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October, 1946
Shamim is becoming prettier day by day. Here she is in "Bhanwar" produced by Chitra Bharati.
among Hindus? Now what will happen to the Bombay people?
They will be monogamists in Bombay and
poli/oa mists in the Punjab. That means more
traffic to the railways. R. ANNAJI RAO (Mangalore)
Why do some lovers seek ancient ruins as the best place for wooing?
Pa-haps in the rains then sec the future
shape of their lore. Tht lorer is a sadist who
bleeds Iiis heart with tears to aire it a sweeter
tone.
RATTAN M PANJWANI (Karachi)
Nowadays, a college is no 'Alma Mater' hut a ground where love is taught, learnt, -old and bought. Do you agree?
/ don't I hare more respect for our educa
tional institutions than you, as a collegian, hare. K PURUSHOTTAM RAO (Hyderabad Dn.)
When does the charm of a married woman vanish?
When her charm becomes c pall orer the /last remains of her husband. This is, of course, in India. In other countries charm vanishes when the old tooth sets in. RAM CHARANDRA MEIIRA (Lucknow )
I have generally found your reviews of pictures very correct and to the point. It has saved a lot of my money and I thank you most heartily.
FILM INDIA
Xoiv don't say it loudly, otherwise my journalist-friends will declare your letter a fraud. J. R ANSARI (Multan)
How to be happy in life?
Sip at the joys slowly and swallow the sorroics quickly.
C. MUDHU KRISHNA (Secunderabad)
Will anybody, in the field of love, care for poverty?
Yes. as an argument to prove the martyrdom of the lover. In practical life, however, poverty breaks the back of lore.
T. J SATHYANATHAN (Madras)
Why do tears come so quickly and easily in a woman's eyes?
She has too much water on the brain with her pride swimming in it.
S MATHEVV CLARK (Trimulgherry)
Is life an art or a dream?
It is both. Dream is the goal and art the way to it.
Why are most of the songs in the Indian pictures sung by females?
Music has the sex of the nightingale.
Why do they insert 11 to 12 songs in every Indian film?
There is no 'why' in India. People who ask 'why' too often are sent to the mad house. A R VISVANATHAN (Bangalore)
What is the greatest service that a man can render to the film industry?
Xot see Indian pictures for three years — the bare minimum time required to put our present producers out of business.
A. L. SETHI (Loralai)
Your style is vigorous, independent, fearless and outspoken. I wonder at times if you are not a rebel like Byron.
Rebel I am but don't insult Byron. Every
rebel can't be a Byron.
BHARAT B SRIVASTAVA (Delhi)
What are your academical qualifications? How did you come to the present position?
Through hard work outside the Academy.
OM PRAKASH GOYLE (Warangal)
The lover in our pictures looks most idiotic when he stands by the side of the beloved while she is busy singing a song. Why can't he behave better? He reflects the idiocy of the director.
B N. BRAHANAND (Hyderabad Dn.)
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru has praised the film "Ameeree" very much, but you have said it is rotten. Whom should we believe, you or Panditji?
Me. Pandit ji's field is politics for the freedom of the people: mine is films, for the entertainment of our masses. Opinions carry weight only when they are given by experts in the field.
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