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FILM INDIA
August 1938
FRIGHTENED FAZALBHOYS?
The biggest surprise oi the month, however, and a real surprise at that, was the decision of the Fazalbhoy Brothers to discontinue their production activities in General Films.
It is difficult to find any reason for this unless the Fazalbhoys have come to the end of their financial resources and wish to stop on the way to recover their breath.
Their first picture "Chandrarao More" though not much to speak of in quality, yet proved so successful at the box-offices that the General Films immediately secured a respectable footing in the marketThree pictures which are ready in hand namely, "Baghban", "Pati Patni" and "Industrial India" also give good hopes of success.
And yet the Fazalbhoys declared that they are stopping production. A strange family this, to close down production just when they were making a name and would have soon made money.
If the Fazalbhoys' close down they will throw out of work another 250 persons, and the sighs of
these starving men will certainly demand a reason of closing from their erstwhile employers.
Are the Fazalbhoys frightened of competition or have they now discovered that this business of production is not theirs?
Businessmen like Fazalbhoys should not throw up the sponge so soon. General Films ought to continue production.
A CORRECTION
Director Shantaram has drawn our attention to a reply given by us to V. M. Sukumar (Tellicherry) in the July issue of "filmindia". The reply as it appears in the issue unconsciously imposes on the great director a liability of a definite opinion. And all this has happened because the printer has dropped one complete line. It is greatly regretted and now we reproduce below the question and answer as in our original manuscript.
From: V. M. Sukumar (Tellicherry).
1 would like to know which is the best cineprojector?
According to Director Shantaram "Bauer" is the machine that is used in 300 theatres. It must be therefore the best. It can be relied upon and is backed by excellent service
Kumar and Maya in "Postman" a Sagar picture.