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FILM INDIA
professional dancing now, as she used to do once. But if you get Sitara to do it, no one will look at your bride. People won't come for your wedding but they will come to see the dancer. Write to her c/o Ranjit Movietone, Dadar, Bombay and ask. What way could be better than that.
From: Kazi Abdul Rehman (Dibrugarh)
Who is the better actor between Mazhar Khan and Yakub ?
Both have plenty of individual points and there is little to choose between the two and yet I think Mazhar is more versatile.
From: G. Vasudevarao Prabhu (Chalapuram)
I know Baburao Pai is the fifth partner of Prabhat. Please let me know the names of the rest ?
Here go the names of the illustrious who pursued industry and wooed fortune to bestow a broad smile : 1. V. Shantaram, 2. Sayed Fatehlal, 3. V. Damle, 4. Sitaram Bapu Kulkarni.
Which is the best Marathi picture of 1939?
"Sant Tulsidas", produced by Ranjit Movietone of
Bombay.
Who is the most beautiful actress among the following : Shanta' Aptc, Rose, Kanan Bala and Maya Banner ji ?
If you mean physical beauty — none. If however you mean beauty in acting, then Kanan would stand first and Rose would come second. Between Shanta and Maya, I think the first one is a shade better. In music, she has a pull in her favour.
Who sings better: Shanta Apte or Shanta Hublikar?
For melody and lilt I like Shanta Hublikar but in sheer music I rate Shanta Apte very high.
From: R. L. Premy (Kashkar)
Where is Mira Devi who was once with Bombay Talkies ?
You will soon see her in Ranjit Pictures.
From: Sardar M. J. A. Khan (Allahabad)
What are the whereabouts of Kamlesh Kumari of N. T. ?
The last I heard was her interview saying that she has left the screen for good. As she dances pretty well she has probably taken to it as a career. I don't know where she is exactly. You know, it is very difficult to locate so charming and enterprising a girl.
What was the real cause of Shanta Apte's hunger strike ?
Probably indigestion. The newspapers had given some reasons but I have not yet seen Shanta's confirma ton of the same.
December 1939
From: N. Cheeranjivi Rao (Secunderabad)
Compare and contrast the dancing of Sitara with that of Sadhona Bose '.'
A difficult question which needs a long answer I shall cut it short and leave the rest to your ima gination and understanding. While Sitara classic, Sadhona is lyric. Where Sitara is vigorous Sadhona is soothing. What Sitara thunder through Sadhona glides through. Sitara expresse more with her feet while Sadhona expresses mor< with her body. While Sitara becomes a passion Sadhona still remains a love. One is a desire, th< other is an emotion. One is a war song, the othe is a love ditty. Sitara becomes an amazon whil Sadhona still remains a woman. This is how th< girls express themselves when they dance and nov tell me which is the better.
Is Master Vithal alive ? Yes.
From: Hemandra Nath (Agra)
My room mate is a very good comedian and h can imitate the sounds of several animals. .Can he ge a chance in the films ?
Ask him to try with Prakash Pictures, Andher Bombay. By the way is your room mate also four footed ? That will be an extra qualification fo Prakash.
Sadhona Bose and Dhiraj Bhattacharya in Sagar's "Kum Earn theDancer" directed by Madhu Bose
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