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October 1942
FILMINDIA
Salvi and Snehaprabha play together for the first time in "Ever Yours", a
Navayug picture.
kills himself in a tit of temporary insanity. Meera is now an orphan and for a while lives with one of her village girl-friends. But she has to leave that place and very soon devotes herself to the service of God.
And now Meera comes across a Mahant (a Sadhu) who knows herbal medicines. The Sadhu suddenly shatters his asceticism of years and looks purposefully at the youthful charm of Meera. Very soon he is seen making indecent advances. He promises to restcre sight to the Prince, if Meera agrees to submit herself to his carnal desires. In an interlude of mutual restraint, the precious medicine is prepared and the Sadhu demands his price in flesh. Meera, however, manages to escape after killing the Sadhu.
This is rather a tall situation tu believe of a true spiritual follower. And yet we would ;ike to suffer it because in real life we do sometimes find scoundrels knowing some rare herbal remedies.
The girl now rushes with thu medicine to the palace. The blind Prince has now become a King, his father having died in the meantime. The Prince is being looked after by ;> dancing girl appointed by the villous Dewan. When Meera brings the medicine to the palace doorsteps, after a struggle, she is com
pelled to hand it over to the singing girl.
Next day the miracle happens and ence more mere is light in those royal eyes which had darkness before. But new Meera is brought to trial before her very iover for the murder of the Sadhu. For a time things go against rer but when she speaks, her voice is recognised by Kanwar Saheb and the lovers are once again united. It ends well.
Kedar Sharma claims to be an intellectual and always invites true criticism of his work. We have, therefore, been a bit more elaborate about his work, as writer and director of "Arman".
The dialogues of the picture are, of course, superb. That is one thing in which. Kedar Sharma, the master of language, can not disappoint you. The songs are also well worded and some of them are well sung, | in addition.
The camciaman revealed some negligence in taking out-focus long shots especially in some outdoors, inserted on the early songs.
Among the artistes, the best per , formance was given by Nagendra Mujumdar as ' Vyas ' the old artist. ( It was almost true to life. Motilal as "Kanwar" seemed to think tha' immediately a man goes blind his brain stops thinking and his facial muscles get paralysed. Shamim looked sweet as "Meera" but that is alt
To sum up a icng story, the pic i lure is beautiful in parts, excellent in basic conception and well taken pictorially. Kedar Sharma should have, however, been a bit more logical and careful about his shooting script.
They make a fine pair — Hansa and Ja>rai — in "My Village" a social stor)
of Laxmi Pictures.
Printed by Baburao Patel at the New Jack Printing Works, 75, Apollo Street, and published by him for "Filmindia" Publications Ltd., from 55, Phirozeshah Mehta Read, Fort, Bombay.