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May 1938
FILM INDIA
cipcrted support. The producers ore now in a state of indecision and might probably take up "Amrit" as the next subject or perhaps may commission Principal Atre to write another social comemdy like "Premveer".
Shalini Cinetone:
That mythological production called "Dhruvakumar" has been released at the Majestic Cinema in Bombay and is reported to have been received well. Their productions seem to improve with every new picture and we hope that the next subject which the producers take will be even more ambitious than "Dhruvakumar"
CALCUTTA
New Theatres:
Saigal who had been ill 'or sometime has now returned to work and the final shots of "Dharati Mata" are being taken to complete the picture by the end of this month.
Director Roy is busy with "Abhagin" and as these shots are the concluding ones this picture is also expected to be ready, even earlier than "Dharati Mata".
Another one called th "Street Singer" is now under production with Saigal and Kanan in the cast. Director Mullick's "Bara Didi" is being rehearsed very fast now that Molina is free.
Bharat Laxmi Pictures:
Director Madhu Bose is giving the finishing touches to "Abhinaya", the story with Sadhana Bose in the heroine's role. By the time this is in print this work will have finished and we will have a new picture from the studio.
All the preparations for "College Kanya", Bengali social are now ready and within the next fifteen days the picture is expected to be in the sets of shooting.
SOUTH INDIA
Premier Cinetone: (Coimbatore).
"Kanda Leela" has already
been released in the mofussil
Their next picture will be called
"Bandit Chief" with M. K. Radha
in the cast. The story of "Ek
nath", a Saint of Maharashtra,
will be produced by Mr. V. R.
Ponnambalam at the Premier
Cinetone.
Central Studios: (Coimbatore).
Their Telugu "Tukaram" had rather a poor reception in Madras. On the whole, the picture was not much liked by anyone. Now they are producing the Tamil version of the same picture. After finishing the same, they will be taking up a social story called "Rambha's Love".
Modern Theatres: (Salem).
Their first Malayalam picture
"Balan", is running well at Mala
Uma and Prithviraj in "Abhagin". Thinking, aren't they?
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