FilmIndia (1948)

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FILMINDIA June, 194 This is Raj Kapoor with a smile of cynicism in "Gopinath", the forthcoming social of Shanti Lok Chitra. tradition of Elizabethan drama, has cheap comic scenes in between the movingly emotional sequences, soliloquies, prologues and choruses. Judged from the standards of modern realistic, psychological plays, it is an old-fashioned melodramatic tear-jerker. It is the rich, resonant Shakespearean language, the wealth of his imagery, the sweet, smooth flow of his verses, that give literary distinction to "Romeo and Juliet" or any other of the old master's plays. After Hollywood had tampered with the classic dialogue in several previous film versions of Shakespeare's plays, it was M. G. M. that did fufll justice to the old Hard in their version of "Romeo and Juliet" (starring Norma Shearer and Leslie Howard) by presenting his dialogue in its original glory. Kamal Amrohi who has written the Hindustani version for Nargis Art Concern, is no Shakespeare, not even an Agha Hashr, but still he tries his best to fender into chaste Urdu the delicately-worded lines of Shakespeare. His dialogue would have been more appreciated (particularly in the North, as the language has an Urdu bias — in keeping with the period atmosphere of the story) but for the fact that they have not been recorded so well and the re-recording with the background music track has made matters worse. INDIFFERENT TECHNIQUE This brings us to the matter < technique. It is most unfortunalj — almost inexecusable — that in I picture of such dimensions an pretensions, the technique shoul be so shabby. While some scene] no doubt, have been photograph ed with artistry and imaginatioi| others have been just 'murderec1 by flat lighting or newsreelisi outdoor photography. The re Planned M§M With years of experience in the field of illumination, Mole • Richardson have deve € loped lighting units to meet every need Dl F f USER FRAME of modern studios. These lights are three in series designed to meet the varying needs of a studio. They come comple ^ § te with accessories, p BARN DOOR For further particulars write to FAZALBHOY LIMITED /ffl&tioq fltcfa/ie Seunc( ' Stqmeew % 16, New Queens Road, BOMBAY. H OFFICES AT — CALCUTTA MADRAS • NEW DELHI LAHORE KARACHI § STUDIO CAME. RAS. PROJECTORS. DEVELOPING AND PRINTING MACHINES AND OTHER STUDIO ACCESSORIES 42