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FILMINDIA
December 1938
Don't be surprised if you learn next that Sabu has become a Saint.
I read in your paper that Prithviraj is a better actor than Saigal. If that is so, why don't the New Theatres pay him more than Saigal?
Because Saigal has a gold mine in his throat.
Baburao Pendharkar, whom you call the best character actor in India, must be earning a lot. Can you tell me what he earns per month?
Since he has become a producer, all that he has earned is a debt. He used to do pretty well, before he took up this new role.
From: Swadesh Kumar (Meerut).
I want the private addresses of Ashok Kumar,
Prithviraj and Leela Desai. I need their photos in
natural poses.
Do you presume that they are unnatural when they pose for photos in the studio? Besides. I don't know their private addresses and I have no need to.
From: L. M. Karulkar (Bombay).
Is it true that Shanta Apte intends going to Hollywood after 1940?
Till she goes, what is wrong in believing so?
FroM: L. Venkatrow (Rajahmundry).
Is Vithal alive or dead. Has he given up film acting?
He is alive. Now he lives and does not act.
. .Who gives the best melodious music from the following:— Shanta Apte. Uma, Kanan, Devika Rani, Ratnaprabha and Bibbo?
For sheer music, Ratnaprabha leads the way. In lilt Kanan becomes a close second. Uma is sweet to hear. Shanta Apte displays cultivated talent. The other two are not known for their music.
Which company in India produces the best picture from the view point of variety and quality?
New Theatres.
Can any him star in the world act the part of a villain better than Boris Karloff?
Villany in life or in the pictures has many facets. Boris Karloff is not at all a big actor according to my conception of acting. Nature seems to have prepared him for horror roles. He adds very little to that by any acting.
From: V. N. Kak (Ajmer ).
What has happened to Raja Sandow?
Indeed! what has happened to him? I don't think anything can happen to Raja the way I know him. I know something happens to those who meet him.
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