FilmIndia (1946)

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F I LM INDI A February, 1946. MURLI MOVIETONE (Bombay) Director Ram Daryani has returned from his out-door shooting of "Shravan Kumar" and within a few days this picture will be ready for the screen. Featuring Chandra Mohan, Pahari Sanyal and Mumtaz Shanti "Shravan Kumar" is reported to have become a grand spectacle. BRIJ PRAKASH PRODUCTIONS (Bombay) Munshi Khanjar"s story "Pick Pocket", a social theme, is nearing completion under the direction of NTari Ghadiali. This picture which is produced by Miss Brijmala and features Rajrani, Navin Yagnik and others. SEW INDIA PICTURES (Bombay) Director Sagir Asif has already completed the shooting of his social story "Hasrat" featuring Ranibala, Dilawar, Sadiq and others. VASWANI ART PRODUCTIONS (Bombay) After completing the out-doors of "Sassi Punnu' at Karachi, Director J. Recruit Brij Mohan Lai c o Universal Tailors, Kutchery Road. Lahore, realises that he is not an influential person and yet feels that producers would some day give him an opportunity to express his acting talent P. Advani has just returned to Bombay to shoot the indoors at the Shree Sound Studios. In the cast we find Geeta Nizami, Jairai. Yashodhara Katju and others. JAGRITI PICTURES (Bombay) "Song of Desert," a phantasy from Arabia, is reported to be drawing very good houses at the Kamal Talkies in Bombay. Directed by Bhagwan, the picture features Master Vithal, Amarnath and Khurshid Jr. FILM WORLD (INDIA) LTD. (Bombay) Mr. J. Udeshi, an old campaigner in the film industry has started this new production company. He is not telling us the name of his maiden picture but we hear it is a social subject. MURARI PICTURES (Bombay) With his usual slick efficiency, Producer-Director Mohan Sinha has almost completed "Omar Khayyam" written by Dr. Safdar Ah. The picture features Saigal in the tide role. The next subject to go on the sets will be "1857." fiz&k&lk 'Pilttiltuto'c* Undote Present VANMALA & SURENDRA in A Box-office Social Hit Supported by > Harish, Hansa Wadker, Sheikh Mukhtar Kanahaiyalal, Pesi Patel, Ansari and others. Directed by RAMCHANDRA THAKUR M.A., Music by > ASHOK GHOSH, MASTER ALI BUX. Doz QVoxtJ & UcxxiioxUiC CONTACT: MESSRS. PRAKASH DISTRIBUTORS, BADJATIA BLDG.. BADA SARAFA, INDORE. (C.I.) 68