FilmIndia (May-Dec 1938)

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The Editor's Mail ! Readers " when you are worried " write to me. I will do my best j in serving you. Serious matters will be treated seriously, while ! flippant letters will receive like replies. — The Editor. • From: V. G. Dhar (Cocanada). Are you related to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel? Fortunately not. Do you find any points of affinity? From: B. R. Seshagiri Rao (Bangalore). 7s "Gentleman Daku" not a better picture than "Daku Mansoor"? From an entertainment point of view, yes. From: V. N. A. Rao (Madras). If 1 pay a decent salary to Shanta Apte will she come to Madras to work in a Hindi picture? Do you imagine that others on this side cannot afford to pay her a decent salary? There are some who would go in for a lot more than mere decent. Besides, do you think that Prabhat's are playing through their business? They know what Shanta is and they can afford to keep her, apart from knowing how to do so. From: S. B. Hunnaji Rao (Bellary). I am very anxious to see Shanta Apte personally and hear her music. Will she accept my invitation? She will, provided the invitation is torn from your cheque book. But I don't think there are any chances in the near future, as the memories of her last professional tour to Ahmedabad are still too fresh in her mind. From: E. Masih (Bangalore). Where is Sarala of "lambo" fame? I can't tell you the exact address of the place where she has gone, but she departed from this world a couple of months back. In dying the poor girl left Bhavnani without a heroine for his jungle pictures. Who are the four best directors in India? V. Shantaram, Debaki Bose, Nitin Bose, and P. C. Barua, They are, by the way, the only good ones. From: Ramjilal Srivastava (Lucknow). Whom do you prefer in music from the following:— Ratnaprabha, Kanan Bala, Hirabai Barodkar and Indira Wadkar Hirabai and Indira are classic songstresses. They are more suitable for a public concert. Ratnaprabha, though she has worked in seve ral films, is in my opinion, more suitable for a private party. Kanan is a melodious poem in pictures and I like her the best. From: B. N. B. Vathsal (Secunderabad). Why don't you encourage other film magazines besides yours? Is it sporting? I am in business and my first care is my own magazine. I am not playing cricket. Don't you think that V. Shantaram will make a suitable match for Shanta Apte? I think so, but Shantaram ought to. Shanta, of course, should have no objection. Knowing that Shantaram used to act once, I suggest this alliance only in pictures. In any other sphere, I am afraid, Shantaram is not much good, being a married man with a family. From: P. L. N. Rao (Masulipatam). Has Devika Rani got any children? Not to my knowledge. Why are you worrying? From: R. S. Sanghi, (Hyderabad — Dn.). Who is superior in singing: Uma or Kanan? Kanan! Which is the better picture: "Mukti" or "The Unexpeced"? "The Unexpected". Who is the greater genius in direction: Barua or D. K. Bose? Did you say genius? Then I think Bose beats Barua. From: K. Madhu (Bellary). Is there any relationship among D. & E. Billimoria and Ghory? D. <S E. are brothers. Ghory is related to them as a friend. Where is Miss Sulochana now? Has she got her husband? I don't know whether she has got the husband but I know that she was married alright and naturally she ought to have him on hand. She is producing her own picture called "Prem Jyoti". From: Ratansey D. Thakar (Nagpur). Why is Mr. P. C. Barua going to England? In search of something he can't find here. 15