FilmIndia (1946)

ht HomE nno abroad FILM ROMANCE Geeta Nizami, that's the name of an actress of Xavyug Chitrapat, is reported to have run away from her previous commitments', converted herself to Hinduism at Kolhapur and married Director B. D. Vedi of Delhi. Now sh«! has issued a public notice that Director Vedi can sign for her on the dotted line and she would faithfully cany out the commitments. PAYING BACK The family of Roosevelts do not want Lionel Barrymore to play the late Franklin D. Roosevelt in a film called, "Beginning Of The End", dealing with the Atom Bomb. The objection is because Barrymore campaigned against the fourth re-election of Roosevelt as President. Americans dcr.'t seem to forget. LESSON IN DEMOCRACY During the month, officers at the All India Radio, Calcutta, received some well-deserved chastisement when they manhandled a few women picketting at the gates of the Radio Station. Leading radio artistes like Pankaj Mullick, Kamal Das Gupta and others boycotted the Calcutta Radio Station and refused to air their melodies till the officials were brought down on their knees with profuse apologies. NEW GUARDIANS NOW In Hollywood, you don't exactly need a father, that is if you are a marriageable girl, to give you away in marriage to someone else. The other day, Film star Constance Bennett, started on her fifth matrimonial essay with Col. Theron with her own son giving her away as the bride of the day. BELIEVE IT OR NOT Film actor Hari Shivdasani, more often seen in the Cricket Club of India than on the screen, at last induced Miss Barbara Thadani, a Karachi girl, to become his wile. How he did it must remain a family secret but it is no We finding out now after the event. Hari and Barbara get our WessingS for a happy and glorious fife in spite of Hari and C.C.I. COME ON, SOHRAe The Meena-Modi tangle had another outburst in the High Court of Bombay towards the end of July. Though the girl had given Sqhrab Modi an assurance that she would not work in any other picture except those produced by Minerva Movietone, it was complained that she was found working in one film which is be Here is Tom Tyler in a Columbia thriller, "The Phantom \ distributed by Victory Film Exchange. Dixit, one of our rare comedians, snapped in a respectable dress. Once in a while Dixit does dress nicely and then it becomes difficult to spot him. There are few artistes in the industry with his social status and culture. ing produced by Pradhan Pictures of Lahore. When Producer Sohrab Modi sought to restrain these activities, time was taken by both the parties to negotiate a settlement advantageous to both. Wouldn't it be a nice gesture on the part of Sohrab Modi to grant Meena her freedom to mark the auspicious termination of his chronic bachelor-hood? Even the new Mrs. Modi will appreciate this. CIVILIZING FAST The Russians are fast becoming leaders of scientific progress in the world. The latest news which conies from these crude and rough people is about the invention of a new camera which clicks 10,000 pictures a second, quite 4000 more than the German Zeiss. What are the English folks doing? IN THE NECK NOW! On Sunday 11th August, under the presidentship of Mahomed Parkar and in the aged presence of Nagindas T. Master, nearly 3000 members of the Indian Motion Picture Employees' Union, met to demand a minimum wage of Rs. 65| per month, dearness 49