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
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- As an Actor
- (1948) Tigress
- (1947) Toofani Tirandaz
- (1946) Flying Prince
- (1946) Sher-E-Baghdad
- (1940) 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
- As a Writer
- (1953) Jungle Ka Jawahar
- (1949) The Palace of Illusions
- (1947) Toofani Tirandaz
- (1946) Sher-E-Baghdad
- 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) Khilari
- (1967) Lav-Kush
- (1959) Circus Queen
- As a Production Manager
- (1960) Bombai Ka Babu
- (1958) Zimbo
- As a Director
- (1947) Toofani Tirandaz