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'''Boman Shroff''' was an actor, | '''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 | 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> | ||
==Filmography== | ==Filmography== | ||
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*{{IMDb name|0795429}} | *{{IMDb name|0795429}} | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shroff, Boman}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Shroff, Boman}} | ||
[[Category:Indian silent film producers]] | [[Category:Indian silent film producers]] | ||
[[Category:Hindi-language film directors]] | [[Category:Hindi-language film directors]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:27, 7 January 2026
Boman Shroff was an actor, stuntman, director, writer, producer in Hindi cinema, in the silent era and the early talkies.[1]
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.[2]
Filmography[edit | edit source]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ R. K. Verma (2000). Filmography: silent cinema, 1913-1934. M. Verma. p. 137. ISBN 9788175252240.
- ↑ Cinema Vision India. 1980. p. 85.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Boman Shroff on IMDb
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