FilmIndia (1946)

September 1946 FI LM INDIA ''The ladies as a body have every right to seek protection from this smoking nuisance. The cinema authorities should take note of this in their interest and do the needful in time in order to avoid partial boycott of pictures by them." CALCUTTA. 5. N. Gupta. ALL THE SAME "Though a Mysorean myself, I simply shudder at the thought of visiting a Kanarese picture and so does every sensible Mysorean. The local producers, as we have heard and seen, are bent more upon making money than upon presenting some entertainment to the public by producing some really good pictures. They have only been taxing Mysore's public, which has been hitherto unnecessarily generous towards them. Why don't they realise that it is never too late and try to take a lesson from some of the Hindi film-producers and directors? It is high time they wake up and act." MYSORE. B. K. Salyan. OPTIMISM J\ wish to protest through you against allowing vendors in cinema halls. Apart from filling the hall with heart-rending shrieks and making one feel like being in a fish market, they become a source of considerable nuisance at times. "I had gone to one of the halls in Benares along with other friends to see a picture. There were many students present in the hall as the examinations were over. A panbidiwalla was passing between the seats. Suddenly he tripped forward on a piece of bananaskin and fell on two men. His pans came as a shower on me and cigarettes and bidis were dancing all around in the hall. The worst of it all was that the Manager tried to defend him. It was the considerable number of students present which forced him to silence. "I can't understand the need of vendors inside the hall when all the cinema houses practically have shops selling the necessary things just inside the cinema compound. I wish the Municipalities or better still the local Govt, take notice of this and stop this dirty practice." MEERUT. L. D. Tewuri. A YEAR MORE ''With the relaxation of controls over paper, news-print, etc. is it not possible to consider the question of publishing "filmindia" twice a month instead of once as at present? If this suggestion is not practicable, as an alternative you may at least increase the num ber of copies of "filmindia" and thus make it available to the public in large number." Ch. Gopal Krishjiamurthu. HYDERABAD. LATE VOW "In spite of your severe criticism of "Dr. Kotnis" produced bv the great Shantaram. I went to see it with my friend who insisted upon seeing it. And really Mr. Patel you are correct. My money and time were wasted. "From this day I have taken a vow that I will see only those pictures which you will recommend. "Mr. Patel I really congratulate you on your bold intelligent and fearless criticism." AHMEDABAD. G. D. Vasavada. ASK REFUNDS! "You must be aware that in certain Delhi cinemas there are obstructing pillars right in the middle of the seating accommodation. Especially cinemas such as the Majestic, Moti, and Jubilee talkies are having pillars that block the front of certain seats completely, not allowing one even a partial view of the screen. People who buy tickets outside from the black market are not aware cf this anomaly while paying the money but as soon as they enter the theatre and take the seats they discover a big pillar standing between them and the screen. "Is this not unfair? I feel the proprietors of the cinemas in question should not sell tickets for 6uch seats from where people cannot see the show for which they shell out their hard-earned money. These seats must always remain vacant but under no circumstances the members of the public be made to feel like fools when they sit here after buying a ticket in the terrific rush." Wazir Chand Chopra. NEW DELHI. IN FREE INDIA "We were comfortably accommodated in the second class of the Crown Talkies. The film "Bhakt Raj'' had hardly run for half an hour when the electricity suddenly failed. The entire hall was plunged into darkness and the fans stopped working. The manager 65