FilmIndia (1939)

tyotes Gind Tleivs lillllillllia 's" 9nten6iu-e Agitation againdi AtiU-9.ndLati JHctubeA. "Boycott Foreign Pictures" Says the President. The Drum " Banned and Rebanned in Nagpur — N. J. Naidu Owes the Nation an Apology — RIDPUR FILM CONFERENCE )n the 29th and 30th January 9, the First Film Conference of ngal was held at Faridpur with Anadinath Bose presiding. The nference was opened by Mr. B. Sircar. Managing Director of : New Theatres Ltd., and was ended by delegates from all r the province representing ferent interests in the Indian n industry. The success of the Conference s due to the untiring efforts of Devaki Bose and Mr. Jagadish akrabarthy, the two joint seereies. teferring to the foreign domlion Mr. Anadinath Bose in his >rt, but brilliant presidential Iress said, "In Bengal, most of businesses are controlled by foreigners. The cinema busts is one of the few on which Indian grip is still stronger, t will this grip stand the strugwith the foreigners who make chines, manufacture films and mlcals, produce pictures and Id palaces to carry away ship ds of gold from this country ry year? I say "No," unless we te, form Associations and So;ies in every province, make m strong enough to get meaes passed, to protect, encourage [1 stimulate the industry." TI-INDIAN PICTURES .ddressing an appeal to the e-going public, the President 1, "Another burning question of day is how to stop the vilifllon of India all over the world ough films. Bigger brains are fking to put, a, stop to that, but I tell you, the remedy is in your control. If you refuse to see any picture of the producers who are producing such obnoxious films, the desired result will be achieved sooner than by appealing or making representation to the Government." A resolution passed by the Conference reads as follows:— "This Mr. Ram Bagai, filmindia's Hollywood correspondent and representative. Conference records its strong disapproval of the policy and action of certain producers in foreign countries, who deliberately and persistently vilify India through their films inspite of numerous protests from Indians in India and abroad. The Conference requests the Central Government as well as the Provincial Government to take all possible steps to put a stop to this practice by banning such pictures In India and appraising of the Government of the producing country of its serious effects and urges on the Distributors, Exhibitors and the cinema going public to organise an effective campaign for boycotting films of such producers." Bravo Bengal! TRIBUTE TO THE FATHER! ! The Bengal Motion Picture Conference passed another resolution: "That this Conference pays its sincere tribute to the founder of the motion picture industry Mr. Dadasaheb Phalke who was the first person to produce India's first full length picture." The Faridpur Conference has taken the industry a step nearer to its ultimate goal. Thanks to Messrs. Devaki Bose, B. N. Sircar, P. C. Barua and all others who made the Conference such a huge success. PHALKE PURSE FUND COMMITTEE Consequent upon the lead given by "Filmindia", prominent members of the Indian film industry have formed a committee for the Phalke Purse Fund. The personnel of the Committee is as follows: Sardar Chandulal Shah, (Chair man), Mr. V. Shantaram and Mr. E. H. Mamooji (Vice Chairmen), Mr. Baburao K. Pai (Hony. Secretary and Treasurer) and Messrs. Baburao Pendharkar, Jayantilal Thakore, M. B. Billimoria, M. A. Fazalbhoy, Dr. A. M. Patel, Chimanlal B. Desai, L. Alopi Pershad, L. Jagat Narain, H. N. S. Subba Rao, Khan Bahadur G. H. Dossani as the members of the Committee. The office of the Committee will be: Neelam Mansions, Laihington Road, Bombay No. 4, and the Hony. Secretary will be in charge of all the executive work. A substantial purse will be presented to Mr. D. G. Phalke at the time of the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of the industry. "THE DRUM" BANNED & REBANNED In a letter to the Editor Mr. W. R. Warhade, B.Sc, LL.B.. Advocate, Nagpur City, writes;-^. 27