Boman Shroff was an actor, stunstman, director, writer, producer in Hindi cinema, in the silent era and the early talkies. Boman started working in Hindi movies prior to Talkies and was on monthly payroll of

JBH Wadia Jamshed Boman Homi Wadia (13 September 1901 – 4 January 1986), commonly referred to as J. B. H. Wadia, was a prominent Bollywood movie director, screenwriter, producer and founder of Wadia Movietone Studio. He was born in prominent Parsi famil ...

and

Homi Wadia Homi Wadia (22 May 1911 – 10 December 2004) was an Indian film director and producer in Bollywood (Hindi cinema). He was the co-founder of Wadia Movietone productions, established in 1933 and later after the closure of Wadiatone, he founded Ba ...

'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 Wadia Movietone was a noted Indian film production company and studio based in Mumbai, established in 1933 by Wadia brothers J. B. H. Wadia and Homi Wadia. It was most known for stunt, fantasy and mythological films, including ''Hunterwali'' (1 ...

production, ''

Hunterwali ''Hunterwali'' () is a 1935 Indian Hindi-language action film by the Wadia Movietone company of Bombay (now Mumbai), featuring Fearless Nadia as the heroine. A story of a princess who fights injustice as the masked crusader Hunterwali (lit. "lad ...

'' starring

Fearless Nadia Mary Ann Evans (8 January 1908 – 9 January 1996), also known by her stage name Fearless Nadia, was an Australian-born Indian actress and stuntwoman, who worked in Indian cinema. She is most remembered as the masked, cloaked adventurer in ''Hun ...

was a big hit and career defining movie for everyone involved including Boman, the male lead.

Filmography

;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 ''Toofani Tarzan'' (Typhoon Tarzan/Stormy Tarzan) is a 1937 Hindi action adventure film directed by Homi Wadia. Produced by Wadia Movietone, the film had music by Master Mohammed with lyrics by Gyan Chander. It starred John Cawas, Gulshan, Nazi ...

* (1935) Desh Deepak * (1935) The Princess and the Hunter * (1934) Bag-E-Misar * (1933)

Lal-e-Yaman ''Lal-e-Yaman'' is a 1933 Indian Bollywood film. It is also known as ''Parwiz Parizad''. Cast *Jal Khambatta as The King of Yaman *Karimja as Prince Parviz *Padma as Princess Parizad * Feroze Dastur as Prince Nadir *Master Mahomed as Pirm ...

;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 ''Miss Frontier Mail'' is a 1936 Indian action crime thriller film directed by Homi Wadia and produced by Wadia Movietone. The film starred Fearless Nadia, billed as the "Indian Pearl White" in the film. Her co-stars were Sardar Mansur, John Ca ...

;As part of the Miscellaneous Crew * (1968) Khilari * (1967) Lav-Kush * (1959) Circus Queen ;As a Production Manager * (1960)

Bombai Ka Babu ''Bombai Ka Babu'' (English: ''Gentleman from Bombay'') is a 1960 Hindi film directed by Raj Khosla and written by Rajinder Singh Bedi. The film stars Dev Anand and Suchitra Sen in a rare appearance in Hindi cinema. Though the film was a thr ...

* (1958) Zimbo ;As a Director * (1947) Toofani Tirandaz

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