FilmIndia (1946)

February, 1946 Snehaprabha is a dancer and is probably looking out for ragtime rhythm. CHANDRAKANT GUPTE (Bombay) I have heard that Suvarnalata and Nazir who played the main roles in "Laila Majnu," have also taken a fancy for each other as "Laila' and 'Majnu' in practical life? So what? A. V. BAKRE (Javali) What is the significance of showing love scenes in full moonlight? So that the Censor can see all the hits and the misses and declare the film suitable for public exhibition. MISS NELON PURMASIR (S. Africa) Which film company in India has the most efficient management? It is a case for microscopic research and I am not a scientist GOTAM B KARIA (Karachi) Why is the Eastern beauty called a cold' beauty though the climate is hot, whi'e the Western one is called "hot' though the climate is cold? A beauty is like a hot-water bottle — cold to look at from a distance but hot to hold on the abdomen. The rubber has nothing to do with it — it is the heat of the water inside that matters. NARANDAS F. SHAH (Ahmedabad) What does a man need for the peace of his soul and for the satisfaction of his body? A live woman for his body and a dead one for his soul S. P. VERMA (Benares) What does love mean to an actress5 Just another dialogue for which the producer pays. SIMON S. AARON (Poona) What would happen to those so-called well-known stars, now so much in prominence if some of the ghost singers like Amir Bai, Zohra and Raj Kumari were to die? Ghosts don't die. On the other hand they take birth after death. We have numerous voices to replace our present ghost singers and we can rely upon our producers to turn crows into cuckoos overnight Cyclist Janki Dass says that film stars should slim by cycling. What do you think of it? Janki Dass talks a lot of rot during the year. Don't listen to him. If you find Nur Jehan cycling through Bhendy Bazaar, there will be a riot in an hour. Janki needs a puncture in his upper storey. K. K ADVANI (Karachi) Three girls have fallen in love with me and all the three want me to marry them. What should I do? If what you say is true, you have been cheating those poor girls all these days bv meeting each half-way without the knowledge of the other. If the girls are wise, they would be well-advised to kick you out. And still I don't believe you because I have yet to meet a Sindhi who can attract three girls at a time. When you lie to me next 1 •— — tine use some imagination FILMINDI A JAYANTILAL R. BHATT (Kandivalee) When do women look more beautiful: when they smile, blush or have pearls in their eyes? Smiles, blushes and tears are armaments with a woman. A woman is most beautiful when she clings to a man with love in her heart K. PADMA (Madras) Can you tell me why some educated girls detest marriage? With marriage begins the second education of a woman. Our college girls get fed up with their first course and probably do not feel like a second one. . G. T BAKHRU (Lahore) Didn't Devika Rani get any worthy Indian to marry a Russian artist with a beard? A marriage like that is a consummation of love and the world round about has nothing to do with it Devika has not married the bearded Russian for photographic purposes or for world approval and no one has a right to ask any questions. Do you call Sushila Rani beautiful? If I didn't people would call me blind. M. A KHUDDUS (Madhikerra) Why do our people hate and condemn the police knowing that the police have to do unpleasant work under orders? I am glad you have asked this question as a policeman. Unpleasant things, however, can be done politely. To cite an extreme instance, we are told that the Japs shot their victims after bein« extremely polite to them. Under the pre She thinks it is a bit too early to be serious in "40 crores", a village story of Chandra Art Productions. 25