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someone else in Bombay. Aren't we living in romantic times? » • *
"Baburao Patel runs amok" writes D. C. Shah in "Sunday Standard" in pushing up the claims *of our girls to 'stardom'. What about the others who run alter him?
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Waxing eloquent old Shah (of course, D. C. not Chandulal Shah) says that he has never come across a more unchivalrous attack. Chivalry and Shah! What a bathos of ideas! For a man who looks more like a caricature than otherwise, chivalry must be an annoyingly new thrill. Let him actually meet some of our girls and if he doesn't put his tail in and cry olf, I'll eat my hat.
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In writing "India Has No Stars" if Baburao Patel (according to D. C. Shah in "Sunday Standard")
has libelled the ladies of the Indian filmdom, then D. C. Shah who has broadcast the libel to the world and in saving has killed the 'beauties' is more guilty. Who is the greater iconoclast? » * *
The men who didn't read Shah's flank attack on Sunday was Chandulal Shah and Chaturbhuj Doshi. They had probably no need to.
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The infection of condemning Baourao Patel for his attack on the fair 'innocents' is spreading and the second important man to catch it is "Chandul" of "Janmabhoomi" a popular Gujrathi daily. Unless some of the producers read the invectives in their own native language, how can they be consoled! I suggest their starting a Kathiawar daily with its peculiar dialect profuse with choice words that give an extra kick. "Chandul" calls Baburao
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Patel the "Allauddin Afgan" of the film industry who has pulled down the "temple of stars". Beware of this "Afgan", he might carry some of the precious 'idols' away with him to grace his own 'hacem'. By the way, did I forget to tell you that this "Alauddin Afgan" of our film industry keeps a small 'harem'?
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With a thundering bang that frightened Bombay, "Kisan Kanya" India's 1st colour talkie opened at the Majestic in the presence of His Excellency the Governor of Bombay and Lady Lumley. The absentees were: Sulochana, Ratan, Hafisji, Pramilla, Chaturbhuj Doshi, Madhuri, D. Billimoria and Nanubhai Desai. The rest of the world was there.
Here are Some Impressions oi the world premiere ol "Kisan Kanya" caught by our humorist: Don't take them seriously:
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KOKILA & LEELA CHITNIS In "Gentleman Daku" a Royal Release.