FilmIndia (Feb-Dec 1949)

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(R REV/EW ^Khidki^ Draws Huge Crowds At 4 Theatres ! Flippant And Clownish Farce ! is is a review of "Khidki" as in the fourth week of its run at Carnal Talkies in Bombay. Such mber of complaints have been ved about this picture and there )een so much of virulent propaa against it by rival producers o mention the censoring and re>ring through which the picture ;one, that it has now become ex1y difficult to find out what ly was the original "Khidki ' we found the picture at the al Talkies, there is nothing vul>r objectionable in it though its throughout is both flippant and ical. From the beginning to the he picture is clownish and even stingly so at places. BOY AND GIRL FARCE ere is nothing like a theme in icture unless the mating of 11 ;n with 11 men can be called a monial problem presented by ishi. The whole thing is a e eleven girls of a social instii are attracted to their eleven site numbers across the street. KHIDKI Producers: Arvind & Anand Language: Story & Song;-: Music: Photography : Audiograph) Hindustani Santoshi C Ramchandra Chandu B. Shah Cast: Rehana, V. H. Desai, Leela Misra, Mumtaz Ali etc. Released At: Kamal, Bombay Date of Release: 26th November 1948 Directed By: SANTOSHI The men and the women sing, dance and mock at each other and in doing so provide entertainment according to Santoshi's conception of entertaining. A couple of attractive dance numbers and a feu snappy songs punctuate this farce and the masses go out happy in the thought that they have had some value for their money. Our idiotic masses don't seem to deserve anything better. REHANA'S CURVES The picture is very well photo liana makes millions crazy in "Khidki" a social picture produced by Arvind and Anand. Recruit N. G. Mahadeshwar c|o N. M. Nath, Abhyankar Building, Sleater Road, Grant Road, Bombay 7, is 22, 5' 7 1|2", knows Hindi and Marathi and has great liking for film acting. graphed in places and Cameraman Chandu shows distinct improvement in his composition and lighting. The direction is as frivolous as the theme. It doesn't need much brains to emphasize Kehana's breasts and even if she didn't have them in original, artificial ones could always be put in. The songs are quite snappy in tune and composition. The Candhian song, about which we have received thousands of complaints, is entirely harmless, though the producer's motives in using Candhiji's name can be questioned. As the whole picture revolves round Rehana all the characters move round her, including, of course, the director and his character perhaps. The eleven stud bulls under V. H. Desai cast only hungry looks across the street and the way they stared we expected to see eleven holes in the girls' window (Khidki) whenever it was closed. The girls support Rehana in whatever she does. And she does a lot to emphasize her youthful curves and good eyes. Leela Misra tries to create some impression as the matron but the girls beat her with their youthful figures and antics. ''Khidki'' is in the same class with Filmistan's "Shehnai", as good or as bad and frivolous. But "Khidki" is drawing larger crowds than "Shehnai", which means that more rotters are seeing "Khidki" and exhibitors seem to be in good season with this picture. It is a pity, however. 55