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November 1941
riLMINDIA
Smart and sophisticated, Sumati Gupte looks a new girl in "Old and New", a social picture of Famous Arun.
Even Mr. Y. A. Fazalbhoy does not probably know where the huge number of files are deposited. Our film people have closed their community shop and each one has returned to his own sausage factory to produce pictures which he says are "unique", "epic", "gorgeous", "spectacular", "startlingly beautiful" etc.
The hope that was created in the Easter of 1939 has today become a beautiful dream. The unity that was then reposed in the womb of the future is today dissipated. The promise that was given then is today not kept. The faith that was inspired then is today broken. The opportunity that was created then is today debauched. Thanks to these early monsoon frogs who assembled and made enough noise to disturb the neighbour's sleep.
Once again, Hope is on the horizon. Once again it reflects rainbow hues of new activity. Once again as journalists devoted to this industry we look forward to a new future of unity and
organization. A new spark has rekindled the old flame and once again we feel that for its very existence the industry should organize itself if it is ever to take its legitimate place in the planning of our nation.
At the tea party given to Mr. Satyamurthi, Sardar Chandulal Shah has made a new promise of meeting together oftener in the general interests of our film industry. He has even promised to lead a contingent of representatives during Christmas to Madras to meet our colleagues there and exchange views with them. It is all too good to believe.
And yet Sardar Chandulal is not known to have broken a promise once given.
Are we seeing a silver lining to the dark cloud of decadence that hangs over our film industry or are we merely dreaming?
Time alone will answer the question.