FilmIndia (Dec 1937 - Apr 1938)

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March 1938 FILMINDIA tainly going to give back to Saraswati what people thought they had lost. KOLHAPUR Huns Pictures "Jwala" directed by Mr. Vinayak will be on the screen in the month of April at the Royal Opera House. The immediate picture that is going into production after the release of "Jwala" is called "Amrit" and it will feature Baburao Pendharkar. Shalini Cinetone: Early in the wake of April "Dhruvakumar" a Mythological subject produced by these people will be released at the Majestic Cinema in Bombay. The future programme is not yet known. CALCUTTA New Theatres: "Motherland" directed by Nitin Bose will arrive in Bombay in the month of April, while Director Roy is shooting that wonderful story "Abhagin" in the interiors. New pictures which are under consideration are called "Street Singer" and "Bara-Didi". Film Corporation of India: The shooting of "Hope" has begun with' full enthusiasm under the direction of Mr. Parry Davies. SOUTH INDIA Kubera Films: The shooting of "Markandeya", a mythological picture has progressed considerably .at the National Movietone Studios at Madras. Vel Pictures: The directors are making suitable preparations for the shooting of "Garudagarvabangam". National Movietone: A number of scenes have been shot of "Baktha Meera" by director Rao. Andhra Cinetone: His Excellency Lord Erskine, Governor of Madras visited the studio on the 19th of last month and was quite pleased at the hearty reception given to him. The arrival of the Governor was shot in a topical film and has been shown locally. Director Hiren Bose is making preparations for a story in Hindi and Telegu which will go into shooting very soon. Jyoti Films: These people have announced with great pride their maiden production called "Shree Ramalingaswami" in Tamil. High hopes are entertained about the production of this picture and we only hope that they really produce a good picture. Raju Theatres: Mr. Rajagopal Chettiar from TCumbakonam has made the same progress with the shooting of "Gopichand" in Tamil as the (Continued on page 56) Durgabai Khote and Mubarak in "Sougandi" the maiden picture of Nataraj Films. It is a novel social drama with plenty of pathos in it. 53