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OUR REVIEW
"Sharbati Hnkhen" Prouides Fine Entertainment!
Ramchandra Thakur's Excellent Direction !
Believe it or not, 'gentle' Jamsu Wadia of the British Empire and Mrs. Hilla Wadia have done it. They have, for the first time, given us a slick moj tion picture, which proves entertain( ing throughout its speedy career on ' the screen.
"Sharbati Ankhcn" is a well-written, well-framed and well-presented motion picture. It has a sophisticat1 ed story which our rural audiences : will neither understand nor tolerate. But for the city audiences, the picture should prove entertaining. There is plenty of sparkle and wit in it to be enjoyed.
Whatever the commercial fate of the picture, we welcome J. B. H. Wadia's gesture in giving us, after a j long time, a really smart picture and i we hf pe he continues to do so in future.
AN ENTERTAINING STORY
In its early parts the story presents a well-aimed slant at our college girls. ' Later on it concludes in a convenI tional manner. But between the two
"SHARBATI ANKHEN" Producers: Wadia Movietone. Language: Hindustani. Story: Ramchandra Thakur. Dialogue: S. Siddiqui & S. Pani Songs: Pandit Indra, Tanvir
Naqvi, Balam. Music: Feroze Nizami.
Photography: Minoo Billimoria and A. K. Kadam. Recording: Chimanlal Pancholi. Cast: Vanmala. Sumati Gupte, Rajkumari Shukla, Alaknanda. Harish, Ishwarlal, Agha, Kelkar, Nand Kishore etc. Released at: Minerva, Bombay. Date of Release: 23rd March 1946
Directed By: RAMCHANDRA THAKUR
ends there is plenty of wit and entertainment.
Madhavi is a modern college girl with no nonsense about her. She has a doting father in Shastriji and an
Beautiful outdoors become a feature of"Gvalan" featuring Sushila Rani and Trilok Kapoor.
Ramchandra Thakur, novelist by profession, does a good job as the director of "Sharbati Ankhen"
orthodox mother who is anxious to get the girl married in a conventional manner.
Madhavi is the toast of the college and several boys are shown as sighing and taking deep breaths when they see her. Very cleverly she dodges them all and keeps herself away from the danger line.
Madhavi's mother brings a Benarsi Shastri, Chandramani, as a suitor for her daughter. This man is a Sanskrit scholar of the old school. Madhavi gets stunned at the sight of him and when he chases her from place to place her patience is worn out.
The hero is introduced in Madhav, an insurance agent, who bumps into the heroine and after several humorous clashes ultimately succeeds in winning her love and regard.
The film story is made up of numerous clever incidents well-vvo%en into the general pattern. Madhavi's interludes with her different sob-lo%ers, her clashes with the crude Benarsi Chand ramani and her misunderstandings with Madhav — all combine to create a very entertaining picture.
A bit of pathos is created with the help of the usual society scandal spread by hypocrites and for a while Madhavi takes the sympathy of the audience, when she knocks about from man to man in search of a husband. In the end, it all ends well as expected and Madhav and Madhavi become partners in life.
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