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FILMINDI A
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October, 194
D. WILLIAM MOSES (Tanjore)
Don't you honestly feel that it is an exaggeration on the part of the "filmindia" reviewer to compare Nargis with .Norma Shearer?
During my absence abroad, 'filmindia' review ers created a lot of good will by being nice and kind. I only hope that Nargis doesn't come to believe the joke.
What is the difference between stolen goods and a woman's secrets?
A woman's secrets are not stolen goods. They are tumours of her character and grow within her.
Why is it that neither riches nor poverty brings happiness to a man?
Poverty creates a thirst for riches and riches increase the hunger for more riches. It is the eternal greed that spells misery for the mortal.
After marriage, can the wife find out the past of her husband?
// the man has a past he becomes a more interesting husband. It is always wiser to take the present interest than delve into the old capital.
V. J. ANTHONY (Madras)
Why does the world fear death?
The world doesn't, the individual does. Death makes no dent in the world which goes on merrily with thousands dying every day.
MARRIS NELSON (Agra)
How can one recognize a hen-pecked husband?
When the hen walks a few steps ahead of the pecked.
L. SYAMALA DEVI (Trivandrum)
What language do you suggest as the 'lingua franca' of India?
Hindustani for mass contact and English for higher education — both compulsory.
Why does woman age more quickly than man ?
She gives her years to the creation of the human race.
B. R. MAIN A (Jammu)
Does '"filmindia" carry any weight in foreign countries especially America?
// does with Hollywood producers, because they don't like their pictures criticized and banned in India.
PL' RAN CHANDRA PANDE (Lucknow)
W hat do you think of juvenile producers and directors like Haj Kapoor?
They have enthusiasm without the vices of the old ones.
\. V. BALKRISHNA (Bangalore)
What do you think of the socialists who say that the (iongros party i> alter power?
They tell the truth about others to cover their
own tracks.
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P. VENUGOPAL (Tellicherry)
Why do you keep a girl secretary to assist you i your work?
My girl secretary is my wife and I cant as
why.
N. V. R. SWAMY (Negapatam)
Do you think that the III World W ar is imminent I
The second one has not stopped yet. Does Pandit Nehru smoke?
Black and White cigarettes. I have not seen Bombay yet. May I know somt thing about Marine Drive about which people talk s much?
On one side there is the sea which is fast bt coming a cess-pool, on the other there is a row a tombs belonging to the wealthy and between the tu you see a crowd of air-starved humanity rushin home to catch consumption in their slums. It is at at once natural, impressive and pathetic.
How many languages do you know in all?
Enough to woo life to yield a living.
Is it a fact that Pandit Indra has come to Madra and taken the job of writing Hindi dialogue for Gemini ] "Chandralekha" ?
Ask Vasan. He foots the monthly bill an knows best about it. I sympathise with Vasan.
May we know the present position of Manu Sub(i dar's building affairs after your criticism?
The hotel is completed and was blessed by thi
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