FilmIndia (1948)

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Spectacular sets add grandeur to Ashok" produced by the ancient story Bombay Cinetone. in "Samrat nt time picture?. The theatre as all happy at this Hindu Musn unity moment in the picture id I most heartily thank you r such a good drop. "Not only the theme and dirccm were of the top grade marks it also the songs were sung rite originally by Smt. Sushila ani. I was fortunate enough to ar such a voice. "All that I liked in the picture esides many other entertaining ems was the singing of Smt. dshila Rani from her inner heart deed, without making any copy other songs." EMBAY. L. D. Bhatt. SPARE US THE TORTURE "Of all the tortures that the Udience has to undergo while eing an Indian film, the torture hearing the songs at unwanted laces is the hardest. In stead of roviding any entertainment, they mply become boring and get on ne's nerves so that one feels like osing one's ears or running out the hall. No one can deny lat good songs are very essenal inasmuch as they add charm ) the show. But it should not c forgotten that they should be ing at the proper place and proer time. "It seems that our producers are following a traditional way of putting the songs in the picture. In every film, there must be about half a dozen songs sung before the idol of God (without whom no picture can be made^. and at least one song at every death. Then there are songs for every aspect of Nature, storm. FILMINDI A lightning and rains. Our heroes and heroines indulge in their song singing business at every place on earth. They will sing in cars, trains, buses, streets, hospitals, bazars, hotels, libraries and where not! They may or may not sing at their happy moments, but they must sing in the hour of their intense grief. "It will be a welcome feature if the producers turn their attention towards the proper allocation of the songs in the pictures. All that the audience needs is only a few songs at the right place and right time." Sati/a Prakash. SAUGOR. C. P. FILTHY STUFF "Every picture ought to have some sort of lesson for the public, and it should be the prime duty of the producers to give us pictures aiming at the betterment of our social, moral and intellectual aspects. "But what do we get on seeing pictures like "Mun-ki-jeet", "Sona Chandi" etc. and the latest "Shchnai"? Nothing except the demoralization of our society. Moreover, these producers have brought us so low. that people begin to throw money on the stage screen. Veara is not worrying about the grocer's bills, she is thinking in Jagat Pictures' maiden-production "Veena". 59