FilmIndia (1946)

AT HOfflE MID HBROHD NOT AN INTERIM PLAN Al Nasir, the once reported exhusband of film actress Meena, is now reported to have married film actress Manorama of Punjab. We hope this union survives in Free India. UNITED AGAIN Report comes from Calcutta that Producer-director Modhu Bose ran to the rescue of his wife Sadhona and packed her off from a sick bed to a hill station for recouping. We hope the hill station is in the Congress Prohibition area. ROWDYISM SCORES Frightened by the rowdies amongst the Muslims of Bengal, the Government of Bengal has deleted scenes from "Hamrahi", a Hindustani film of New Theatres, on the grounds of, "alleging to injure Muslim sentiments." MISGUIDED PATRIOTISxM The city of Calcutta has already taken the lead in building newtheatres for the rotten product of the Indian film industry. Fifteen good theatres are under construction now and they will be soon dedicated to the waste produced by the Indian film industry. SABU SPEAKS HINDUSTANI Sir Alexander Korda's "Thief of Baghdad" was shown to the Indian troops during the Victory Parade in London with the Hindustani dialogue. The lip synchronization of the Hindustani dialogue was reported to be so perfect that Indian troops were almost deceived into believing that Sabu, the elephant boy of Mysore, spoke good Hindustani. By the way "Thief Of Baghdad" was synchronized with Hindustani dialogue in London with the help of Indian students at Cambridge and Oxford. THE WAITING GAME The prices of stars have come down in India considerably if Chandramohan and Motilal are to be taken as the index of -the times. There was a time when Motilal used to demand Rs. 75,000 [ for a three months' contract; he is now reported to have signed at Rs. 15,000 1 • for a whole picture and goes to work in his own motor car without a fuss. Chandramohan, the cat-eyed actor of the screen, is reported to be taking compulsory rest wondering how film contracts look like on the eve of India's freedom. GOOD TIME AHEAD It is said that journalist Ahmed Abbas will be proceeding to America with his lackey V. P. Sathe carrying the tins of "Dharti ke Lai". This is evidently to compete with the Shantaram and i Recruit U. Berry of 111 AH Umar Street, Bombay 3, is 5' 9" and anxious to act. He speaks Hindustani beautifully. Jayshree combination going to America with "Dr. Kotnis". That is why, perhaps, the People's Theatre has issued a public appeal for a donation of Rs. 25,000|-. DEATH OF LAUGHTER Politely giving a day's start to Screen Comedian Sydney Howard, who died in a nursing home in London on 12th June at the age of 63, Charles Butterworth, famous film comedian, took flight to the other world straight from an 'automobile accident on June 13th and proved to the rest that thirteen was an unlucky number. FILM BROADCASTS Three Indian film people, Vijav Bhatt, Jamshed Wadia M.B.E., and Ezra Mir recently aired their views on the All India Radio j about the Indian film industry. But as no one listened, we can't report what nonsense they uttered. THRILL VS. THRILL Madame Chua Swee Ying, a Chinese Theatre woman, is coming to India during September with he)' fifteen-year old daughter. Chang-Lei-Lei and a troupe of thirty Chinese artistes from Malaya. The usual cultural hocus, "of bringing (lie tun countries closer", lias already been broadcast by N. H Rajagopal, evidently a South 31 Indian fellow, who lias arranged ' the tour. On the 12th May at Rewa, Raj Kapoor, our budding artiste, called Krishna his wife and a thousand people said "O.K." and blessed. 53