{{Short description|Actor}} {{Use Indian English|date=May 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}}

'''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 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== {{Col-begin|width=60%}} {{col-break|width=50%}} ;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 {{col-break|width=50%}} ;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 {{Col-end}}

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|0795429}}

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