FilmIndia (1948)

■rtember, 1918 The other day at the special show of the Russian , "The Stone Flower" at the Regal, two prominent nbers of the Bombay Cabinet kept over a thousand pie sucking their thumbs for full 20 minutes before • at last arrived without even an apology on their offi lips. And these very same ministers are supposed to us an example in punctuality and civic responsibility. When responsible ministers behave in such irrespone and ungentlemanly manner (for it is ungentleman 0 keep a thousand persons waiting uselessly) what we expect from the all and sundry who see our mopictures? 1 It is high time that we exhibit a bit of our much nted culture of the past by being punctual at public lerings and cinemas and begin behaving like responle free citizens. J'LL HARDLY BELIEVE— That Editor Baburao Patel has come back alive from erica leaving behind a bleeding ulcer, two-thirds of stomach and forty-two pounds of solid weight. — And even an aeroplane accident for consolation! Now ducers think he has ninety lives and not the proverI nine. That one thing Editor Patel didn't leave behind in ikeeland is his pen. He will need it here to carve a ng from the film industry. That Editor Patel was for once touched the way all 1 sundry, from the top to the bottom, in the film induscalled on him for affectionate inquiry. For once he |lized that every one liked him and no one wished him That gave him a greater shock than the serious > ration had done. That Pandit Indra no longer sits in the Ranjit Durto wait for a free lunch. He is busy turning words ) coins at the Gemini Studios in Madras. Isn't there a ■verb about rats leaving a sinking ship! That Vasan of Gemini is paying Rs. 24000j to PanIndra for four months of Hindustani. That is some ce for a tiny Marwari dictionary. Did we forget the 2 lunch? That within a year of our freedom Director Chaturij Doshi snapped his old shackles and renounced his e of H. M. V. He is no longer with Ranjit and has ome a successful free lancer. They say he is earning ear's previous salary within a month these days. That for sheer affection for a dead wife. Director dar Sharma can never be surpassed. In his new pice "Sohag Kaat". Geeta Bali the heroine, was afl'ectionly named "Kamo" and thus the dear departed Kamla itterjee's name was once again re-echoed on the ■en. That at this rate. Kamla threatens to become our pernent screen heroine and haunt our memory from day lay. It is a very touching tribute from an ever-lov ing •band who sees the dead one in every new living one meets. That the Pathan watchmen in Oomer Park don't m to appreciate film actor Karan Dewan s noble >rts at learning music. When asked about the " noise . y say "Woh fillum walla roz subah bomb marta hai. FILM INDIA Pagal hai . These Pathans must be chased out of India. They don't even know the "hero " of "Ratan ". That all the little children start howling and the dogs start barking in Oomer Park immediately Karan Dewan begins his daily vocal gymnastics. That is rather rough on our favourite hero who has ventured on such a risky enterprise. Let us hope, Saigal doesn't turn in his grave. The poor man deserves some rest the way he plied his golden voice for gold diggers. That film actress Snehaprabha. who didn't seem to care for marriages once, is reported to have fallen a willing victim to a Bengali pilot who seems to have made a safe landing, at least for the present. That film actor Kishore Sahu. ex-husband of Snehaprabha, is reported to have given a reception and a dinner to celebrate the marriage and the 24 who attended swore to remain life-long bachelors. Was the food so bad? That of all people, film actress Shanta Apte is also reported to have married someone outside the film field and become quite domesticated. Now there is no more need left for any fasting stunts. That instead of the brother, as in old times, now the new husband will drive our dear Shanta to the studios and look after the star's lunch and other needs. Pity is that it will mean going back to the "stables" as Shanta calls our film studios. That the Government of India discovered our two best experts to begin its career of producing documentaries and newsreels — Bhavnani and Badami. In "Angan", a musical of Alam Art Productions, Sofia lias a touching role to play. 17