E-Baghdad
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;As an Assistant Director
* (1946) Flying Prince
* (1946) Sher-E-Baghdad
* (1942) Jungle Princess
* (1936) [[Miss Frontier Mail]]
;As part of the Miscellaneous Crew
* (1968) [[Khiladi (1968 film)|Khilari]]
* (1967) Lav-Kush
* (1959) Circus Queen
;As a Production Manager
* (1960) [[Bombai Ka Babu]]
* (1958) Zimbo
;As a Director
* (1947) Toofani Tirandaz
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== References ==
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==External links==
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