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FILMINDI A
more pictures for inclusion in your anti-corruption drive in the film producing business.
"Durban", which is running with a crowded hall in this city of ever increasing picture houses is one of them. In spite of your severe criticism every month the censors seem to be deaf eared. This picture contains some filthy dances which are nothing less an example of intense sex-appeal, which clearly predicts that the film people will adopt nudism in the very near future.
"The second one is "Shehnai'* of Filmistan. Though it has proved a box office hit, it has left no stone unturned to massacre the morality of the masses. I refer to songs 1. "Jawani ki rel chali jae" and 2. "Ana meri jan sunday ke sunday" fully well supported by vulgar gestures of the body.
"Are not such pictures sure to bring moral degradation and mental corruption to our young tender minds?
"When will the so-called cultured censors and producers have even the common sense to differentiate between good and bad?" LUCKNOW. K. P. Srivastava
WILL YANKS STOP "BLOODY INDIA"?
"Recently I came across a news item that the President of the Film Board of America is going to pay a visit to India and other far Eastern countries on a business tour. I request you, Mr. Patel, on behalf of the cine-going public, that on that occasion, of his ensuing visit, you please discuss with him, if necessary with some national leaders, for not screening the "Bloody India" picture in America and get an assurance to that effect. If you do this it will not only save India's face in the outside world but also its age old glory and tradition. Hope you will do the needful at that time."
NEGAPATAM. N. Ganapath. "SAFAR" NONSENSE
"Just a few days back, I went to see the picture "Safar". Its director must be very proud of the strange story as well as of its some vulgar scenes. The acting of the heroine as well as of her first lover is quite unconvincing. Can it be possible for a respectable girl (as shown in the picture) to act and sing like the heroine sang the 2nd song? How rubbish was the song, acting and winking etc. Besides this, the
April, 1948
Touche Road, Lahore is a B.Sc! student, 5 -7", and 20 years of age
pair dances were also very exciting. What to say of the overact i ing of the first lover! Director i; responsible for all the actings, bu he must be feeling as if he ha: produced a progressive picture, do not know why the censor overlook all this nonsense. Wha is your opinion Mr. Patel?"
Miss Xeena Bhasin
AMRITSAR.
EPITAPH
"Your epitaph on Bapuji is i parable by itself and incidentally I can say, an Indian chapter ha been added to Bible.
"How did you get the idea?
"Please accept my sincere con gratulations on your production of Gandhi's supplement to "film india" February '48.
T. Yinnt/a Kumar KURDUWADI.
BRICKBAT FOR SHANTARAJ'
"Permit me to pay my homag to once upon a time's best dircc tor Mr. V. Shantaram.
"I happened to see "Jivan Ya tra" at Allahabad. As this wa a film directed by Mr. Y. Shan taram, I forced two of m; friends to come to the pictur house. But on seeing the pictur we were so much bored that no only I felt sorry for my mone; but for the time as well. Alon with this boredom, I also got tlu