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The rumour is thick that Director Badami is at last leaving Sagar and joining the General Films Ltd. The prize baby has at last found his feet. But this is just rumour.
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Badami's first picture under the new flag is suspected to be "Babies of Bangalore". They say it is a story of several brothers who set out to conquer the world. Now, this promises to be quite an interesting subject if Badami doesn't choose to lie for the purposes of the screen. Kapurchand will probably purchase the pic
The girl who should have followed Badami even to hell as they say, is Sabita Devi. Sabita and Badami have worked together so long and have been such close chums that their association would pay even in a Tamil picture.
Come on Sabita, respond to the call of a comrade if you are ever to be distinguished from others.
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With Badami going, Mehboob will be the cock of the walk in the Sagar Studios, unless of course, Proprietor Chimanlal goes out and brings home another Bengali director. Anyway, Mehboob will at last get his turn with Sabita for which he has been waiting so long.
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I doubt whether Chowdhary will ever go away to Poona to join
the Saraswati Cinetone, now that old Nanubhai of Saroj has initiated a propaganda campaign in praise of Chowdhary. This shows that old Nanubhai needs Chowdhary and has learnt to rely on him inspite of himself. This is all bad for Chowdhary's health just when Rose was looking forward to some exciting times during the Poona season.
Director Gidwani of "Kisan Kanya" "fame" seems to believe in the old proverb: "once bitten twice shy". He is now writing the scenario of his next one with such enthusiasm and pain that he hardly finds time to go home. Don't you therefore disturb Gidwani during the day as he is busy but if you have anything urgent on hand meet him after midnight at the studio and you will often find him with Mangalbhoy the Gevaert agent who often consoles old Giddy with his presence. Midnight is quiet time to talk with friends and this hour has one point in its favour in the fact that the world is sleeping and one is not disturbed.
Mr. A. Mclver, R.C.A. Chief in India going, to Europe for a business-cum-pleasure trip provided an occasion for a farewell luncheon at the Taj given by Messrs. R. M. Pancholi and M. A. Fazalbhoy. The invitees were all people in the film industry and the way the dishes were in demand showed that they had all prepar
Usha in "Gopichand" a Saraswati picture in shooting.
ed themselves for the luncheon. Quite a successful function, which provided opportunities to our film personalities to exchange 'ideas' and 'thoughts'. The only trouble about these exchanges is that I can't publish them. They were 'decent'. Every one blessed Mclver for being the cause of it all.
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Anis Khatoon, one of the Calcutta importations of Chaturbhuj Doshi, seems to be worried nowadays. She feels like a fish out of water in the Ranjit Studio and wants to go back home. I can't understand why, when I know that Ranjit people are not slack in affections. On the contrary they take pride in being the members of one big family and living