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PILMINDIA
March 1941
N. R. Anand (Rohri)
I am in the 5th standard. I want to act in films. Please consider me as your son
Considered. Now I insist on your completing your studies first. There is plenty oj time ajterwards jor acting.
Abid Abbas (Muttra)
I understand that Motilal is very fond of "filmindia"?
Yes, more so when his owyi photographs with Madhuri are printed. I am told that, nowadays, he jrames these photos.
Miss K. Vanajakshi (Nagenahalli)
Has Mr. Baburao Patel even a nodding acquaintance with Kanerese?
Not with the language but only recently I nodded to the Kanarese literary giants at Bangalore and bestowed a little more than a mere nod to some sweet Kanarese charmers.
Don't you think that Director Kardar is coming nearer to Director Shantaram in direction?
Kardar has been coming for a long time now.
Nur Jehan doesn't seem to like Kantilal so near in "Sasural" a Ranjit picture.
I will tell you when he comes. In the meanwhile Shantaram is running away jrom him with every new picture.
I. C. Lalla (Quetta)
Is Snehaprabha, the heroine of "Punar Milan" and Prabha, the heroine of "Ummid" the same person? If not, who is Pradhan?
The first one is Pradhan not merely in name but in talents too. Prabha and Snehaprabha are two different girls.
A. K. Pitamber (Lahore)
I think you would oblige millions of admirers of the "elephant" if you do not publish the reviews of N. T. films. They make us think that there is some personal grievance behind your writings.
There cannot be any personal grievance as I am not a blind jollower of trade-marks like you. I take pride in being an intellectual picture-goer and the day Prabhat stops giving good pictures, it will also taste the lash from my pen as N. T. is doing now. A joiumalist has no axe to grind. A good picture is my only demand, whoever produces it. If the elephant had millions of admirers, as you presume, "Andhi" and "Har JeeV would not have failed miserably. Where were those sincere millions then? Why did they not come and feed the elephant? It would have been a better gesture than shouting at me. If you are all admirers o/ the elephant why don't you occasionally visit the zoo? It will be a better pastime than seeing some of the flops produced by New Theatres recently. Why don't you all write to B. N. Sircar of New Theatres and ask him to produce better pictures?
K. M. Patel (Dar-Es-Salaam)
May I ask why the editor of '"filmindia" is keeping a young handsome lady as a secretary?
Now, ycu are asking for business secrets. By the way, I am not keeping her, I am employing her, if you don't mind. And now, read elsewhere in this issxie her confessions and you will know why.
M. S. Badat (Durban)
Kindly let me know where Shanta Hublikar, the girl who gave such a marvellous performance in "Admi". is at present?
You will soon see her in "PrahhaV a social story produced by Tarun Pictures.
Miss Leila Pershad (Delhi)
Hasn't Leela Chitnis spoilt her career by appearing in "Ghar-ki-Rani," such a rotten picture which is not worth seeing?
Good and bad picticres are all in the day's job to an artiste. A bad picture often becomes a popular