FilmIndia (1940)

FILMINDIA March 1940 both decide fci search for Prithvi who is found in a grog shop and after numerous incidents is at last restored to the waiting arms of Sushila. At places the treatment of the story is admirable and particularly the theme sequences between Sushila and Keshav attain a very high intellectual standard and sometimes their very intensity helps to cover a lot of other faults due to illogical suddenness of certain reactions. ALAS, FOR A DIRECTOR In the hands of a better director, a subject like this with its heavy sprinkling of emotion and its bedrock of deeper intellectual understanding, would have become an immortal screen document of the vicissitudes of labour. But Gunjal in my opinion is not expected to understand the true significance of such a theme. Within his own limitations, the director however, has improved on his previous effort. Beautiful photography— exceptionally so at several places — takes the first vote of the audience. But at places it intrudes on the story because the director has chosen to give a screen album of the different poses of the heroine. And yet, after all done and said I think "Mud" is still a very good Now he will get some rare sound tests which few husbands like to record. P. C. Subedar, the popular recording engineer of Ranjit was recently married with almost the entire film industry to witness the happy occasion. picture for its theme, treatment, photography, and performances. By all means, don't miss it. "Mud" is worth two visits, as it is a picture with a definite social significance for all. And it was a good day when the producer decided to film a subject like this. MAZI LADKI (Marathi) Producers: Saraswati Cinetone — Story and Dialogues: Madhavrao Joshi — Music; Patwardhan — Direction: Dadasaheb Torney — Photography: Purohit and Shinde — Audiography: Patil and JadhavCast: Jayshree, Ratnamala, Pandit. Dinker etc., — Released at: Majestic Cinema, Bombay — Date of Release: 13th January 1940. The recent popularity of social comedies has probably encouraged the production of this picture. Though the story opens in bright surroundings, it soon takes a pathetic turn and descends to the levels of a thriller. Mazhar Khan, our versatile artiste Ramesh, a young scholar, is bewill now be seen in Circo Pro ing obviously wooed by Rao Bahaductions' "Suhag". dur Chandrasekar to obtain his consent to marriage with his daughter Rajani. Rajani is a hot modern one and is in no hurry to get herself shackled. Sadhubhau Bhole is a political suspect and runs away leaving his young daughter Sarala in charge of Wamanrao. Wamanrao soon develops intentions against her. The girl who is now transported to the city life, meets people and tries to take up the city smartness. She meets Ramesh at Rajani's house and falls in love with her. Wamanrao of course tries his best to prevent this love affair, but all his attempts are ultimately foiled by Sarala's father who suddenly becomes a free man. Intended as a comedy, the picture ends as a social melodrama. The direction is appropriate, though a little more care in editing would have added speed to certain sequences. Photography is pleasant. Recording, however, called for more care. Jayshree gives a good performance as a new comer to the screen and gives a confident promise of a brilliant future. Dinker steals several scenes with his slapstick performance. "Quite a good one to make you laugh and be pleased with yourself" seems to be the general vote of the audience. Ishwarlal, the superb-actor, plays an important part in "India to-day" a Ranjit picture. 26