FilmIndia (1946)

FILMINDIA May, 1946 L (1*) 'Lakharani' (Hindustani) (Prabhat) Dec. '45 issue — costume fantasy— "a picture too rotten for words." (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 (2*) 'Miss Devi' (Hindustani) (Laxmi) Oct. '45 issuePropaganda social.— "a pretty cheap production." (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 and 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*) 'Pannadai' (Hindi) (Pradeep) May '45 issueHistorical. — "Proves a heart-rending flop." (2*) 'Paristaan' (Hindustani) (Acharya) April '46 issue — Social comedy — "not a bad entertainer — frothy comedy." (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." (1*) "Paduka Pattabhishekam" (Tamil) (Gemini) & (Rajarajeshwari) April '45 issue— ^Mythological. — "proves utterly disappointing." (2*) Prabhu-Ka-Ghar' (Hindustani) (Ranjit) April issue — Social — "carries further Ranjit traditions." (3*) 'Phool' (Urdu) (Famous) June '45 issue— Social. — "a good picture if you do not mind a bit of morbid entertainment." (1*) 'Piya Milan' (Hindustani) (Wadia Movietone) Nov. '45 issue — Social.— "all round rotten and boring show." R t3*) 'Rattan' (Hindustani) (Jamuna) March '46 — social — "not at all a bad entertainment." (1*) "Ratnavali" (Hindi) (Amar) Feb. '46 issuemythological — "a waste of time and money." 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." (2*) "Shikari" (Hindustani) (Filmistan) Feb. '46 issue— propaganda social — "thin story material, well framed." (1*) 'Shirin Farhad' (Urdu) (Pancholi) June '45 issue — Folklore. — "intensely boring picture." (2*) 'Song of Desert'— (Urdu) (Jagriti) March '46— costume phantasy — "speedy thriller for masses." (1*) 'Sri Valli' (Tamil) (Saraswati) July '45 issueMythological. — "a stupid and boring affair." (1*) 'Subah Sham' (Urdu) (Indrapuri Studio) Dec. '45 issue — 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. '46 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." (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 '45 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 him for "filmindia" Publications Ltd.. from 55, Phirozshah Mehta Road, Fort, Bombay.