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OUR REVIEW
masoom" Portrays Muslim Life Excellently
Mazhar Khan Pleases The Critics
With the Indian screen overwhelmed with numerous stories of Hindu social life, the film had helped to set a Hindu pattern of social life to the entire country, with the result that people never had a chance to know how our Muslims lived behind their veils.
The production of -Masoom*, therefore ccmes as a welcome gesture on the part of a producer who has for the first time given to the Indian screen an excellent and faithful portrayal of the intimate life in our millions of Muslim homes.
'•Masoom' smells of the usual step-mother theme. Noor Ali, a rich merchant, loses his wife leaving a little son. Masoom. on his hand. He marries again and the son accepts the new lady of the house as his real mother. Begum also reciprocates the mutual affection for some time. But then her own son comes along and Begum, like any other step mother, change^ her attitude towards Masoom.
Time passes on and Masoom and his step-brother Jamil are now grown-up boys. Masoom is in love with Raihana a playmate of his
MASOOM
Producers: Fazli Brothers
Language: Urdu Story & Dialogues: F. A. Karim Photography: G. K. Mehta Audiography. Hazra & C.
Creed
Music: Mubarak Husain
Cast: Ramola. Mazhar
Khan. Mehtab. Anis, Amjad. Muzammil etc.
Released At: Imperial Cinema, Bombay.
Date of Release: 30th May 1942 Director: S. F. HASNAIN
childhood, while Jamil loves Shahida. a modern educated girl. These two romances travel the usual thorny path of love till both of them end well and excitingly.
Moti'al seems to act a scientist without, of course, being one in "Arman", a
social picture of Ran jit.
Pahari S :nyal stars opposi:c Leela Chifnis in "Between You and He", a Chitra production.
MAZHAR KHAN IS GOOD
Mazhar Khan has given a very pleasing performance. Throughout the picture, as "Noor Ali", he acts the perfect Muslim gentleman perfectly.
Ramola looks sweet as "Raihana" and though she hasn't much to do in the picture, in the few pathetic scenes she gets to her share she acquits herself well enough to get the sympathy of the audience.
Mehtab's semi coquettish performance as "Begum" fails to convince. Her dialogues were far from satisfactory and she seems to have lost a lot of her screen personality.
Amjad who acted the grown-up Masoom proves himself entirely wooden. He has nothing in him* to recommend him for a film actor's post. His unsympathetic face forfeited for him the sympathy of the audience, with the result that Amjad becomes a miscast for the role given to him.
The photography of the picture could have been better. Music also could have been more popular.
Parts of the picture are well directed, but scenario is not happily written. Several situations called for more development. The picture looks slightly amateurish. We hope Hasnain will improve his story material in his future productions.
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