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January, 1948
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Also omit from Reel No. 11, the third verse containing a satire on the life of a Sheikh sung by the Urdu poet Josh in the Mushaira.
4. TAHIR-ZUHRA (Hindi); Soviet Film Distributors. Delete all shots showing Tahir and Zuhra's dead bodies being taken in the same coffin with their faces uncovered (52 ft.) ; and also reduce the length of the shot showing Bobokhan. the king strangling his daughter Zohra (10 ft.). FAISLA; Gitanjali Movietone. In Reel No. 4 curtail the scene showing Govind killing his old uncle by hitting him several times with a statue of an elephant. The scene should show him hitting onlv once. TOOFANI TIRANDAZ — Basant Pictures. Cut in Reel No. 6 — All love scenes between the Maharani and the Vazir, and the Maharani and the king's son. (97 ft. & 69 ft.). In Reel No. 10 — Whipping of the village Patel should be omitted (29 ft.). In Reel No. 11 — The actual act of killing the Maharani with a dagger should be deleted (20 ft.).
In Reel No. 12 — The words "Ho gai teri shadi khandan chale ja, beta tun London" should be deleted (6 ft.) and also the cry "Patel dad?, ki jai" (21 ft). J HALAK— Neptune Films. In Reel Nos 4, 6, 9, 12 and 13, cut out the entire dance of Hamida as it is presented in an extremely vulgar manner and al^o «nrt «irt all the
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shots showing the picture of the king's wife, while he addresses her (Total cuts: 800 ft,). MANAGER— Tiwari Productions. In Reel No. 6 cut out all references to drinking of liquor by mill hands as they justify this evil habit as the best means to forget worries.
In Reel No. 7, cut out the last stanza of the song beginning with the words 'Ai Hind ke Ma.zdoor" as they indirectly suggest to the workers to "Shake the Earth" (50 ft.). AHINSA — Kashmir Pictures. In Reel No. 2, omit from Song No. 2, all lines excepting the first two and the last four. As regards the dance, retain only such parts of it as accompany the first two and the last four lines of the song (150 ft.).
MERI AMANAT— Vikas Pictures. In Reel
No. 5 — The bed-room scene should be cut
out immediately after the maji is shown
lying on the bed and the woman standing
in the corner (188 ft.).
In Reel No. 7— Remove all reference to
doctors and nurres (8 ft.).
In Reel No.. 3— Omit the following parts of
the film dialogue "Apkhe mar mar ke thak
gaie" (21 ft.).
NAI BAAT— Chowdhary Productions. In Reel No. 13. cut out the following line, "Luti aur lutai jawani" from the song beginning with "kisko sunaun man ki kahani", sung by a professional dancing girl as the line is suggestively vulgar. DETECTIVE alias JASUS— Kismet Pictures. In Heel No. 2, omit part of the scene where the comedian puts a photo of a cinema actress, over the picture of God Banuman or Maruti (33 ft.). In Part 5, the brothel scene should be curtailed by the omission of ?.ll parts of it prior to the coming of the detective (59 ft ) In Part 4. omit all references to Chamar and Bbangia (2 ft.). 1 In Part 11. omit part of the scene where the comedian is shown taking Bhajan chiplas out of a hat (6 ft.). In Part 13. reduce the whipping .-ceiie to a single stroke. INTEQAM— Ahura Productions. In Reel No 1. in the first dance, the female dancer shaking her hips and breasts should be curtailed (56 ft,); Lalchand taking No 7 to a private room and offering him two knives should be deleted (26 ft.); and No 7 coming out of the room with his agent and giving him a knife should be excised (13 ft) In Reel No. 4-While No. 7 and his agent are m the garden, his agent takes out a knife and opens it — this should be excised 4 ft.); the agent throwing an open knife at Prakash should be cut out. Also the
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