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February^ 1941
FILMINDIA
the procedure of nominating members at the sweet will of one person, namely Mr. Desmond Young, is to say the least, hardly constitutional and certainly not in keeping with the democratic traditions of the British Government. Admitting for a moment that the Board acts merely m an advisory capacity it was still necessary that different public institutions should have been represented on the Board by the method of asking institutions or associations to elect their own representatives on the Board. The method of nomination followed by Mr. Desmond Young, therefore, seems a bit too dictatorial for the present times.
In my opinion a Film Advisory Board, mainly intended as at present for producing propaganda films to help the country in its war effort, should not have had any representatives of the vested interests in the motion picture industry on its Board. An Advisory Board of this nature should have had people of experience, emmence and education who represent institutions like the University of Bombay and other cultural institutions in this country. Only people having a splendid back
Nalmi Jaywant makes her debut in "Radhika" a musical produced by
National Studivs.
ground of education and knowledge and experience of mass psychology can be in a position to advise the Government what would be good propaganda in these times. I doubt whether film producers, film distri
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Dutors and machinery dealers are sufficiently qualified to advise Government on this vital activity during war times and moreover there is a likelihood of these people being personally benefitted through the activities of the Board.
While disagreeing with the choice of men I would like to know why the democratic method of representation by election was not followed by Mr. Desmond Young if he had to take people from the Indian film industry.
FOREIGN INTERESTS ON THE BOARD
Another point that strikes me as rather unusual, and possible only in this country, is the nomination of the representatives of three foreign companies like Metro, 20th Century Fox and Warner Brothers (all American firms) on the Film Advisory Board which is essentially an Indian body under the Government of India. I wonder whether in England or in America foreign representatives would be taken on a similar administrative body of the Government. But in India it seems that anything can be done.
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