FilmIndia (1946)

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FILMINDI A Febrnary, 1946. L (1*) 'Lakharani' (Hindustani) (Prabhat) Dec. '45 issue— cotume fantasy— "a picture too rotten for words." (2*) 'Lalkar' (Hindustani) (Jay ant Desai) Fab. '45 issue— Social.— "not a bad time-killer if you are not looking for anything intellectual in it." (2*) 'Lai Haveli' (Hindustani) (Bombay Cinetone) Feb. '45 issue— Social— "continues to entertain throughout its length." (1*) 'Lady Doctor' (Hindustani) (Venus) June -45 issue— Social.— "should be considered ,an all round flop." (2*) 'Leila Majnu' (Urdu) (Hindi) June '45 issuefolklore.— "proves slightly boring." M (1*) 'Maha Maya' (Tamil) (Jupiter) March '45— issue— Mythological.— "moderate stuff without much entertainment.'^ (2*) Miss Devi' (Hindustani) (Laxmi) Oct. '45 issuePropaganda Social.— "a pretty cheap production." (2*) 'My Sister' (Hindustani) (New Theatres) March '45 issue— Social.— "a common story clumsily done — expected to run well because of its orthodox theme." (1*) "Mumtaz Mahal"— (Urdu) (Ranjit) Dec. '45 issue— Historical— "a disgusting distortion of history." (2*) 'Mun-ki-Jeet' (Hindustani) (Shalimar) Nov. '45 issue— Social.— "though travels a bit leisurely before interval, it gathers some tempo ana drama after the interval." (1*) 'Maharathi Kama' (Hindustani) (Prabhakan Nov. '45 issue— Mythological.— "a ludicrous portrayal of Mahabharat." N (2*) 'Nala Damayanti' (Hindi) (Janak) July '45 issue —Mythological.— "a killing time-killer." P (1») Tannadai' (Hindi) (Pradeep) May '45 issueHistorical.— "Proves a heart-rending flop." (3*) 'Panna' (Hindustani) (Navyug) Aug. '45 issuePropaganda Social.— ''<a good time-killer." (1*) 'Path Bendhey Dilo' (Bengali) (De-Luxe) July '45 issue — Social.— "a picture better avoided than seen." (3*) 'Phool' (Urdu) (Famous) June '45 issue— Social. — "a good picture if you do not mind a bit of morbid entertainment." (1») "Paduka Pattabhishekam" (Tamil) (Gemini) & iRajarajeshwari) April '45 issue— Mythological. —"proves utterly disappointing." (1*) 'Piya Milan' (Hindustani) (Wadia Movietone) Nov. '45 issue— Social. — "all round rottsn and boring show." S (1*) 'Sawan' (Hindustani) (Sanjiwan Art) June '45 issue — Social. — "waste of celluloid." (1*) 'Seetha Rama Jananam' (Telugu) (Prathibha Pictures). July '45 issue — Mythological. — "all that it can do is to create some disgusting boredom. (5*) 'Shakuntala' (Stage) (Hindustani) (Prithvi Theatres) April '45 issue — Mythological. — "an excellent production." (1*) 'Shrin Farhad' (Urdu). (Pancholi) June '45 issue — Folklore. — "intensely boring picture." (1*) 'Sri Valli' (Tamil) (Saraswati) July '45 issueMythological. — "a stupid and boring affair." (1*) 'Subah Sham' (Urdu) (Indrapuri Studio) Dec. '45 iscue — Social — "a dead picture. It has neither life nor movement." T (2*) 'Tadbir' (Hindustani) (Jayant Desai) Jan. '46 issue — social — "tolerable in parts." (2*) 'Tahsildar' (Telugu) (Jagdish Films) May '45 issue — Social "a good time-killer." (1*) .'Taramati' (Hindustani) (Ramnik) Nov. '45 issue — Mythological. — "fails to move — is cne long sequence of boredom." U (1*) 'Uspar' (Hindustani) (Sun Art) May '45 issuesocial.— "becomes a spineless stuff." V (3*) 'Veer Kunal' (Hindi) (Kishore Sahu) Jan. '40 issue— historical— "is a picture more for the intellectuals than for the masses." (3*) .'Vikramaditya' (Hindi) (Prakash) Aug. '45 issue — Historical. — "becomes an entertaining picture. (1*) 'Vish Kanya' (Hindustani) (Ranjit) March '45 issue — Folklore. — "a motion picture poison one would not like to swallow." (2*) 'Village Girl' (Hindustani) (Ramnik) Nov. '45 issue— Social. — "a pleasant picture to see — story misses emotional target." Y (2*) 'Yateem' (Hindustani) (Central Studios) July '49 Issue — Social.— "makes good impression." Z (3*) 'Zeenat' (Hindustani) (Eastern Pictures) Jan. '46 issue— social — "a picture worth seeing though presents popular emotional theme." Printed by Baburao Patel at New Jack Printing Works. Ltd., 39, Sankli Street, Byculla, and Published by Mm for "filmindia" Publications Ltd., from 55, Phirozshah Mehta Road, Fort. Bombay.