FilmIndia (1940)

FILMINDIA November, 1940 Samar Bahadur Singh (Agra) I have read that Naseem is an expert in motor driving and fearless Nadia does reckless riding. I do both. Can I get a chance to compete with them? You seem to be a Naseem-Nadia combination. Why do you want to compete with girls? The car Naseem drives is a baby model and the horse Nadia used to ride is dead. You should think of bigger things. Jaswant Singh (Agra) Is it correct that Ashalata is the wife of Anil Biswas the music director? The only correct thing in the industry. Is Nemo the same man who is the famous billiard champion of India-M.M. Begg? , Yes. But his break in the film indusiry is not big. Fazal Ahmed Khan (Allahabad) What do you think of Rafiq Guznavi as a music director? Is he a bachelor or has he a family? Yes, he is attached to a family — an entire family— but it is not his own. He is an expert musician and is a man of original talent. A. B. Raghavan (Madura) I would like Baburao Patel to tour the South because I like Baburao Patel more than "filmindia." I don't entertain requests from men. (You know, I am in the film industry and I must maintain its traditions whether I like them or not). M. Ameenali Baig (Shimoga) I, the undersigned aged 21 years, greatly desire to become a film actor. I therefore request your honour to kindly let me know whom I should approach for a job? His Honour is pleased to direct you to His Grace Sohrab Mody whose Temple of Art, The Minerva Movietone is situated at Sewri, Bombay, within a stone's throw of the local fishery. G. Bunsee (Durban). I want Motilal's bust photo? Motilal has no bust. At best it is a mere chest. G. Satyanarayana (Bobbili) In "filmindia" I see beautiful pictures of the Hindi stars but none of our Telugu film stars. Why? The Telugu film producers are perhaps ashamed of their stars and don't probably wish to be laughed at by the whole of India. B. B. Rai (Etah) May I have the personal address of Mr. Motilal Mathur? Has he any children? He is himself a child still. The other day 1 pinched him and he wept for an hour. His personal address, well, should be: Card Room or Swimming Pool, Cricket Club of India, Marine Drive, Bombay. Most of the hours of the day he is in either of these two places and it is from there that the studio recovers him for work. 16 Raj Kumar (Morar) Why is Chandramohan not being tried in "Alexander The Great?" Once bitten twice shy! I don't think Svhrab Mody wants to be beaten hollow again. Besides, Chandramohan is a thief. He stole "Pukar" from old Sohrab Mody and the only way he can recover it is by keeping "Alexander the Great" to himself. Salahud Din (Lahore) I want the address of Miss Snehaprabha Pradhan? Write to Mrs. Snehaprabha Sahu, Santa Cruz, Bombay. Note the new name. She got bored enough with the old one, so she got into the new one. R. S. Mani (Hubli) I am of the opinion that "Lapandav" Navayug's maiden picture is unsuitable for children to see. What do you think? Same, as you do. The picture has been produced in a salaciously suggestive way and therefore becomes highly unsuitable for growing minds. Shewak M. Ramchandani (Mirpurkhas) Kindly let me know why you have forgotten Padma Devi in the September issue of "filmindia." I didn't forget her. She forgot to send me her photograph. Probably, she thought that the photo was unnecessary seeing that her picture "Hindus, than Hamara" is on the screen in Bombay and I can see her better there. Are you satisfied? Brother and sister, but the world didn't think so when Satish tried to feed Jyotl In "Sanskar" a National picture, i