FilmIndia (1946)
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The Indian film industry will improve only when film-goers pick and choose their entertainment. As long as fools keep on rushing for tickets, there is not the slightest chance of getting better pictures in future. The duty of every intelligent filmgoer is not only to stop seeing bad pictures himself, but also to stop others from doing so. For ready reference from month to month we shall be grading pictures as follows: —
***** (5*) Excellent, Don't miss. **** (4+) Very good. *** (3*) Quite good ** (2*) Tolerable. Entertaining in parts. * ('*) Rotten. Avoid.
Pictures reviewed in "filmindia" from April 1945
A
(1*) "Ameeree" (Hindustani) (Associated) May '46 issue — social — "just another Barua flop with a lot of tom-tom."
B
(1*) 'Bari Ma' (Hindustani) (Prafulla) Sept. '45 issue Propaganda Social. — "year's most rotten show."
(1*) 'Bhagya Laxmi' (Hindustani) (Laxmi) May '45 issue — Social. — "proves just so much trash."
(2*) 'Bhai Jan* (Urdu) (United Films) Dec. '45 issueSocial— "presents the usual sob-stuff."
(1*) "Bisvi Sadi" (Hindi)tBhavnani i Feb. '46 issuesocial romance — "silly story — presents boredom in celluloid."
(2») 'Bhartruhari' (Hindustani) (Navin) Aug. '45 issue— Mythological.— "nothing much."
(2*) 'Bondita' (Bengali) (New Talkies) July '45 issue —Social.— "sob-stuff pure and simple."
(1*) 'Burma Rani* (Tamil) (Modern Theatres) May '45 issue — propaganda social. — "a crude war thriller "
C
(2*) 'Caravan' (Hindustani i (Ran jit) May '45 issuegipsy social — "interesting story indifferently handled."
(1*) 'Chand Chakori' (Hindustani) (Ranjit) March '46 — social — "provides headache".
<3') •Chandragupta' (Hindi) (Jayant Desai) April '45 Ksue— Historical.— "Historically incorrect but entertaining."
(3»> 'Chhamia' (Hindustani) (Protima Dasgupta) Oct. '45 issue — Social— "presents sensible entertainment."
<!*> 'Chand Tara' (Hindustani) (Asiatic) Dec. '45 Issue — Social.— "a stupid time-killer without even * slnele moment of intelligent relief."
D
(1*) "Dhamki" (Urdu) (Pancholi) Feb. '46 issuedetective thriller— "stupid and tiresome."
<l*)'"Dhanna Bhagat" (Hindi) (Ranjit) Feb. '46 issue — devotional social — "just another devotional hocus."
(2») 'Din Raat' (Hindustani) (Navyug) April '46 issue — Social— "not at all a bad time-killer." 'Dotana' (Bengali) (Eureka) June '45 issueSocial.— "just rotten and disgusting."
(1*) "Dr. Kotnis" (Hindi* (Rajkamal) May '46 issue modern Arabian Night story — "a picture which deserves to be burnt in a public square."
(5*) "Deewar" (Stage) (Hindustani) (Prithvi Theatres) May '46 issue — a national play — "The world's best play."
(2*) 'Dui Punish' (Bengali) (New Theatres) Nov. '45 issue — Social. — "rattles down N. T. Standard — there are spots where the picture proves slightly entertaining."
E
(3*) 'Ek Din-ka-Sultan' (Urdu) (Minerva) Jan. '46 issue — historical romance — "a picture worth seeing, at least for some good entertainment." F
(2*) "40 Crones" (Hindustani) (Chandra Art) May '46 issue — social — "Quite a good time-killer with lot of slapstick."
G
'2*) "Ghulami" (Hindustani) (Shalimar) May '46 issue— propaganda social — "partially entertains without offending.
(2*) 'Ghar' (Hindustani) (Sunrise) Jan. '46 issueSocial— "a good picture to see though it drags at places."
<?,*) 'Geet' (Hindustani) (Kardar) Sept. '45 issue—
Serial. — "a picture worth s«eing." (1*) 'Gouri' (Hindustani) (Ranjit) April '46 issue —
Social — "is boredom in celluloid".
H
<2*» Hamara Sansar' (Hindi) (Prakash) March '46—
social — "theme overplayed for screen purposes." (4*) 'Hamrahi' (Hindustani) (New Theatres) Oct. 45
issue. — Social. — "a picture which is worth going
a long way to see." (1*) 'Hospital' (Hindustani) (M. P. Productions) April
'45 issue — Social. — "presents stupid and boring
stuff."
(2*) 'Humayun' (Urdu) (Mehboob) July '45 issueHistorical.— "Sadly fails to entertain." I
(2*) 'Ismat' (Urdu) (Fazli Bros.) April '45 issueSocial — "presents common uninteresting plot." K
(1*) 'Kalankini' (Bengali) (Indrapuri) March '46— social— "picture should be scrupulously avoided". 'Kiran' (Hindustani) (Ramnik) July '45 issueSocial. — "just a rotten pieture."
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