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FILMINDI A
February, 1941
Bhishma Singh (Pratapganj)
How would you rate the talents ot the following persons in dialogue— writing: — Kashyap, Kedar Sharmn. Pt. Indra. Betab, P. K. Atre?
Dialogue-ivritijig is a difficult art and irrespective of what language they write in, I would rate the persons mentioned by you as follows: Betab, P. K. Atre, Kedar Sharma, Kashyap and Pt. Indra. But mind you, I have not taken into account the quality of the language in this rating. Their rating is arrived at merely from the view point of original thought which is a vital part of a dialogue and always more important than the words used to express.
S. Asghar Ali Wasti (New Delhi)
What is the real name of Charlie, the comedian and where does he come from?
Believe it or not, they called him Nut Mahomed Haji Ahmed when he was born. He hails from Porebunder and was probably packed to Bombay with the ghee that comes from there.
G. Veera Raghava Rao (Vizagapatam)
Please tell me all you know about Anis?
I know that she is the heroine of "Padosi" but
Ishwarlal and Khursheed build a house in "Shadi" a Ranjit picture.
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That is how he looks at her nowadays. Winayak is a trifle more interested in Meena.ri as the heroine of his picture "Amrit". And, ofcourse, he is the hero.
that is not all. The rest I suspect but I don't yet know.
Can our producers produce pictures of the "Frankenstein" type?
Yes, if some of them will themselves act.
Jaswant Singh (Agra)
Who is the producer of Bombay Talkies — Devikn Rani or S. Mukherjee?
Both. Each of them is in charge of an independent unit. After "Bandhan", Mukherjee could be called a little more successful.
Why did Director Kardar leave the National Stu dios? Can you guess the cause?
There is not much to guess. I know it. He had a difference of opinion with the managing direc tors.
Did you ever visit Agra? Tell me. what you think of it?
Several times, for business. Barring the Tai and some archaelogical monuments, I think Agra is a very dirty city and you are robbed on one pre