FilmIndia (1946)

RAMNIK PRODUCTIONS (Bombay) Producer-director Mazhar Khan is having a very busy time supervising "Naiyya", a social story featuring himself with Munnawar Sultana, Anwar and Balakram. The picture is being directed by Aslam Noori. MAZHAR ART PRODUCTIONS (Bombay) Defying all the shortages, whether in raw films or in studio floorspacc, Producer Mazhar Khan has already started a new picture called "Sona" (Gold). This picture will be directed by Mazhar Khan himself and its theme revolves round the story of the present-day people of the world and their greed for money. AMAR PICTURES (BDmbay) Producer-director Baburao Patel is now taking the final sequences of his social story "Gvalan" starring Sushila Rani and supported by Trilok Kapoor, Bipin Gupta and others. This picture is reported to be having lilting tunes mainly composed for popular appeal. MURLI MOVIETONE (Bombay) Director Ram Daryani is reported to have completed all his indoor shooting of his new mythological story "Shravan Kumar". In the first week of the next month he is expected to leave on an all India tour for taking out-door shots of the different shrines of the Hindus which were visited by the hero of the story. This picture features Chandramohan, Mumtaz Shanti, Pahari Sanyal and others. RANJIT MOVIETONE (Bombay) Director Kidar Sharma's "Mumta/ Mahal" went off the Royal Opera House more quickly than expected. It is said that the picture failed to attract in Bombay. Another picture of Kidar Sharma called "Dhanna Bhagat" ha* taken its place and is also reported to be having a rough passage. At the studio, they have a number of pictures in making. Principal among them are: "Prabhu-Ka-Ghar" directed by Vajahat Mirza and starring Khurshid and Trilok Kapoor; "Chand Chakori" featuring Mumtaz Shanti and Surendra and directed by Kidar Sharma. "Dharti" featuring Mumtaz Shanti and Trilok Kapoor and directed by Manibhai Vyas; "Rajputani" directed by Aspi, starring Veena and Jairaj; "Phoolwari" starring khurshid and Motilal and directed by Chaturbhuj Doshi; and "Seeta Haran", a costume subject, with the old mythological story. The picture for which a lot is said and which is now ready for release is "Moorti", a social story, featuring Khurshid and Motilal and directed by Chaturbhuj Doshi. AZAD PICTURES (Bombay) Director Balwant B. Dave, once a cameraman, has jointly floated this concern with S. H. Tarani and has taken up "Namak" as the subject tor first production. This is evidently a story with a social theme showing the loyalty of workers for the salted bread they earn. The picture features Bhim, Dilawar and Dulari, and Balwant himself will be directing the same. NATIONAL STUDIOS LTD (Bom bay) National Studios Limited, having rested on their oars for a long time, have now begun a new production call ed "Inqualab". It is a colourful story of mediaeval times giving an argument on behalf of democracy. The picture is already being shot in the indoors. JAYABHARAT PICTURES LTD. (Bombay) This is one more production company which is going to be a feature ot the post-war reconstruction period in the Indian film industry. They have started a social picture called "Rasili" which, they tell us, is a musical coined) It seems to be a wedding with a gun with Sushila Rani as the bride and Trilok Kapur as the groom in "Gvalan", an Amar picture produced and directed by Baburao Patel. 63