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FILM INDIA
August 1938
ABHAGIN
Produced by: New Theatres Ltd.,
Calcutta. Released at: Minerva Talkies,
Bombay. Date ol Release: 2nd July 1938. Bombay Circuit Distributors:
Supreme Film Distributors,
Bombay.
Cast: Mollina, Vijaykumar, Prithviraj, Devbala etc.
Screen Play: (By Phani Mujumdar). The picture has hardly a story to boast of. What little it has it begins in the last two reels and ends with the picture. The whole affair is rather far fetched and stretches the imagination unsympathetically. The continuity is faulty and defective.
Language: (Hindi). (By Shore)The dialogues are not particularly intelligent, on the contrary
they are unnecessarily made difficult and awkward. The song compositions are not very happy, barring that of the last song.
Music: (By R. C. Boral.) With the exception of two tunes which were attractive the rest of the music was not enterprising. One of these songs is sung by Harimati. Background music was rather indifferent.
Photography: (By Bimal Roy). Good in parts. The outdoors were more satisfactory than the indoor work.
Recording: (Profulla Roy). Mr. Roy will have to spend some more time experimenting before he could be called a good directorWeak direction is responsible for several situations having remained undeveloped throughout. Mr. Roy should also study
tne psychological angles of situations before they are translated on the screen.
Perlorwances: Once again Prithviraj is easily the best, because he gives a natural performance. Mollina also gives a sympathetic portrayal, but she has not been directed well. Vijaykumar is heart breaking. He looks like a thorough milk sop and at no stage in the story is he interesting. Devbala is quite good. Others in the picture don't count.
Publicity: Too poor and not at all enterprising.
Box-oHice Value: This picture will never pay in any station or any province as much as other N. T. pictures. It will be a great risk for exhibitors to offer a minimum guarantee as the picture has got no entertainment value.
In Gramaplione Singer" Bhudo Aclvani gives a good slapstick portrayal. This Sagar picture will be ., soon coming to the screen.
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