FilmIndia (1945)
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October, 1945.
FILMINDIA
HUKAM CHAND GUPTA (New Delhi)
Suvarnalata is frequently seen driving in Actor Nazir's car with a proprietary air. Can you guess the reason why? She must have manufactured that car.
S. A. KALLEEM (Jubbulpore)
What is the difference between a beautiful girl of 18 and "filmindia"?
You can enjoy "filmindia" without incurring any liability. Liberties with 18 will leave behind a trail of little pipers.
KUNWAR (Lucknow)
In "Rattan", a picture directed by Sadiq, we see a full moon in the Divali night. How is it possible? It must be a Muslim Divali.
What is your opinion about Naushad's musical direction?
He has gone up in my estimation since I saw his work in "Geet." What is the difference between Charlie and Sheikh Mukhtar as actors?
The first one makes faces and gets away with it. The second one is punished. The first one is a smart one and realises that he is just one in the world. The second one is a blunt Muslim and thinks that he is all the world.
INDUKUMAR PANDYA (Bhavnagar)
Is the Russian film industry better than that of America?
Not now, with the secret of the Atomic Bomb in American hands. Before that everything Russian was a model for the world.
MALVIKA PATEL (Ahmedabad)
What is the difference between a 'Beloved' and a "Wife?
Wife is the woman who has ceased to be the Beloved. The Beloved is the one who looks forward to becoming a wife. The first one is like an artificial flower in the domestic flower pot — always fresh and never-fading, but without any fragrance. The Beloved is like a rose just picked, beautiful and fragrant, but with a short existence. Both are honest facts of life but their importance depends on individual requirements. Who is better: a husband or a lover?
For grocer's bills, a husband. For heartaches, a lover.
MATHAN Mi. MURTI (Anantapur)
Can an unmarried college girl read your magazine and be quite safe?
Don't worry. She won't have to be rushed to a maternity hospital. My writings are perfectly harmless.
M. A. U. KHAN (Allahabad)
Why don't you go on a hungerstrike as a protest against the present deplorable state of the Indian film industry? It might open the eyes of our producers?
No fears. The blighters will start preparing for my funeral. With the present producers, I would, rather have constipation than starvation^
Who is your enemy No. i ? Bahurao Patel. S. V. SOMAN (Bombay)
Which would you like most: a village beauty, a town beauty or a film beauty?
A film beauty is too synthetic, the city one is too sophisticated, while the village belle is too rustic. A bit of each would make a good three-in-one combination.
RAM NIVAS JHALLA (Saugor)
What would happen if a confirmed bachelor falls for a confirmed spinster?
The affair would have to be confirmed constantly by practical demonstrations before the gallery.
Who is Sadhona Bose's right hand in the production of "Ajanta"?
Our old cartoon-like D. C. Shah, who specialises in publicity of dancers. Once he was Uday Shankar's right-hand man but now his publicitv seems to have changed its sex.
Would you call Lcela Chitnis a brave woman for still taking young leads?
I call the producers brave.
Will Vijay Bhatt cast Ranjana as the heroine of his next picture?
Vijoo has still the elder brother as his partner and eight more Evergreens as more partners, Ranjana's chances are 9 to 1.
Is philosophy a real guide to human life?
It is post-mortem wisdom that hits the human brain after 'life' has happened.
Is it necessary to spend a big amount of 10 lakhs on a picture of slum life only to bring home to the slumdwellers that slums are bad?
Those ten lakhs will at least clean the slums in the pockets of the people who are working on the picture.
10 CASH PRIZES FOR 10 QUESTIONS The proprietors of "filmindia" will award every month 10 cash prizes to the readers whose auestions are considered interesting or elicit interesting replies .in the "Editor's Mail". The Editor's decision shall be absolutely final in awarding the prizes as follows:— 1st Prize Rs. 25|-, 2nd Prize Rs. 20|-, 3rd Prize Rs. 15!-, 4th Prize Rs. 10'-, and 6 consolation prizes of Rs. 5 each. The names of the prize-winners will be announced every month in "filmindia/ and the amounts will be remitted to them by Money Order. No correspondence will be entertained.
PRIZE WINNERS FOR OCTOBER 1st Prize Rs. 25| to Malvika Patel (Ahmedabad); 2nd Prize Rs. 20 to Ram Nivas Jhalla (Saugor); 3rd Prize Rs. 151 to S. Ashraful Imam (Patna) ; 4th Prize Rs. 101 to Prithi Paul Singh (Lahore), and 6 consolation prizes of Rs. 5 each to Harish Chandra Golash (New Delhi); S. A. Kalleem (Jubbulpors) : G. N. Paine (Benares): B. Yeshwant Rao (Yizagapatam) ; M. A. U. Khan (Allahabad); C. L. Sethi (Mhow).. Money Orders are being sent to all the prize winners.
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