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FILMINDIA
September 1940
vinces in India. Why don't you help the South Indian producers by popularizing their films in the other parts of India? Don't you think you will be doing a great service by balancing their economic budgets? You must do something to get them extra revenue from other provinces.
So often I have said that I am only too willing to do my bit for the South Indian film industry. But I can't serve unwilling masters. Look at your producers. Are they really anxious to spread their activities beyond South India? I doubt Otherwise my constant appeal for news and photographs would not have fallen on deaf ears. A business which for its very existence needs country-wide publicity is being denied its vital demand. How do you then expect the South Indian films to secure a market in the North? Even the free publicity which I often offer is not being taken advantage of by your producers. I guess some of them are too busy with their girls to worry about business. If that teaser excites them to action, I shall be only too happy.
P. K. Satpute (Sholapur)
What has become of K. C. Dey?
See "Andhi" and you'll know what has become of him. It is a cruel thought and still this is one occasion where his blindness is a blessing and saves him from heart-burning.
Daryanomal Dudani (Larkhana)
Why are the film actors called stars?
Probably because they are seen at night and shine in the dark.
Hardial Singh (Amritsar)
Have Sikhs a place in this industry? I can sing and act. I am educated and good looking. But I have a beard — a beautiful beard.
There is nothing wrong with Sikhs. They are as welcome as others, but in the acting side of the
industry that beautiful beard of yours is going to prove a stopper. A beard for our heroes is not in fashion yet. The producers will have to find special roles for you. Try Sohrab Mody who will soon be producing a costume picture and it will save him the expense of a make-up if he takes you. We have some Sikhs already working in the industry. Two, I remember now, are Mula Singh, a soundrecordist and Harbans Singh, secretary to Rai Bahadur Chuni Lall. Both are very popular in spite of their aged beards on youthful faces.
V. Chhatra Pati (Hyderabad)
Who is Miss Sharda Ram Krishna who wrote that brilliant article on "Admi"?
She is a school teacher and teaches in a school at Dadar. She had promised to see me but she did not. Don't you think she writes well?
D. Appa Rau (Cocanada)
What is the age of Baburao Pendharkar?
That is one man whose age is difficult to tell. He is as old as the man of the mountains or as fresh as a new born babe. He has been playing the villain so long and villainy has an uncertain age. Still, a safe way to find out his age is to look at his playmate of the day. He is the age his mate wants him to be.
R. N. Vinaya (Agra)
Why are the actresses paid more than the actors? Because the industry is run by men.
Narayana Arora (Simla)
I want to invest about three thousand rupees in some good film company. Can you tell me in which film company can I invest?
You can choose any from the three in the news: Bombay Talkies Ltd., National Studios Ltd.. and Navyug Chitrapat Ltd. The first two are in Bombay and the last one is in Poona.
This is the complete family of a saint. "Narsi Bhagat" a Prakash picture threatens to create new box]g office records.