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FILMINDIA
February 1938
I advise you to take the primary training in India and then proceed for a finishing course to America, unless of course, your old dad has left you plenty of coin to enable you to fly to America straightway.
From: N.G. (Sahibganj):
I want to be a cinema actor, but they say that the line is very corrupted. What is your opinion? I advise you to become a priest.
From: P.L.N.R. (Masulipatam):
Is it true that Shanta Apte is growing fat? I shall weigh her up and tell you next month.
Is Ashok Kumar related to Devika Rani? Yes, he is but I won't tell you how?
From: H.K.S. (Ludhiana):
What is Technicolor and Cinecolor?
These are two different processes invented by two different persons in America for producing pictures in natural colours. For pictures produced by technicolor you can see some of the foreign productions such as "Trail of the Lonesome Pine" and "Becky Sharp". If you see "Kisan Kanya" the first colour talkie of India you will know the results of Cinecolor.
At what time and on what date was Miss Shanta Apte 17 years, 3 months 5 days 4 hours and 6 minutes?
The time you sent this enquiry happened to be the fortunate minute.
Who is directing "Jwala"? Vinayak or Chandramohan?
Vinayak is directing the picture, probably because Chandramohan hadn't enough experience in direction.
From: G.R.K. (Nellore):
I wish to send some suggestions to Mr. Shantaram on the life of Lord Buddha. Do you think he will receive them in a friendly way?
Nothing like trying. So far I have never heard of him being impolite or unfriendly?
From: K.S.R. (Secunderabad):
Please let me know the age and biography of jj Director Mehboob.
He is the only man who knows about himself! as Mehboob happens to be practically unknown in modern life. As a chance you mayj try writing to Chimanlal Desai of Sagar whoj claims to know more of Mehboob than the i man knows of himself.
From: S.J. (Pudukotta):
In which picture Devika Rani is seen at her| best so far?
I have been seeing her better and better with! every picture. The best is still hidden and J I am waiting to see it someday.
From: G.K. (Madras):
I am an admirer of Vasant Desai who is a| great singer. Why is he not given the chief rolej! of an actor in a Prabhat Picture?
One must know acting to become an actor.
I want to join Prabhat or New Theatres as an actor. I am good at music and can act to the best of my ability.
Motilal of Sagar also thinks so. If he can do the trick, why not you. But you need plenty of luck.
From: K. B. M. (Hyderabad-Sind):
Will you favour me by sending a tricolour photo of Mr. Barua?
If you want to see old Barua in colours you must go down to Calcutta, and you will find him in three different colours at three differ ent times — the morning, the afternoon and the evening. But if you want all these colours together meet him late in the night.
Someone whispered in my ears that Padma devi is related to you. Is it true?
You have long ears. Better clip them.
From: K.S.P. (Cocanada):
People say that Shanta Apte is somewhat lated to Director Shantaram?
People are fools.
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