FilmIndia (Jan-Nov 1942)

July 1942 FILM INDIA Never. Because Shantaram no longer belongs to Prabhat. He has cut away and he can no longer give the "Prabhat Touch". He will have to use his own in future. I think, it will be a very long time before we see a Shantaram picture, not at least till Shantaram features in the Birth-day Honours List. L D. Rastogi (Meerut) What do your own children think of you when they read the editor's mail in "filmindia"? They ask me: "Why do you have to write that way, papa?" "To save you from it and make life easier for you" is my uniform reply. Imtiaz Ahmed (Azamgarh) Dcn't you like New Theatres' pictur^-s? Not the recent ones. The last one I "aw was "Saugand". Somehow I sat through till the tenth reel but as the real story did not start till then, I refused to get more bored.. When a really good picture comes along from New Theatres, I shall be the first one to tell you. S. R. Maharaj (Durban) the Isn't charming Padmadevi coming back to screen after "Hindusthan Hamara"? She has been on the screen all along, making a greater name than she ever made before, but she Not catching her ears but closing her eyes. That is what Pahari is doing to Leela in "Between You Ard Me." has been working in Bengali pictures. And Bengali pictures are probably not shown in your place. K Chand (New Delhi) Dees Mazhar Khan stammer? Heavens, no! He only stammers when friends ask him to speak about himself, which is unlike Chandramohan who gets four tongues when Chandramohan is the subject. Is stammering a disqualification in the film line? // it had been so, Chowdhary, Nandlal and Khosla would not be directing pictures. Miss Anila Pershad (Delhi) To the best of my knowledge, the word ' damn" is colloquially used but never in the presence of ladies. Why does "filmindia" use it so often? Dear Utile lady, had the word "damn" not been in use, there would have been many more murders in society. This word helps to relieve you of the congestion of conflicting emotions and acts as a good corrective to bad temper. The word by itself is harmless and means only strong censure. The notion that it should not be used in presence of "ladies" is now orthodox. Ladle* themselves often use the word with beautiful effect. And the lady who shudders at the word even in 1942 should really leave this sweet old world as soon as posswle. Mrs. P. S. Pushpavani (Rajahmundry) What do you think of Snehaprabha Pradhan" How do you like her acting and personality? I want her home address. / think a lot of her as an artiste. She is clever and versatile in her work. She stays at Manik Jyoti, 80 ft Road, Poona 4. Saiyid Shabheer (Aligarh) How far is a studio executive justified in selecting tZtll " aPtreSS Wh° iS 3 m°ther 0f no 1-s than three kids to portray the role of virgin? Why should you go behind the screen and count her kids. If in the portrayal of a virgin the actios radiates a school-girl complexion, isn't it enough for sc.een purposes. And if a mother snil retains the appearance of a virgin after three wH 't a COmpliment »° her womanhoods What you should worry about is only the appearance of the person or, the screen. * D. K. Ali (Patna) How are you getting on with your secretary? : Quite well, thanks. I have a new one now and she is not got used to me yet. Ask that question again after two year* dnd 1/ she U stSU EeZ take it that everything has gone on well. J. 21