FilmIndia (1940)

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January 1940 FILMINDIA than the present attitude which alternates between the two extremes of uncritical appreciation and snobbish contempt." "When you go to a library or a book-shop how do you choose a volume? By the name of the author, the publishers and in some cases by the press reviews. You have learnt to use this discrimination after years of study and a sub-conscious process of trial and error. Bring to bear the same careful and serious discrimination in the selection of your evening's entertainments. Study the comparative value and characteristics of the work of various directors. You will And that while Devaki Bose suffers from a surfeit of mysticism and romanticism, Shantaram has a more realistic approach to life; that Nitin Bose gives the best all round entertainment and that Barua is constantly experimenting with themes as well as technique. You would find that some of the best films like "Bari Didi" prove BoxOffice failures because the class of people that is capable of appreciating them forms a very small minority of filmgoers." "And thus you come to the conclusion thct the only effective method open to the general public u> help in the development of the Cinema as a cultural medium is to see worthwhile films." RESULTS OF THE FINAL EXAMINATIONS ST. XAVIER S COLLEGE Abdulla Fazalbhoy Technical Institute, Bombay. We give below the names of the students who passed out in the different subjects: — Photography Course Messrs. Tarapjrewalla J. I. (Bombay); Badruddin N.C. (Mombasa); Jain Moti Ram (Delhi); Bhagwagar CD. (Bombay); Bootwalla M.E. (Bombay); Ayer Subramaniam (Bangalore City); Galgali R.S. (Dharwar); Miss Paymaster P.B. (Ecmbay) and Mrs. Patwardhan P. (Bombay). Total number of candidates appeared is 13. Projectionist Course Messrs. Godhia R.F. (Sukkur); Ernaky V. S. (East Godavery Dist.); Shenoy M. Damodar (Bombay); Yar Khan Akhtar (Bombay); Subramaniam Chintham (Bombay); Patri Syamasundaram (Guntur) and Adiah I. Chandra Paul (Madras). Total number of Candidates appeared is 11. Sound Recording Course Part II Messrs. Raju D. V. ( Vizagapatam) ; Lyall Gian Singh (Simla); Athuru V. Rao ( Attur-Kistna Dist.); Chandrasekharrio B. (Guntur); Chandrasekhara Rao P. (Kistna Dist.); Sohoni B. W. (Nasik); Bhagat K. G. (Surat); Asthana R. N. (Hyderabad); Madhava Rao K. S. (Guntur); Laxshmanrao D. (Guntur); Choudhary A. (Birampura); Sarawal Dharmendra (Luc know) and Bhattipralu J. Rao (Guntur) . The number of candidates appeared is 21. ANOTHER GREAT HIT BY THE MAKER OF GOPICHAND PRUM PICTURES STORY -DIRECTION: BHAL G. PENDHARKAR Gorahhnath THE GREATEST OF THE NATH SECT FROM A REFRESHINGLY NEW ANGLE Starring: Leela Nandrekar Vimla Sardesai Bakula Kamala Paranjpe and Danve ^ For Territorial Rights Write To : Peerless Pictures, Charni Rd. BOMBAY-4 9