FilmIndia (Dec 1937 - Apr 1938)

Record Details:

Title:
FilmIndia
Date:
Dec 1937 - Apr 1938
Publisher:
Bombay
Volume:
FilmIndia (1937-38)
Leaf #:
000145
Language:
English
Collection:
Global Cinema and India
Format:
Annuals
Contributor:
The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
March 21, 2024
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(Publication Office ; 104 Apollo St., Bombay PHONE : 26752 Calcutta Office ; 183, Dharamtalla Street £ondon Office 145, Wardour Street, London W. I. Subscription Inland Rs. 4/Burma <&* Foreign Rs. 7/ STAR OF THE YEAR. Padmadevi played the historic role in " Ki sa n Kanya " the 1st colour talkie of India. Editor: BJIBURAO PATEL Uol. 3 FEBRUARY 1938 No 10 AN APPEAL TO GOVERNMENT A recent fire in an Ootacamund theatre once again brings to mind the tragic memory of those fourteen human lives which were lost in a theatre fire at Hyderabad only a little over a year back. Fires of this nature keep on breaking out in theatres with a tragic regularity that threatens the safety of millions who attend the shows from day to day. One can well imagine the horror of such fires, when in a single fire as many as fourteen human lives had to be sacrificed. For a long time now, we have been reminding the authorities to look into this all important matter of theatre fires, but as yet nothing seems to have been done. Cursed with its notorious lethargy the Government machinery has been too slow in this