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We (my brother and I) have been planning to put up our father’s – (Tarun Bose)-- website for quite some time. We kept planning but nothing materialized because we were both busy with our respective careers and personally I had this niggling doubt – Would anybody be interested? After all my father was an actor of the sixties, besides that, he had a brief career so the obvious question that crossed my mind was -- Do people remember him? Or even know him? We therefore got on with our lives and the plan remained just that ‘A Plan’.

 Then one fine day my brother decided to do a Google search on dad; he wanted to see what was available on the internet and he stumbled upon a review of ‘Oonche Log’ in a film blog – Memsaabstory. 

Memsaabstory sort of shook me up, here was an American lady who appeared to be well-versed in Hindi films and what is more she knew all there was to know about old Hindi films. I could not resist posting a comment on her blog, introducing myself as Tarun Bose’s daughter. Memsaab soon invited me to do a post on my father. Initially I thought of writing just one post but soon realized that a single post would not be enough, but plagued as I was with doubts, I wanted to first see how her readers responded to my first post. I was bowled over by the response and I soon found myself doing six posts.

 Having seen the response, we decided to launch this blog. We unfortunately suffered a setback; the sudden demise of our beloved mother on July 25, 2011 prevented us from putting our plans into action. Taking a hold of ourselves we have finally launched the blog. As you follow this blog you will find it is different from the usual websites of the film stars. It will not be just about dad but also about the people who touched his life and as I go along I will also discuss films, not just Hindi films, any film that has at some time attracted my attention. Actually I would like to discuss cinema in general.

 Do I have to mention that I look forward to your comments?

 P.S.
The blog has been designed by my brother Aroop Bose, he will also be sharing with me his memories about dad..

 Shilpi Bose.

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