FilmIndia (1946)

August 1946 1 ILMINDIA lize the cinegoers mentally and morally? It is a pity that each and every Tamil film should be produced in an 'immoral vein'! They are a menace to the intelligent cinegoers of today and reflect badly upon the general culture of the South Indians!" CAWXPORE. S. Dutta. AN HONEST SHOWMAN 'T had gone to the local Prabhat Talkies to see "Dr. Kotnis" on the very second day of its release, and was very much impressed by the excellent arrangement-. Queues were formed for all classes and only one ticket was issued at a time. There was strict watch to see that there was no blackmarketing in tickets. The result was that no person was disappointed and no one felt the usual hardships which attend a filmgoer who visits a picture in the first few weeks. Our thanks are due to the proprietor and manager. "I wonder why the other theatres also do not make similar arrangements when they extract the same amount of money from us. Do they think it sufficient if they give tickets and exhibit pictures? I wish they were more humane." MALLESWARAM. R. X. Prasad. WELL DESERVED " 'Filmistan' has given us a really a new find in Miss Veera i 1 their latest release 'Shikari'. Though she has not worked so brilliantly to justify her Eeing titled as a 'Star', I must say that she has done her best. After all it is her first picture and with a little more of brushing up she will do better than those who feel proud to call themselves 'Stars1 because of their necessity in the industry owing to the scarcity of faces. "My congratulations, Miss Veera." MADRAS. M. E. Dinkar Rao. IMPOSSIBLE DREAM "Can you please tell me why these old directors like Shantaran:, P. C. Barua, Kedar Sharma etc. whose skill and intelligence have since lessened considerably, are still giving us unwholesome stuff at a break-neck speed? It is terribly vexatious and trying to watch these gentlemen wasting precious celluloid over rotten, insipid, putrid and depressing pictures like Dr. Kotnis', 'Ameeri', 'Chand Chakori' etc.; I think it is high time for them to retire from the silver screen peacefully. If they sincerely feel for the welfare of our Indian film industry they must 'quit' this precious industry immediately. "I am afraid they will outlive their own fame and popularity of the past if they venture to make some more grotesque contributions to the screen. They should not degrade our industry any longer. They can work as assistant directors to the new ones to keep their own art alive and pulsating if at all they are keen on it." Jicala Prasad Shukla CAWXPORE. IT'S ALL ABUSE 'T am horrified at the insane advertisement that is being done for 'Dr. Kotnis' that 'Their Marriage United 900.000.000 People'! Will you advise Mr. Shantaram and his Publicity Depart meat that there have been many marriages in the past between Indians and Chinese and what counts is the purpose, for which Dr. Kotnis was sent by the Congress and sacrifice he did. Perhaps Mr. Shantaram's conception of Dr. Kotnis' visit to China was only to marry that Chinese girl and thus foster unity amongst Indians and Chinese. I feel the nation and the Press should not allow such al>u<e of an honest mission." BEZWADA. 5. L. Nahato. CHEATING "I had sent my man to purchase a copy of the June issue of •filmindia' from the local Xigar Talkies, where it is sold under the management of the Manager, who. I believe, has some mutual understanding with Messrs. AdvanS & Co., your agents t'<>r Cawnporfe Bui when he brought one, 1 discovered thai the 'Entry Token' for your Editor's Mail was missing from it. I was not able to even trace the spot where it was attached. I went to Mr. K. B. Grove, Manager, the Xigar, to get the copy changed but he refused to do so saying that the copy was practically useless to him as nobody would bo willing to purchase it without the "Entry Token." "Evidently, the Entry Token was skilfully removed and sold out in black-market by the unscrupulous hawkers who sell 'film Suvarnalata gives a well-behaved studio pose in "Sham Savera" a social story of J. M. R. Pictures, 65