FilmIndia (May-Dec 1938)

FILM INDIA ST. XAVIER'S COLLEGE. ABDULLA FAZALBHOY TECHNICAL INSTITUTE BOMBAY 1. 1. Radio Service Course 2. Wireless Telegraphy Course. 3. Projectionist Course. 4. Photography Course. \e Winter Session of the Radio and Cinema Courses of this Institute opens on the 3rd January 1939. The Courses of study are of short duration from six months to one year; the least standard of admission is the knowledge of English and Science corresponding to the Matriculation standard, the matriculation certificate itself is not essential. Candidates with higher qualifications such as I.Sc, B.Sc, B.E., etc., can join the Senior Classes. The courses of study aim at developing primarily the practical ability of the pupils in extensive laboratory and workshop practice closely approximating working conditions met with in later professional life. The Institute is open to students from all parts of India and from neighbouring countries, the admission is however by regional quota and takes into account the demand of the trade in preference to the number of applicants from a particular area. Candidates should avoid disappointment by applying early and reserving admission in the prescribed manner. "Detailed prospectus for all courses on application." | Write the name, the address and the Province clearly and ensure a prompt reply. 8 December 1938 argument? Let us have figures of pictures like "Adventures of Marco Polo", "Hurricane", "You Can't Take It With You," "Marie Waleweska", "Goldwyn Follies", etc., etc. And if what Mr. Gogtay says that hardly Rs. 3000 per picture is got by these producers after paying all the taxes is to be believed, we would like to know how these producers can afford to maintain several big and overstaffed offices in different cities of India, maintaining a monthly expenditure of nearly Rs. 25,000. If the business in India does not pay the foreign producers, why do they carry on the pretence of running it? India does not feel obliged to the foreigners for providing an entertainment which is more often vulgar than otherwise. And inspite of this imaginary loss to those good hearted foreign producers, the footage of foreign importations into the country has been steadily on the increase during the last ten years, as is obvious from the custom figures given below: — FOREIGN FILMS INTO INDIA Year Tctal footage Assessed value af Value of Irrport Imported : films in rupees dmy n rupees. 1927-28 10,372,288 20,28,975 1928 29 1929 30 1930 31 10,792,341 10,247,051 10,179,699 19,81,911 19,06,341 19,60,495 Figures from 1927 to 1931 not available separately.) 1931-32 8,979,862 17,10,000 5,29,165 1932-33 9,501,023 19,10,051 6,76,192 1933-34 10,826,366 27,79,462 9,16,571 1934-35 9,026,731 24,88,818 8,80,483 1935-36 8,820,808 25,80,421 9,65,926 1936-37 9,407,888 24,89,887 9,24,498 1937-38 22,278,338 38,14,738 10,22,931 These figures show that the business of importing foreign pictures into India has been paying the foreigners rather too well, to enable them to increase their activities from year to year. Surely, no one would call these hard boiled foreign businessmen fools to run and increase a business that didn't pay them. And yet Mr. Gogtay would have us believe that foreigners were running a losing show for the health of our people. Tell us another Mr. Gogtay! QUOTA ACT? Mr. S. Satyamurti, M.L.A. (Central) has been asking some pertinent and important questions to the Hon. Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan, the Commerce Member of the Government of India, with regard to the Indian film industry.