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FILMINDI A
Recruit Krishen of P. 0. Box 2293, Bombay 2, is a graduate of Bombay, stands 5' 7g" high and has had stage experience in college. He is better looking than many of our present day heroes.
"What is self-control" and you have answered him in the most humorous way — "seeing a new copy of "filmindia" and not purchasing it !" I appreciate your answer very much, because every month I experience the truth of it. There is a friend of mine and your magazine has such a strong hold upon him that every month he purchases it, though every time he takes an oath not to buy it the next month. It seems as if he is born only to read "filmindia". He says that he may go without his 'Capstan', nay, even without his 'Shanta' but he cannot live without reading "fi'mindia. I am wedded to "filmindia", he always says. But don't you think, sir, that he is wasting his valuable time which he may utilize for some better purpose? NAGPUR (C. P.) L. Vasant
THANKS!
"And so, you are going to America shortly with Sushila Rani. AVhatever may be the immediate object of your visit, you are going there as the accredited ambassador of India's Film Industry (though not of Industrialists). We know it and the Americans too, know it.
"Kindly convey our good wishes to the enlightened American public but fail not to impress upon them that though we would
welcome their co-operation (strictly on a business basis) to advance our unfortunate cinema industry, we are determined not to allow any kind of exploitation on that pretext. A year ago, five men of Ind went to England and America styling themselves as "Experts" and uttered all torts of nonsense to the clever Yankees, convincing them, if at all they needed any proof, lhat the Indian Film Industry is at present the sole raonopo'y of a few unintelligent and ignorant businessmen. It is go
December, 1946
ing to be a very hard job for you to undo the great injustice done to this great country by these "great men."
"We fervently wish you both "bon voyage" and a successful tour and patiently wait to read the marvellous reports of your American expedition in the later issues of 'filmindia' ". BANGALORE. X. S. V. Chalam ASK HIM!
"What is this 'Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani'? Is it a biographi
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