FilmIndia (Feb-Dec 1949)

bruary, 1949 FILM INDIA politics but his followers turned them into slogans for votes. Who. in vour opinion, is the biggest liar in the .rid? Pakistan's Zafrulla takes my vote. When is India going to get up-to-date cameras for ting good pictures? Our cameras are up-to-date. Only our cameramen are out of date. lANCIS XAVIER (Bombay) Nowadays mutton cooked by Brahmins is tastier in that prepared by Irani experts. Do you admit this t? / don't think Brahmins can cook it well. They eat it better. M. BALACHANDRAN (Qu:iandi) Describe the difference that you have noted between : average Indian woman and American woman? The average Indian woman is the man's shadow while the average American woman is his stature. UNNYKRISHNA MENON (Colmbatore) If capitalism is to be rooted out from India, what II the Birlas and Dalmias do? They will capitalize even Communism and still be in the forefront of events. M SEVAK SRIVASTAVA (Allahabad) How would you feel when you are put in the soty of tongawallas? Tongawallas are the patrons of our filmwallas. I am therefore in a worse company. PICHAYYA (Agra) How to tame a shrew ? Taming a shrew is merely a theory not a practical proposition. If women could be tamed so easily life would be one long vacation. Is sleeping during th; day good or bad? A small nap in the afternoon is good if you can afford it. A. GURUSWAMY (Bangalore) Did you ever lose a fight? / have not won one yet. SS PUSHPA (Kanpur) What is the difference between love and attachment? What you give to the dog is attachment but what you shower on a cat is love. There is a cat and dog difference between the two these days. Why are some married women more immoral than gins? Married women have licensed wombs, while virgins await social sanction. SANJIVA RAO (Bombay) Up to what maximum can a film star stay a ourite? Till she is six children old. Is it true that K. A. Abbas edited your magazine in jr absence? He did but I had to go down on my knees before he agreed. I was too ill to trust any one else. KRISHAN KUMAR ARORA (Ambala) \\ herein lies the significance of 'ghunghat' (veil)? In the curiosity and mystery it creates in the mind of the onlooker. JAWAHIR S. THA.WI (Jodhpur) ^ hat is propaganda? The present day recitation of Gandhiji's preachings for consolidating power. Can you cook? / can do the next best thing — eat and appreciate a well-cooked meal. P. G. JAGADEESHWARA RAO (Bangalore) \X hy are Sadhona Bose and Lcela Desai not seen on the screen these days? They have had their days. Film making is a glamour trade which constantly needs new faces and talent. BOBBY FERNANDEZ (Sawantwadi) What pleasure do you find in exposing the faults of others? There is no pleasure in criticizing others. It is a duty with a purpose in view because the work of the people I criticize affects the lives of millions. Would Gandhiji have been so popular had hs died a natural death? The manner of Gandhiji's death put the martyr s crown on his great life and gave his death the immortal significance of a new birth. Is ignorance a bliss? It must be the nay I find Chandulal Shch and Pandit Indra happy. M. S. VISVANATHAN (Poona) A woman's husband and child are both dangerously ill. Whom should the woman look after? The husband. He can always give her another child. If 'filmindia' sells at Rs. 2 per copy, how can a poor man afford to read it? All the libraries in India have 'filmindia' on their list. POORAN CHANDRA PANDE (Lucknow) What should we do to some of our leaders who are always anxious to face the camera? Present them uith pocket mirrors so that our eyes are at least saved the strain. What do the film stars want — fame or money? They want fame because money pursues fame. CHANCHAL (Jodhpur) Who is your favourite political leader in the world? / like Sardar Patel. He talks less and does more, though I don't always agree with him. Why are you so anti-Marwari? / like the Marwaris as a community. In fact I am a bit of a Marwari myself. What I hate about 2?