FilmIndia (1948)
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August, 1948
WSS ANIMA CHATTERJEA (Bankura)
What would you call a woman of 39 who longs to |Harry a lad of 19 V
A cannibal.
Is there any relation between death and darkness
They are twins. When does beauty need mystery ?
When it fights shy of exposure. What does a man see first in himself?
A flattering picture of himself. What does love mean to a goonda?
A bad brake to his profession. Can a coward become a national leader 9
Not in India. What do you think of polygamy?
A crime against our Congress. What would you call a woman who calls you j 1 aughty boy"?
She is asking for trouble. iHTAR NAWAZ (Nasik)
By answering questions do you not think that your ;-ad will one day become vacant?
My head is not a warehouse for storing junk. It is a factory where thought is constantly manufactured.
1ASHI DATT (Kanpur)
Is kiss merely a teaser?
Not always! It is often a courtesy. LWAHIK S. THAN PI (Jodhpur)
How did you like Charlie Chaplin's latest film, Monsieur Verdoux"?
A shivering affair which somehow produced a great moral at the end. . S. CHAUHAN (Haihr a>)
I am tired of my life and want to leave this world. Biggest me any place where I should go? Isn't there a river near by? '. SKIK V NTH (Mangalore)
Being an inquisitive chap, may I know how much pwry your wife brought you ?
A heart ful. \XMl CHAM) KUMBHAT (Jodhpur)
^In "Bharat Milap" Kama and Laxman lived for •urteen years in exile but no moustaches and beards few on their faces. Why this strange phenomenon .' Gillette's ancestor must have also gone into exile with them. I . \K\I \ SAWANT (Bombav) j Is honesty in politics a virtue?
/ virtue that COStS life. H ITRI DEVI (Ca*npore)
What is the difference between the tears of a child id those of a woman ?
Those of a child are pearls of innocence. In a tvoman they arc often drops of damnation.
Is it true that you were born with a silver spoon jiyour mouth?
FILM INDIA
There was neither silver nor spoon within a hundred miles of me.
RAN JIT SINGH (Lucknow)
What is the easiest method of learning a language? Take a sleeping dictionary.
JAGDEESH NARAIN (Jodhpur)
What part can the students play to make India happy?
// the students stop wrong agitations and observe discipline for another ten years, not only will India be happy but they will themselves inherit a prosperous and peaceful country.
Why are the Socialists becoming a nuisance to the Congress?
That is the old power game of political ambition.
Why doesn't Mehboob present Sardar Akhtar on the screen ?
Sardar Akhtar is an old woman noiv and she wont draw at the box-office.
RS. 500 j IN 25 PRIZES EVERY MONTH
The following prizes are awarded every month for questions which are considered interesting or elicit interesting replies in the "'Editor's Mail".
1st Prize: Rs. 100|-; 2nd Prize: Rs. 80|-; 3rd Prize: Rs. 50|-; 4th Prize: Rs. 40|-; 5th Prize: Rs. 30| and 20 Consolation Prizes of Rs. 1.0 1 each.
A reader can ask as many questions as he likes. Questions should be neatly written or typed if possible. Unless the letters are signed, they won't be considered.
In awarding prizes the Editor's decision shall be final and absolutely binding and no correspondence will be entertained.
The names of the prize-winners will be announced in '"filmindia7' every month and the prize money will be remitted by Money Ordei.
PRIZE WINNERS FOR AUGUST 1st Prize: Rs. 100| to A. N. Narayana Rao (Mysore) ; 2nd Prize: Rs. 80| to Miss Gouroo Kushalpa (Mercara) ; 3rd Prize: Rs. 50| to T. K. Pattabhiram (Secunderabad Dn) ; 4th Prize: Rs. 40] to Miss Anima Chatterjea (Bankura); 5th Prize: Rs. 30| to Hardet Singh (Singapore) and 20 consolation prizes of Rs. lOj each to the following: A. Bamachandran (Madras); A. S. Naidu (Secunderabad Dn) ; N. Ananda Rao ( Bangalore) ; S. A. Khuddus I Anantapur) ; Vidyadhar P. Nagarkar (Bombay); Jagdeesh Narain (Jodhpur); Md. Ameenuddin (Madras) ; W. Raghothama Rao (Anantapur) ; M. P. Mahendru (Kamptee) ; Miss Gaitri Kalsi (New Delhi); Prithi Paul Singh (Jullundur) ; N.V.R. Swamy (Xegapatam); Shashi Datt (Kanpur); M. Srikanth (Mangalore) ; Laxmi Chand Kumbhat (Jodhpur) ; S K. Ghosh (Kanpur) ; Savitri Devi (Cawnpore) ; Banjit Singh (Lucknow); A. Koteswara Rao (Tenali) and Martin T. (Dibrugarh). Money Orders are being sent to the prize w inners.
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