FilmIndia (1939)

FILMINDIA No, not to each other but separately. Bibbo has Sardar — (someone, I forget his name, never mind) as her husband while Mr. Satyakam is the proud husband of Prabha. Excuse me, for a moment, your question reminded me of the story of two convent girls. And now don't ask me what the story is. In any case I shouldn't have mentioned it! From: M. A. Khalig (Alanthur). Who is the best known Indian comedian? Who is he? Please tell me! I shall keep it a secret as long as you like. I have not yet come across a comedian in India,. Men who call themselves comedians are more like monkeys than men and that's truth, by all the devils in Hell! (Why get the Gods into this?) From: S. Yeshwant Naik (Nagpur). What is the real name of Meenakshi? What do you mean by "real name"? Is "Meenakshi" her number plate? From: Miss S. D. Sushila (Madras). Is it not surprising that Shanta Apte is not given the leading role in "My Son"? Is it because Shanta Hublikar is better than Shanta Apte in music and personality? What are the real facts and how is Shanta Apte swallowing this displacement? She seems to have gone on a tour to help her digestion if what you suspect is true. Do you really find Shanta Hublikar superior In music and personality? I don't think that there was any particular intention in Shanta Apte's displacement as you put it. I think, Prabhat just wanted another heroine. Shanta Apte is I think reserved for Shantaram's production. From: Akhtar Nawaz (Calcutta). What is this yarn about your illness? You are a fine person. Just when the industry needs you most, you slip away to a nursing home? Yarn, indeed! Besides the place I went to was neither a home nor had it any nurses. Damn it, it was a surgical Hospital and I returned a sick man, having missed what I had looked forward to. From: Mahomed Kamruddin (Madras). What has happened to Nissar and Zebunissa? What has happened to them? They were once married, but nothing happened. So there was a divorce. Now Nissar has gone his own way, Zebunissa her own way. Unless they meet again, nothing is going to happen, so don't worry. January 193 Mr. Nawab is noted, for what? People say that he flatters the boss rather wel and keeps him in good humour. Is he known fo anything else? Why is Kajjan not seen on the screen nowadays'. Because she doesn't work in the studios. Simpl isn't it? From: M. V. Dikshitulu (Cocanada). Will you be good enough to let me know, without reservation, what all you know about Baburao Apte the brother of Shanta Apte. "Without reservation" is a tall ::der. All that therefore known about him is t . it he is the brother of Shanta Apte, an actres of Prabhat. And that is all we need know about -iim as otherwise he has nothing to do with our film industry. From: S. G. Rajulu (Kurnool). Please send photos of Motilal and Surendra in beautiful colours in post card size? I went to Motilal and Surendra to ask for photo' graphs for you, but when they heard your name they were so flattered that they thought they would call on you personally rather than insult you with tiny photographs. You can now write to them and inquire when they intend to give you a look-up. Why not send me your photo. I want to see your face. Send it in post card size with colours. From: P. R. Rajoo (Nagpur). May I know why Rose and Motilal left Sagar Movietone? To go to Poona on the same train. I learn that Motilal is in love with Rose. How far is this rumour true? Absolutely true. And there are several others who are in love with her, including Chowdhary and myself. The only obstacle is that she is not in love with any of us. What about you? What are the ages of the following: — Sabita Devi, Rose and Maya Bannerjee? Eleven, twelve and thirteen respectively on the day you read this. From: Bipin B. (Baroda). Suppose the son of a well known actress were to see his own mother making love, say, to you or to me on the screen what opinion will he form about his mother? If he saw his mother making love to me he would say: "Hullo, what a wonderful man, Mum knows ^ow to choose her man", But if he saw you with 20