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April 1941
FILMIND I A
Mr. Govind V. Deshmukh, M.L.A. (Central) who gave the Home Member a good dance for the Film Advisory Board.
(I) Films prO' duced by Gt5i;ernment under contract with various producing companies: —
(1) "A day with the Indian Army."
(2) "He's in the Navy Now" (Royal Indian Navy).
(3) "School for Soldiers" (Training for emergency commissions at the Military Academy, Dehra Dun).
(4) "Planes of Hindusthan" (No. 1 Squadron, Indian Air Force).
(5) "The Road to Victory."
(6) "Making Money" (Showing the evils of hoarding) .
(7) "The Voice of Satan" (German propaganda methods).
(8) "With the Indian troops in Malaya."
(9) "India Arms for Victory" (Tour of the Roger Mission round the munition factories).
(10) "Whispering Legions" (showing the effects of spreading unfounded rumours).
(11) "Raising Air Fighters"
(12) "Drums of the Desert"!
(13) "The British Navy"
[British films "dubbed" in Indian languages.
(14) "Canada's War Effort" (dubbed in Indian languages by arrangement with 'March of Time').
Several other films are nearing completion and the Film Advisory Board's own camera unit, under Mr. Shaw, is now producing.
(II) Composition of the Film Advisory Board:
Chairman: Mr. J. B. Wadia (Wadia Movietone Co., Bombay).
Vice-Chairman: Mr. C. B. Newbery (20th Century Fox Corporation (India) Ltd., Bombay). Members —
Government Representative — Mr. H. W. Smith, J.P., (Times of India, Bombay).
Mr. M. B. Billimoria (Messrs. M. B. Billimoria & Co., Bombay).
Rai Bahadur Chunilal (The Bombay Talkies Ltd., Bombay) .
Mr. Harish Chandra (Motion Picture Distributors, Delhi).
Mr. Chimanlal Desai (National Studios Ltd., Bombay) .
Khan Bahadur Gulam Dossani (Dossani Film Corporation, Calcutta).
Mr. M. A. Fazalbhoy (Photophone Equipments Ltd., Bombay).
Mr. Kapurchand Mehta (Messrs. Kapurchand Ltd., Bombay) .
Mr. Jagat Narayan (Jagat Talkies Distributors, Delhi).
Mr. Dalsukh Pancholi (Empire Talkie Distributors, Lahore).
Mr. B. K. Pai (Famous Pictures Ltd., Bombay;.
Mr. A. Rowland Jones (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (India) Ltd., Bombay).
Mr. G. F. Reardon (British Distributors (India) Ltd., Calcutta).
Mr. M. T. Rajan (Vel Pictures Ltd., Madras).
Mr. V. Shantaram (Prabhat Film Co., Poona).
Mr. A. A. Walter (Warner Bros. First National Pictures, Bombay).
Mr. B. L. Khemka (East Indian Film Co., Calcutta).
FOUR BOARD MEMBERS DIRECTLY BENEFITTED.
Mr. G. V. Deshmukh: "Will the Honourable the Home Member be pleased to state which Indian producers have so far secured production contracts and for which films? And do these producers occupy any positions on the Board or are represented on it?
The Hon. Sir R. Maxwell: "I lay a statement on the table." Statement of Indian producers given contracts for films:
(1) Bombay Talkies Ltd. For "A DAY WITH THE INDIAN ARMY." Rai Bahadur Chunilal Managing Director of Bombay Talkies, is a member of the Film Advisory Board, but the contract for this film was placed by the military authorities nearly a year ago before the Board was formed.
(2) Wadia Movietone Ltd. for "VOICE OF SATAN." Mr. J. B. Wadia, Chairman of Wadia Movietone, is Chairman of the Film Advisory Board. Only actual out-of-pocket expenses incurred in the making of this film were charged.
(3) Mr. Ezra Mir for "WHISPERING LEGIONS." Mr. Ezra Mir is not connected with the Board.
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