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January 1941
No, not on the face. Naseem has, on the contrary, a lovely compleocion.
S. P. Singh (Bankipore)
I like Leela Chitnis. I like her face, her figure, her bl\.'.sh. I like everything in her. Now tell me what is it that you like?
The illusion of youth she creates. By the way, how and when did you see her blush?
R. Johnnie (Durban)
A friend of mine insists upon saying that Leela Chitnis does not actually sing her songs in her pictures. Some one else does so. Will you kindly clear the point?
Leela does sing her own songs. Though she is not much of a singer, she dves her job sweetly enough. And it is also possible for some one else to sing for a heroine and synchronize the sound with her lip movements. I wish they do so in case of Sahita Devi, whose pretensions for singing in her pictures outrage every musical ear in the audience. ,
Miss Nelon Devi (Durban)
Has Leela Chitnis any children? If so, how many?
I don't know how many but she has enough children to be many. Leela is our champion mother among our film stars.
Mary Carlyle (Lucknow)
It is a very tedious job to keep on waiting for one complete month to get your magazine. Why don't you bring it out weekly instead of monthly?
A weekly appearance is too much of a bother. A mvnth is not much to wait for a good thing and waiting sharpens the edge of exp( • ancy. If people get things when they want, what will be the fun in living?
Matam Panchali (Bangalore)
Your journal circulates here as a first class magazine. We are all anxious to establish personal contact with you. To see Baburao Patel in person and to chat to him, is to many of us, a fond hope and a proud privilege. Why can't you obl'ge and take the train?
The train will be taken in the second week of February, but in the meanwhile write to Mr. Jayantilal Thakore, Famous Pictures, Bangalore and take your appointment for fulfilling your fond hope and proud privilege, otherwise Jayantilal will pack me back without letting me see you. And, believe me, I will miss you too.
Wilayat Yousuf Zai (Hyderabad)
I want to know the home address of Director A. R. Kardar?
I think Kardar is looking out for some artistes for his new picture in Circo. Well, here goes the address: 3rd floor, Zaver Mahal, Marine Drive, Bombay. And I wish you all luck.
E. S. Unni (Calicut)
Why don't you criticise the South Indian films? Some of the Tamil films which I have seen have been simply abominable. I am of the opinion that a frank and honest criticism will improve matters.
You are right but where do I get the chance of seeing the South Indian pictures? They hardly come to Bombay and you do not expeet me to run up to Madras to see them. According to you they are not worth it. The producers in the South must improve their pictures otherwise they will soon pay the ultimate penalty in failure.
Ehsan Hassan Khan (Aligarh)
In "Diwali Motilal kissed Madhuri so freely. Why this straightforwardness?
It was not so straightforward. It was only a camera kiss and therefore tricky work. But in ordinary life kissing must be straightforward to be some kissing.
Between two girls, Motilal is clearly acting in in "Pardesi" a Ranjit picture directed by Chaturbhuj Doshi.
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