FilmIndia (1946)

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The Indian film industry will improve only when film-goers pick and choose their entertainment. As long as fools keep on rushing for tickets, there is not the slightest chance of getting better pictures in future. The duty of every intelligent filmgoer is not only to stop seeing-bad pictures himself, but also to stop others from doing so. For ready reference from month to month we shall be grading pictures as follows: — ***** (5*) Excellent, Don't miss. **** (4*) Very good. *** (3*) Quite good ** (2*) Tolerable. Entertaining in parts. * (I*) Rotten. Avoid. Pictures reviewed in "filmindia" from January 1945. (2*) 'Aina' (Hindustani) (D.R.D.) March '45 issueSocial. — "presents the same old story — is a small money-maker." (2*) 'Bari Baat' (Hindustani) (Mazhar Art) Jan. '45 issue — Social. — "not at all a bad time-killer if you have nothing particular to do." (1*) 'Bari Ma' (Hindustani) (Prafulla) Sept. '45 issue Propaganda Social. — "year's most rotten show." (1*) 'Bhagya Laxmi' (Hindustani) (Laxmi) May '45 issue — Social. — "proves just so much trash." (2*) 'Bhai Jan' (Urdu) (United Films) Dec. '45 issuerSocial— "presents the usual sob-stuff". (2*) 'Bhartruhari' (Hindustani) (Navin) Aug. '45 issue — Mythological. — "nothing much." (2*) 'Bondita' (Bengali) (New Talkies) July '45 issue — Social. — "sob-stuff pure and simple." (1*) 'Burma Rani' (Tamil) (Modern Theatres) May '45 issue— propaganda social.— "a crude war thriller." there are spots where the picture proves slightly entertaining." G (1*) 'Gaali' (Hindustani) (N. R. Desai Productions) March '45 issue — Social. — "presents disappointing entertainment." (3*) 'Gcet' (Hindustani) (Kardar) Sept. '45 issueSocial.— "a picture worth seeing." (4*) 'Hamrahi' (Hindustani) (New Theatres) Oct. 45 issue. — Social. — "a picture which is worth going a long way to see." (1*) 'Hospital' (Hindustani) (M. P. Productions) April '45 issue— Social. — "presents stupid and boring stuff." (2») 'Humayun' (Urdu) (Mehboob) July '45 IssueHistorical.— "Sadly fails to entertain." (2*) 'Ismat' (Urdu) (Fazli Bros.) April '45 IssueSocial — "presents common uninteresting plot." (2») 'Caravan' (Hindustani) (Ranjit) May '45 issue — gipsy social— "interesting story indifferently handled." (2*) 'Chal Chal Re Navjawan' (Hindustani) Filmistan) Jan. '45 issue — Social..— "is not worth seeing twice." (2*) 'Chand' (Hindustani) (Prabhat) Feb. '45 issuePropaganda Social.— "a light entertainment." (3*) 'Chandragupta' (Hindi) (Jayant Desalt April '45 issue— Historical.— "Historically incorrect but entertaining." (3*) 'Chhamia' (Hindustani) (Protima Dasgupta> Oct. '45 issue — Social.— "presents sensible entertainment." (1*) 'Chand Tara* (Hindustani) (Asiatic) Dec. '45 issue — Social "a stupid time-killer without even a single moment of intelligent relief." (1») 'Dotana' (Bengali) (Eureka) June '45 issueSocial.— "just rotten and disgusting." (2»)'Dui Purush' (Bengali) (New Theatres) Nov. '45 issue— Social.— "rattles down N. T. Standard— (2*) 'Jwar Bhata' (Hindustani) (Bombay Talkies) Jan. '45 issue — Social. — "nothing outstanding— yet it is not a bad time-killer." K (1*) 'Kiran' (Hindustani) (Ramnik) July '45 issueSocial.— "just a rotten picture." (2*) 'Krishnarjun Yuddha' (Hindi) (Murari) Sept. '45 issue — Mythological. — "a boring story." n*i "Lakharani" (Hindustani) (Prabhat) Dec. '45 issue— costume fantasy— "a picture too rotten for words.' (2») 'Lalkar' (Hindustani) (Jayant Desai) Feb. '45 issue— social.— "not a bad time-killer if you are not looking for anything intellectual in it." (2*) 'Lai Haveli' (Hindustani) (Bombay Cinetone) Feb. '45 issue — Social.— "continues to entertain throughout its length." 'Lady Doctor' (Hindustani) (Venus) June '45 issue — Social. — "should be considered an all round flop."