FilmIndia (Jan-Nov 1942)

March 1942 FILMINDIA tically. "It is no use having any conventional ideas about modesty, morality and manners. There will be good men and bad men in every field of human endeavour. What counts is the personal character in every branch of human activity and walk of life. That is really one's own pleasure. One is entitled to make any use of it. But we have to teach as many men and women as we meet to make good use of it. There is no reason why the atmosphere of the film line should be considered particularly unworthy. After all, it is the men and women in it who can make it sublime or degenerate. When the industry gets manned by desirable sort of people, the atmosphere will be quite pure and noble and ennobling. Let us have such idealists. Even today, I do not think every film studio is a place that men of virtue need avoid. After all, if there is anything objectionable today, it can disappear only with the entry of unobjectionable persons in it." "Besides, it is ingratitude on our part to dismiss those people as unworthy of cur association from whom we get our best entertainment. It is a high-brow attitude; We need not affect snobbishness. The films have come to stay for all time and we must now see that we get an excellent deal out of them." EQUALITY OF SEXES That led us to a discussion of some current problems and referring to sex equality and particularly to the convocation address delivered by him at the Women's University, Sir Radhakrishnan said, "I do not think there was any difference of opinion between Mrs. Sarojini Naidu and myself on the question of equality between men and women. I am afraid somewhat defective reporting of my address at the Women's University has led to the discovery of difference between us by some peo ple. What Mrs. Naidu said was complimentary to what I said. "I do stand for equality of the sexes in our modern society. I do believe in equality of opportunity. I do think that comradeship and not competition should characterise the relations between the sexes. Nature has ordained that their functions should be different and I cannot think of a time when their functions will cease to be different. Diversity in their physical frames is, no bar to their unity at all. That fits them splendidly for being men's inspirers and not imitators. A child in his mother's hand is like plastic clay and the privilege of motherhood can never be deprecated by womanhood. "Women can play a great part in curing the present civilization of its many diseases. War and national hatreds are the great sores from which modern civilization is suffering and women, all the world over, SILVER FILM EXHIBITORS Kison Mahal, Tribhuvan Rd., Bombay 4. Bombay 16th Dec. 1941. Messrs. The Cine Agency (India) 18. New Queens Road, BOMBAY Dear Seth Ambalal, I have been connected with your Philips Machines since the last 8 years. I have been the pioneer exhibitor to instal a Philips Machine in the CP. at Royal Talkies, Nagpur and with that satisfaction I was mainly responsible for installing the first Philips Machine in Bombay when I was a partner of Silver Talkies at Golpitha in Bombay. I have held a very high opinion of these installations, and it was due again to this complete satisfaction that I purchased a Philips for my Manmad Cinema. For the last 2 years, without a breakdown that machine is going on ceaselessly, and considering this factor I am almost comparing it to a good "Soldier". Its a true saying that "Old Soldiers never die". With my personal regards, Yours faithfully, For Silver Film Exhibitors, (Sd.) F. N. BALAPORIA, Managing Proprietor. ilips For Perfect Reproduction Of Sound and Light Head tvhal people say about PHILIPS n PHILIPS PROJECTOR REMAINS MODERN ALWAYS SOLE AQEVTS FOR PHILIPS. KALEE. DEVRY. CINEMA PROJECTORS & CINEMA ACCESSORIES THE CINE AGENCY (INDIA) 18. NEW QUEEN'S ROAD. BOMBAY 4. 01