FilmIndia (Jan-Nov 1942)

T March 1942 FILM INDIA The knife is now being used as an argument. And the knife did its dirty trick recently by drawing blood from Mr. Sorabji M. Vajifdar the manager of the Roxy Cinema. Bombay and from a door-keeper of the same cinema. It all happened on the 27th January when "Jhoola" was being screened. We are told that "a section of the Muslim Community objected to some of the words of a duet sung by Mumtaz and Shahzadi as highly offensive to their religious susceptibilities" and taking the law into their own hands the hooligans threw stones and other missiles at the curtain, which was torn. When the unlucky manager of the cinema, with his door-keepers, tried to pacify the hooligans, he .vas mercilessly stabbed in the thigh and so was i doorkeeper. The injured persons were removed to the lospital, where they are progressing well. And he show was resumed under police guard after rresting 20 persons for hooliganism. That was the grim drama played in respect f a perhaps most harmless picture. It is not ecessary here to nail down the real culprits who inned the communal flames for their own benefit. It is a job for the C.I.D. and we hope they lake a good job of it by tracing the real culprits nd punishing them severely. What, however, surprises us is the utter discard of the usual technique followed in case pictures found objectionable to some people, j |hoola" was passed by the censors and if a secbn of the Muslim community had any objection any portion of the picture, it would have ten the correct thing to approach the authorises and make their remonstrations. If the ; thorities had failed to move in the matter, a I aceful demonstration could have immediately Jhieved the purpose. Producers are businessi?n and they do not like a demonstration gainst their pictures. But, evidently, those behind this cowardly ctrage did not believe in respectable and peacef methods and resorted to the cult of the t'Ody knife. It is regrettable that this spirit of intolerance M excessive religiosity is being .encouraged not °!y by the communal organizations but by the a horities themselves. HOW CAN YOU BE One thrilling question. . • six short words — but they come only to those whose skin is petal-smooth. How important it is that you should protect the fine texture of your skin with Icilma Beauty Aids. First pat a little Icilma Vanishing Cream gently into the skin. This will protect your skin and make an ideal base for your powder. Then a dusting of delicious Icilma Face Powder to give sheer chic to your make-up. Finally, massage Icilma Cold Cream gently into the skin every night. It cleanses your skin of every speck of dirt and guards it against roughness. Let Icilma Beauty Aids guide you to even greater glamour and loveliness. •Vanishing cream • Cold cream • Rouge cream •Face powder