Filmindia (1941)

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June 1941 F ILMINDI A some tigers and lions in addition. Director Balwant Bhatt is in charge of not only the players but also the tigers and other wild beasts. We only hope that the other unusual artistes do not make a short meal of the director. NAVYUG CHITRAPAT (Poona) "Amrit" a social story, starring Baburao Pcndharkar, Meenaxi, Vinayak and Lalita Pawar, has been released at the Minerva Talkies in Poona where it is drawing huge crowds which appreciate this excellent picture given by Director Vinayak. It could not be released in Bombay due to the riots but no sooner the riots are over, the picture will take its place on the screen. Other pic'aires that are likely 'm go into production immediately are called "Pundalik" and "Sangam." ATRE PICTURES Whoever has seen the maiden picture of this company comes telling us that "Charano-ki-Dasi" has become an excellent picture. We can bank on the fact that it must be having an excellent story because Mr. Atre has written it and perhaps it is well directed being in the hands of Gajanan Jagirdar. But let us all While Mehtah takes the rose hath in "Chitralekha" Ram Dulari reads the love message. There is more breakage within him than what you see in this home. Sheik Mukhtar gives a hea^rending portrayal of an all-absorbing brotherly love in "Sister", a National picture. wait till the picture is on the screen which is expected to be sometime in the month of July. SELECT SERIAL SUPPLY "Chitra-Lekha", that successful costume picture of Film Corporation of India, will not be released at the Lamington Talkies owing to the riots. If half of what Mr. Lim Billimoria, its disti-ibutor, says is true. "Chitra-Lekha" ought to be a marvellous successor to the triumph of "Qaidi." BRILLIANT PICTURES Believing that everything old Is dying out, these producers have launched almost a revolutionary social subject in taking up "Municipality" which is perhaps the best satire on the present day democratic local self-Government. The story is written by the eminent Marathi humourist Madhavrao Joshi and its production seems to be safe in the hands ot Mr. K. Narain Kale who