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January, 1948
FILMlNDl A
"The attempt is praiseworthy as we see hundreds and hundreds of Muslim children wasting their time on the streets while their Hindu brothers are in pursuit of knowledge. Muslims have been very backward educationally and I presume this was one of the reasons why they were misled by Jinnah's fanatic cries to grab power which resulted in the unfortunate division of our motherland. An average Muslim is a senseless human oeing with plenty of wrong and lanaticai ideas about his reugion. To such a race, education is a vital factor and hence Mehuoob's "iMau is a welcome picture irom the Muslim point of view.
"Technically however, the picture is not a good certificate for Menboob wlio nas given us better pictures in the past. It has an inconsistent screenplay, shady pnotogiapny and is poorly directed.
"The picture contains dialogues which at certain places gioriiy Islam and its traditions witliout meaning any ohence to others, but sad to say that two Hindu gentlemen sitting in front of me walked out of the theatre when they heard the name of "(^uran' being mentioned. May I ask whether the Hindus also have started believing in the two-nation theory? 1 have espect for every religion and have loved pictures like "Tukaam", "Dnyaneshwar" etc. Why ot our Hindu brothers stick a bit f Muslim propaganda propagatd by a Muslim for the betterment f his own community without eaning any offence to others?"
V. K. Fazlur Rahman. ANGALORE
KYA ZAMANA !
"I had the misfortune of at-ending the premiere of "Woh Zanana" last Friday. It was such a Doring and disgusting affair Mr. ?atel, that I bet, you cannot sit hrough the picture. I had to, for he sake of my hard-earned money
and for my friend who had insisted on my company. Honours for making this film so lavishly boring, go to its music-director. It was the rottenest Ranjit show in my opinion. Will you believe me when I say that we were forced to hear as many as eight songs in the first thirty-five minutes of
the picture? And this is not all. They brought the total to a respectable score of fifteen, by adding seven more after the interval. Who said that our producers and directors did not know the meaning of that blessed word 'proportion'?"
BOMBAY Mansur Mojez
A TALE OF TWO CITIES
Each convulsed by pitched battles between the Police and unruly mobs
CALCITTA
Overwhelming crowds attacked the Lighthouse and were dispersed by lathi charges and tear gas
DACCA
The turbulent crowds were so violent and persistent that Sec. 144 had to be promulgated to prevent people from assembling near the theatre.
THESE RIOTS WERE NOT COMMUNAL FIGHTS BUT THE MAD RUSH OF FRENZIED PEOPLE TO SEE
Pioneer Pr ciuret'
SCPSiM MONVMiNT TO THE MARTVUS Of /6S7 MtfTWV
ASH OK KUMAR KANAN BHARATI
Devaki Bose Kama) Das Gupta
For Territorial Rights:
PIONEER PICTURES, g rosvenor House,
21, Old Court House, CALCUTTA.
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