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fanuary, 1948
FILM INDIA
"fAGAT PICTURES (Bombay)
I This is a company started by [he popular distributor from the korth, Lala Jagat Narayan. Their oeiden Hindustani picture "Vee\a" is more than half way through Ind features Veera, Sulochana Ehatterji, Rehman and Yakub. viiil Biswas, the music director, is reported to have given catchy lunes and the picture has a good flhance of succeeding at the box['ffices. The direction is by J. P. Idvani.
I'HANDRAPRABHA CINETONE I (Madras)
I "Meera" starring sweet-voiced 1. S. Subbulakshmi is doing good lusiness at the Central Cinema. |ombay where it is still running packed audiences. The Ellas' so well rendered by M. S. ubbulakshmi are mainly responble for the success of "Meera".
HITRALAYA LTD. (Bombay)
"Apni Chhaya" featuring Sulolana Chatterjee, Balwani Singh id Radha Kishan has been comleted at the Bombay Talkies stums and director Santoshi is more lan satisfied with the result. We "e told that in "Apni Chhaya" rector Santoshi has given a se
Meena Kutnari plays the lead in Ranjit's social story, "Piya Ghar
Aja".
rious theme in contrast to his earlier comic and rather flippant themes.
ARVIND & ANAND PRODUCTIONS (Bombay)
"Khidki" directed by Santoshi is reported to have become an attractive picture with eleven eve
r'Sc-sdha Rasta", a Prabhat picture, is full of such rural situations which give ths story a human touch. Kamla has brought the lunch for Chandrakant and wonders — well, just wonders —
filling heroines. V. H. Desai. the comedian, has an important role and is put in to supply a few laughs to filmgoers. Rehana is one of the many heroines that Santoshi has portrayed in "Khidki".
RATAN PICTURES (Bombay)
Director S&diq has nearly completed "Kaial" an emotional story, featuring Surraiva. Wasti. Gope and Cuckoo. The dialogue is by Azni Bazidpuri and is reported to be sparkling. D. N. Madhok has written the lyrics and Chulam Haider has set them to lilting music. A couple of dances by Cuckoo i< likely to attract the public.
BLUE ART PICTURES
(Bombay)
In spite of an accident in which the heroine. Begum Para, was thrown out of a tonca on an outdoor scene in "Suhrei" and escaped with a few injuries, the shooting has been progressing quite smoothly. "Suhagi" is likely to be completed in a couple of months' time and thou ill the director is new he is enthusiastic and hones to make a good job of it. "Suhagi's" chief attraction is Begum Para Other in the cast are Manonuna. Sadiq Ali, Badriprasad and Zillobai. In the meantime,
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