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June, 1946
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T. S. MURTHY (Bangalore)
Which is preferable: Love at first sight or gradual growth of love?
Love is not a cancerous tumour to grow gradually. P. K. TANDON (Lucknowj
Mj' friend intends to spend his honeymoon in a film studio. Do you approve of it ?
Your friend will lose his "honey" and will be left only with a "moan" in his head. PROF. NARAYAX AGRAWAL (Wardha)
Why is it that a girl gains in weight after marriage, while a man loses it ?
With marriage ft man secures liability while the woman gains security. Weight has a lot to do with the peace of mind. PARSRAM M. BHATiA (Karachi) What is a •close-up"?
In India, the big face of a big favourite.
K. U KAMATH (Mangalore)
Who will be directing Ranjit's 101st picture? Manibhai Vyas and "Joiion" will smell a
bit.
MISS INDU SETHI (Karachi)
Please may 1 know if Sushila Rani has pen friendship with her fans?
That is the other pet Mumtaz Shanti has and she gives it scope in "Dekhoji," a social story of the Punjab Film Corporation.
Xo. She has to write a lot of stuff for ''ftlmindia" every month and in the remaining time pursue her intellectual hostility with me.
A. H. BAIG (Trichinopoly)
In spite of your advice in the shape of criticisms, the film industry in India does not seem to be improving. Why can't you resort to "a fast unto death" as a protest?
None of these Johnnies is worth even the
sacrifice of a church mouse. Why do you then
want to kill a sir-footer like me?
ATIQUZZAMAN KHAN (Calcutta)
In American pictures, photographers have the letters A. S. C. after their names. Can you tell me what does A. S. C. signify?
American Society of Cinematographers. R. M. EBRAHIM (Bombay)
What is the average income of an Indian in India per day?
3 annas a day per head.
M. P RAMACHANDRA SHARMA (Bangalore)
If a Hindu actor gets a baby through a Muslim actress, how is the babe named?
In India, except in some parts of Malabar, the sign-board of the family is the father. Names, customs and religions all follow the man.
A. VEDAMURTHI (Madras)
In a Free India, what would be the language of your paper?
Free English. M P. RAMAKRISHNAN (New Delhi)
What is your object of living?
Just to serve you all my life. I believe in Gandhiji's .slogan of service. Now don't get desperate and ask me to come over to Delhi for you.
V R KRISHNA IYE3 (Delhi)
When is a minority not a minority'.'
When it gets drunk and starts counting four for every one.
HALAJI RAO (Hyderabad Dn.)
Why do you call Mehtab a versatile actress?
She owns a big building on the Churchgate Reclamation and four years ago she hardly had a flat.
H. S. RAO (Poona)
A friend of mine suggests that since Dr. Kotnis was a resident of Sholapur, Shantaram should allow every resident of Sholapur to see the picture free?
I like the idea very much and Shantaram also wouldn't mind it as Ju wouldn't be losing much, but Sholapurts must agree to erect a statue of the Kolhapuri in Sholapur.
T J SATYANATHAN (Jalna)
Do the following actresses sing in the pictures in which they act: Xeena. Veena, Ragini, Mehtab, Swarnalata, Mumtaz Shanti and Xargis?
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