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Howlers of the Month
"Is human intelligence unbeatable?" ask Prakash in presenting their gorilla. Yes, in their case, the gorilla has proved more intelligent and made the men look
like mere monkeys.
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Contrary to expectations the Royal Opera House didn't catch fire with "Jwala". It merely turned into a casket to hold the ashes of hopes. Now Huns will try to
revive the dead with "Amrit".
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"Devika has 21 candles on her birthday cake" writes a local film weekly. Surely, not those candles which people burn at both ends.
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"Naseem has returned after child birth and will be very soon starting new work with Sohrab Mody" writes the Movies, Delhi. It is just news and needs no comment.
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"Kardar is busy day and night with his "Baghban," writes a film paper. Like an honest gardener he is planting art in the Film City.
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S. H. Mintoo the man who wrote the dialogues of "Kisan Kanya" got married recently. An
act we can't criticise, but he can.
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In "Jailor" a new picture of Sohrab Mody he required a girl to play a blind heroine's role. Leela Chitnis has been taken up for the job. Her thick eye glasses
did the trick.
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In "Industrial India" people say that Director Mohansingh wants to fell us the story of the
Fazalbhoy family, punctuated by all their numerous activities and interests. Where will the story end?
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Rose, (late of Saroj) has been taken up by Sagar to work under Mehboob. Now Mehboob seems to have begun in right earnest in the right rcyal Chowdhary style. By the way, Mehboob was Chowdhary's understudy once. All this is something for Proprietor Chimanlal to think about. The next we shall hear will be Chowdhary directing "Prithvi-Vallabh" at Sagar with Durga Khote, Mubarak, Altekai
and Rose in the cast.
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Mr. M. M. Pohshwalla, once a "boss" at Jagat Talkies Distributors is now a "manager" at Moti Mahal Theatres in Calcutta. Do you know the old saying: "Pride
goes before a fall".
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Denying provincialism in New Theatres, M. M. Begg now a Ranjit artiste says, "Jews, Parsis, Goanese, Anglo-Indians and Europeans are all employed in this one big. happy family." What Mehr Tarapore objects to is that there are no Africans and Abyssinians.
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From "The Educated Fool" Director Atorthy's picture has now become "Pati-Patni". It will soon be called "The Wastrel" as the days shape themselves into months.
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"Desai & Co., of Lahore secure 9 pictures of Prakash and 4 of
Maya, the lovable mischief girl of Sagar gives a sparkling performance in "Dynamite", a Sagar picture.
Bhavnani" writes a film paper. Why not take another Homi Master picture to complete the zoo. » * *
To Mahendra Thakore, a new
Director Sagar has given a new
picture called the "Postman".
Let us wait and see whether the
"Postman" is presenting a V.P.P.
or an Insurance packet.
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For the last one month producers in Bombay were wondering
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