FilmIndia (1945)

FILMINDIA October, 1945 That to counteract "filmindia's" review of "Panna Dai" a producer has to risk the sympathy of a hundred weekly rags. Poor Kamlabai! Her vanity seems to have been terribly hurt. Why not ignore "filmindia" if what Baburao Patel writes is all nonsense and of no consequence? So many counter-reviews unnecessarily put his premium up. That by this circuitous method of counter-propaganda old Kamla is proving to the world that women producers are not quite as brainless as they are taken to be. That unfortunately in this process also, Kamla has again to be in the hands of men inspite of all her brains. That old Kamla is seriously thinking of going back to Sangli — back to the home-town with old homely memories, but Baburao Patel wouldn't let her go till she has sprinkled her brain bits all over India and produced at least two more flops. That Kamla buys a hundred copies of Delhi rags every week and distributes the copies free in Kandevadi. The folks there use the paper for nursery sanitation. Poor, poor Kamla! She can't possibly keep teachers to teach English to all her relatives. And then they will want her to learn it first. That Winayak gave a party to Shantaram and Jayashree; and Kashinath gave a party to Winayak, Shantaram and Jayashrce; and Baburao Pendharkar gave a party to Kashinath, Winayak, Shantaram and Jayashree; and Avadoot gave a party to Baburao Pendharkar, Kashinath. Winayak, Shantaram and Jayashree; and Bhalya Pendhar kar gave a party to Avadoot, Baburao Pendharkar, Kashinath, Winayak, Shantaram and Jayashree; and Jayashree The panel behind Ratnamala attracts attention in "Ratnavali" a costume picture of Amar. gave a party to Bhalya Pendharkar, Avadoot, Baburao Pendharkar, Kashinath, Winayak, Shantaram and Jayashree herself and lastly Shantaram gave a party to Jayashree, Bhalya Pendharkar, Avadoot, Babu rao Pendharkar, Kashinath, Winayak and to Shantaram himself. People wondered whether this Kolhapur family had been starving to exchange so many meals within a week till Atre said it was the Jayashree Week. Poor kid. and she is still living and kicking! Atre, of course, did not risk giving one more party for his Anna because Atre himself is still working off all the parties. The Pendhar kars, the Karnatkis and the Vankudres can't be digested so easily. STOP PRESS 12 MORE FEED THE FILM FIRE After sending advance copies of our editorial to the Municipal Commissioner, to Mr. S. K. Patil, Leader of the Congress Party in the Bombay Corporation and to several others and after receiving their individual assurances to overhaul the whole licensing machinery, we regret to report another tragic fire at Lahore. 12 persons, including five children and one woman, were burnt to death in Lahore on Sunday the 9th September 1 94^, when fire broke out in the offices of the Moti Mahal Theatres Ltd. in a three-storeyed building on Beadon Road. The building was completely gutted and Mr. R. N. Bose, the Branch Manager of Moti Mahal Theatres and his entire family were burnt to death. It is understood that the fire started at 9-30 A.M. on the 1st floor where a considerable quantity of cinematograph film was stored. Owing to combustion the flames spread so rapidly that Mr. Bose and his family were en-rapped without any hope of escape. The charred bodies, which were later recovered by the Police, could not be completely identified. Moti Mahal Theatres Ltd. is a very rich firm belonging to a Marwari multi-millionaire of Calcutta and people expect the wealthy Chamarias to compensate the dependents of the late Mr. Bose, if any are still left. A REQUEST TO READERS "Filmindia" is so completely sold out every month that we often realise that we have no copies left even for our office files. After a recent overhaul we discovered that not a single copy of the following issues was available: 1935: Jan, Feb, March, June, Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec; 1936: Feb, March, June, July; 1938: Nov.; 1939: March; 1941: Nov.; 1942: Jan, Feb. March, April, May; 1944: Jan, March. If our old readers can supply us with all or any of these issues, we shall willingly purchase them at Rs. 3' per copy. Those readers who keep "filmindia" files may kindly communicate with us. The Editor. 22