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VOL. 3 No. &
What is the exact result of this criminal
■•waste? The stars have become happy. Some I
*of them have built their own houses, others ihave purchased property, some have invested money in other trades and the rest have saved their earnings in the bank.
On the other hand, the producers, barring a few happy exceptions, are all on the verge of bankruptcy. Several have already gone that way and others are well on way.
To quote one instance, we drop the name through propriety, one leading producer has during the last 10 years paid out over Rs. 30,00,000 (thirty lakhs) in salaries alone.
These are staggering figures for India, particularly shocking for Mahatma Gandhi's
FILM INDIA
India in which a man cannot get one square meal a day.
Tragic though these facts are, they are unfortunately too true and every man in the industry who feels that things ought to improve must realize this appalling state of affairs and do his bit to establish the industry on commercial and indigenous lines.
With this unrestricted indulgence in criminal waste of capital which is the vital force of this industry, what right have the producers to demand from the Government concessions and protection for the industry?
What our producers need is a commonsense course in practical commerce.
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BAKUA'S GRlzAT PICTURE
lOhich has ctealed a big sensation in Bengal is coming to your city — 1
Uery Soon !
NEW THEATRES*
h u r T I
Direction —P. C. BARUA
with Kannan, Menaka, Barua. Nawab, Jagdish, Kapoor and Profulla Roy
Released Thru :
Supreme Film Distributors
Lamington Road,
BOMBAY