FilmIndia (May-Dec 1938)

Record Details:

Title:
FilmIndia
Date:
May-Dec 1938
Publisher:
Bombay
Volume:
FilmIndia (1938)
Leaf #:
000203
Language:
English
Collection:
India and Global Cinema
Format:
Annuals
Contributor:
The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
March 21, 2024
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Subscription : Inland Rs. 5/Burma €r Foreign Rs. 8/Single Copy As. 6 Proprietors : Filmindia Publications Ltd., 104, Apollo Street, Fort, BOMBAY. Editor: BABURAO PATEL Vo\. 4 OCTOBER 1938 No. 6 TELL US ANOTHER, MR. MUNSHI! When politicians turn patriotism into a profession, a country slowly assumes an atmosphere of fascism. That is what seems to be happening in India to-day. The Congress stepped into power with a big hullabaloo and a long list of promises. The ministers were pledged to carry out a patriotic programme of national re-organization. How far they are keeping this promise is being seen from day to day. One thing however was expected and it is that the Congress would not hesitate to act when problems involving our national prestige were in question. And yet did the Congress Ministry in Bombay act adequately when "The Drum" was being shown in the city? Beyond any shadow of doubt, it is now proved that "The Drum" is an offensive film and its release all over the world impair the national prestige of India. Everyone has taken exception to "The Drum". Elsewhere we publish our review of the picture