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October 1946
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Kr RAJENDRA SINGH (Agra)
When old Shantaram can play the title role in bis ''Dr. Kotnis" why can't you?
Isn't it enough to see a kangcroo hopping
about without adding an elephcnt to the screen?
Can you name any person in the film industry who has not taken ill your criticism?
Baburao Patei. G. B. MENON (Calcutta)
Can you tell me what Miss Snehaprabha is doing now?
/ am not interested in her doings. Mrs. INDRA RANI (Bina)
Mehtab's eyes have got a tremendous sex-appeal. What is your opinion?
That must be Sohrab Modi's opinion too.
He married her.
Why does Motilal always use a night-cap? Is there something wrong with his head?
It is not eczema on his scalp. It is just baldness.
P. KUMARASWAMY (Madras)
What has happened to Protimadas Gupta's "Pathan"?
Suspended for the present.
NARENDRA KUMAR (Bombay)
My sister-in-law sings better than many playback stars and is looking forward to show her talent as such if she is given an opportunity. Can you help?
Bring her to my office and let us have a trial.
If she is any good, there are plenty of songs
needing a good lwice.
K C BADRINARAYAN (Bolarum Dn )
Whom would you remember on your death bed?
The film producers to whom I would have given the best yec<rs of my life and failed to improve.
EHSAN RASUL KHAN (New Delhi)
Do you follow what you preach?
/ don't preach. I criticise. The critic is not obliged to live up to his criticisms like the preacher.
If ever again I hear Pandit Indra writing a historical story. I'll eat my hat !
Don't. Pass the he^t round and make a collection. Send the collections to Panditji end he von't write another story. Panditji writes for a. living and nothing more. USHA K BHATNAGAR (Delhi)
How does a film star look before her make-up? Just OS mummy ushered her. A. LATIF BUTT (New Delhi)
Has Shantaram left India for good?
Oh, no! You can't deprive the man of his bread by such optimism.
What happens when a director of Shantaram's calibre goes to Hollywood?
Hollywood sees through the calibre, just as it did in case of our five "experts" on delegation.
Your attitude towards the Punjabis is of contempt. Can you say why?
Oh. no! I love the Punjabis cs friends and they are so warm and genuine friends. I only smile good-humouredly when some of them talk of being gentle, intellectual and well-mannered. But my observations are about the Punjabis in the film industry and they actually deserve a lot more than a smile of tolerance.
K. U. KAMATH (Mangaiore)
Here in the South, girls have begun to play the roles of Xarada and Lord Krishna. What do you think of this?
The dead have no sex and the girls won't lose theirs. So all ere safe. What is a 'sleeping beauty'?
The snow-white who keeps one awake.
HARI MOHAN AGRAWAL (Benares)
What is the difference between you and a fool? Nearly a million readers of ''filmindia".
M. N KOOTTALA (Bombay)
The Bombay Government has just passed a bill to provide for the prevention of bigamous marriages
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