Boman Shroff

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Boman Shroff was an actor, stuntman, director, writer, producer in Hindi cinema, in the silent era and the early talkies.{{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 }}

Boman started working in Hindi movies prior to Talkies and was on monthly payroll of JBH Wadia and Homi Wadia'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 production, Hunterwali starring Fearless Nadia was a big hit and career defining movie for everyone involved including Boman, the male lead.{{cite book|title=Cinema Vision India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X-wKAQAAMAAJ|pages=85|year=1980}}