Mayapuri Magazine
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Mayapuri is the oldest and largest circulated Hindi
film weekly of India
, with a circulation figure of over 3,40,000 per week and a readership of 30,60,000. It was first published in 1974 by the publication group also known by the same name i.e. Mayapuri Group.
, the capital of undivided Punjab by the name of Arorbans Press. The group later shifted its head office to Delhi
. After partition
, the torchbearer of this group, A.P Bajaj, took the group to new heights by making innovations in the field of media by expanding his printing facilities and launching first children’s magazine Lotpot
, which proved to be a big success. The group also later published another children’s magazine named Madhu Muskan
. This was then followed the launch of first weekly Hindi film magazine Mayapuri, which proved to be even a bigger success.
, which proved to be a big success. It has been one of the most popular Hindi
magazines, covering Bollywood
, since its inception and is most sought after film-gossip magazine in northern Hindi belt of India. One could find this Mayapuri (Hindi) magazine at any barber shop in India, a glossy magazine full of filmy gossips. Some of the old issues of decades of 1970–80s are considered as vintage.
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
film weekly of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, with a circulation figure of over 3,40,000 per week and a readership of 30,60,000. It was first published in 1974 by the publication group also known by the same name i.e. Mayapuri Group.
Mayapuri Group
Mayapuri Group of publications began more than 100 years ago, in 1882, in LahoreLahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
, the capital of undivided Punjab by the name of Arorbans Press. The group later shifted its head office to Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
. After partition
Partition of India
The Partition of India was the partition of British India on the basis of religious demographics that led to the creation of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India on 14 and 15...
, the torchbearer of this group, A.P Bajaj, took the group to new heights by making innovations in the field of media by expanding his printing facilities and launching first children’s magazine Lotpot
Lotpot
Lotpot is a Hindi comic magazine published by Mayapuri Group of publications. 'Lotpot' title was registered by Mr.A.P.Bajaj in 1969 and first issue came out in same year and has been published without a break since then. Initially it was a fortnightly magazine which later on switched to weekly...
, which proved to be a big success. The group also later published another children’s magazine named Madhu Muskan
Madhu Muskan
Madhu Muskan was a weekly comic magazine from the publisher of the popular film magazine 'Mayapuri', which had a circulation of up to 1,00,000 in the late 1970s....
. This was then followed the launch of first weekly Hindi film magazine Mayapuri, which proved to be even a bigger success.
Mayapuri magazine
In 1974, the Mayapuri Group launched the first weekly Hindi film magazine Mayapuri of IndiaIndia
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, which proved to be a big success. It has been one of the most popular Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
magazines, covering Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
, since its inception and is most sought after film-gossip magazine in northern Hindi belt of India. One could find this Mayapuri (Hindi) magazine at any barber shop in India, a glossy magazine full of filmy gossips. Some of the old issues of decades of 1970–80s are considered as vintage.