FilmIndia (1948)

FILMINDl A A. PADMANABHAN (Tvamagondlu) \^ hy isn't Mr*. Krishna Hutheesingh. the youngest sister of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, taking any active interest in politics like her sister, the silver-haired Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Pandit ? She is probably waiting for the silver hair. At present sh <s busy writing books about her brother. SATYA RAM (Lucknow) \^ ho is a more talented artiste between Raj Kapoor and his father? The cub is more enterprising and will beat the old lion soon. Do you think it proper for our government to spend lots of money on foreign embassies, doing nothing for the most primary needs of our people? In my opinion, our government is not spending enough vet on foreign embassies. We need a good show in the international field if other nations are ever to salute us. Our ambassadors and consuls must be paid better and our embassies must get more money to spend than at present. } ou will understand this only when you travel around the world as much as I have done. PR EM CHAND NANDA (New Delhi) Is purda a blessing or a curse? It is a blessing in the land where eyes are thirsty. J. P. GARG (Ne* Delhi) ^ hich is stronger: moral force or police force? Moral force for arm chair philosophy, police force for outdoor safety. M. P. BHATIA (New Delhi) Do you think that the Mountbattens were India's sincere friends? That s the general rumour which haunts Xew Delhi. ^ hat did vou get from Shantaram for the review of • Ram Joshi"? ' / have not yet seen the picture. Someone else who was acting for me reviewed the picture and he is an honest critic. V. L ABRAHAM (Bombay) The other day someone compared vou with Goldsmith. How do you like the idea? / like the 'gold" part of it though I have been a smith all my life. S. R. TRASY (Bombay) Is Mahatma Gandhi forgotten by the people of India? Like God he will be remembered on ceremonial occasions. ML Rl KMINI ( Anantapur) I have a daughter of six years. I want her to become self-supporting after she has grown up. What is the best and most desirable career for her? Teach her the routine of your profession which is still the most popular career for women all over the world. 26 October. 19 One expected great things from K. M. Munshi; I what a pity, he does not figure even in the talks! That s it.' That is where Munshi excels. He ta. less like his master, the Sardar. In a single intervit he made the Gaekwar see sense. My husband says that he always dreams of glidi in the air with his limbs. What is the matter with hii He is fast becoming a pilot. IT atch him clost or he will fly away some day. ^ hat is the secret of Mountbattens" access? The blue in their blood and the purple in th robes. \^ hat are pen friends? F riends whose pens vomit emotions. \\ hat would happen if our actors practise voga? } oga would become the first crime of the i tion. \^ hat happened to Dalmia s cow-protection boost The cows didn't listen. ^ hat is the idea of publishing wedding photograj in papers and magazines? To display ugly brides and sell more copies ^ hy is Paris the seat of scents and fashion? Also a den of cut-throats and communists. How to scare away Insurance agents? Tell them you have tuberculosis. They wc waste their time over you. FOR SALE "METRO" CINEMA'S (Bombay), complete R.C.A. PG 118 -World's best Sound Equipment with super Simplex Projectors & 1 PEERLESS ' Magnarc high intensity ARC Lamps (Double) (condition like new). First class Hindi Pictures are taken for distribution & are booked for release in leading houses in Calcutta. Enquire : — FILM INDIA DISTRIBUTORS, "CHAYA" CINEMA BUILDINGS, 122, Upper Circular Road, CALCUTTA-6.