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FILM INDIA
October 1938
care. Individual dialogues and songs are well recorded, but the crowd shots suffer due to lack of more care. The dialogues, however, can be clearly heard.
Direction: (By Vinayak). The direction of a subject of this nature requires more than average brains. Humour always demands intelligence to deal out or to understand. A social picture without an element of humour is an easier job in direction. But with humour the problem is difficult. A slight mistake and a humorous situation becomes ridiculous. Taking numerous other problems into consideration, the director could be said to have given a good account of himself in this picture and with it makes a bold bid to wrest the crown ot supremacy in Maharashtra in near future.
Performances: Vinayak as the piece-de-resistance proved very entertaining due to his intelligent work. Meenakshi, a new find, gives a new thrill under excellent
direction. Salvi and Jog are good. Javdekar was disappointing.
Special Effects: This is a picture for perfect entertainment — 2h hours of peaceful bliss with a tickle and kick.
General Remarks: Comedy seems to be coming into its own seeing the splendid way "Brahmachari" was received in Bombay. If we get such subjects in future, we shall certainly pull more people to our theatres.
Publicity: Atre's personal appearance and a lecture in the city on the eve of the release gave a good lift to the picture.
Box-Office Value: As the picture contains excellent entertainment it should be booked by all exhibitors.
JAILOR
Produced by: Minerva Moivetone, Bombay.
Released .at: Krishna Cinema. Bombay.
Date of Release: 19th July 1938.
Cast: Sohrab Mody, Sheila, Leela Chitnis, Sadik Ali. Shariffa and Others.
Screen Play: (By Amir Hyder Kama!). A very good subject with a thought provoking theme like this required expert handling. That it didn't get it, is a pity. The writer, at several places, has lost grip of the deveolpment and strayed into inconciusiveness of several sequences. The element of melodrama has been overused at places, making the situations look artificial.
Language: (By A. H. Kamal). Not particularly impressive or attractive, but quite suitable.
Music: (By Mir Saheb). A couple of songs sung by Sheila were good.
Photograaphy: (By Y. D. Sarpotdar). Some of the indoors taken against light showed halation. The other photography was quite good.
Recording: Not careful.
In "Shareef Daku" a Jayabharat picture Padmadevi and Navinchandra once again meet after a long time. The picture promises to be an excellent thriller and is directed by Mr. Govindram Sethy.
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