FilmIndia (Feb-Dec 1949)
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»rch, 1949
FILM INDIA
That she is on a man-hunt and wants them j over 40 with coin and cars. After that age a man ' likes women who romp about like overgrown
school girls. They tickle his paternal instinct and
rejuvenate his desires. CiPI KRISHNA PUROHIT (Kishangarh)
Why has the Marwari dance disappeared from the Eos?
Every good thing that comes to our screen comes in the shape of an epidemic. The first wave has passed. We shall soon have another one. GUSH C. SHAH (Lucknow)
What is the difference between truth and God?
Truth is dangerous, Cod is harmless. Try some truth on the Congress ministers and you will be in jail. You can defame God and still run all over the world a free man. 1 RAY AN (Suva, Fiji)
! How did you feel when you came across one of
Jse American giggling girls when you were there?
That's an impression Hollywood has given you
: of American girls but the American girls are not what Hollywood wants us to believe. They are smart, hard working girls who don't depend on their men for a living. People who work hard
| have no time to giggie. Is producer W. Z. Ahmed producing any films in
liistan ?
He is producing stage plays. I guess he has i had enough of film production. How old is Suraiya?
Over 50 pictures old, I guess. .1. JAISWAL (Nagpur)
' What kind of India did Mahatma Candhi think of? Ram Rajya! We have already attained the
I latter half and are frantically searching for the first half.
II PRAKASH SHARMA (Shikohabad)
Why is it that these two girls Suraiya and Nargis Irge so high? Are they the only good artistes?
Though Nargis is good in pathetic scenes, i Suraiya is hardly a good artiste. But both the girls \ are in luck. Suraiya buys houses with her huge
profits while Nargis spends her earnings on making I her brothers — producers and directors.
IsGAR MAL (Rcawar) What is there between man and heaven?
The hell of a world with its struggle and starvation.
IWAM SH ANKER (New Delhi)
How is it that mostly only the refugees are seen i brand new cars at Connaught Place in New Delhi?
The refugees have only recently come to India and they had to buy only new cars. A car cant look old in a year. Can it?
(ESH L. NAIK (Sural)
What is the role of a wife in a man's life?
She must grease the wheels to make it easier for the man to pull the cart.
D. SURYA RAO (Tatanagar)
Where is India today?
Buried under the white cap. AJIT SINGH KALRA (Amritsar)
What are the aims and objects of Uncle Sam's Marshall Aid?
Marshall Aid is an export indent for Uncle
Sams goods. N. V. PRAHJLAD (Secunderabad)
Why don't some of our film poets present a fine national anthem to the country ?
We haven't any poets in the film industry — only word pasters.
What achievements of the Independent government since l£>ih August iy47 ha\e your commenuation i
We are still at the alphabet of our freedom — the Constitution and 20 i^unths have passed.
R. C. SINHA (Ajmer)
If you will give a hard kick on the stomach of a hungry man, will his appet.te increase or subside.''
He will see red. That is how we are creating
Communists, with kicks on hungry stomachs.
SAYED FAZAL P. M. (Quilandi)
Can cocoanut oil inlluence the culture and mental make-up of men?
Oil has given the Americans the leadership of the world — but that is not cocoanut oil with wli.ch our leaders massage their le^s.
PURUSHOTTAM RAJ R. (Katmandu, Nepal)
What is the dream that won't come true?
Peace — a beautiful dream in the midst of the nightmare around.
What is the difference between the rich and the poor in free India?
The poor are the voters and the rich remain
the looters. MISS NIRMALA (Mercara)
Who is the most respected man in the Indian filmdom?
Mr. Kapurchand! He is worth some crores. O. M. VENKATRAMAN (Cocoanada)
Is a chaste wife one who never looks at other men?
She does but with loving eyes of a sister. What are the main points of difference between Socialism and Communism ?
Socialism is a shivering philosophy half-way between Capitalism and Communism. It is scared of the red future and looks at the purple past with regret.
Will you join me in condemning the bad habit of smoking?
You can have greater company — Minister Morarji Desai.
What are the things which we Indians have learnt from the Britishers during 200 years of rule in India?
They have taught us communal hatred, petty jealousies and corruption. The British never brought their racial virtues to India. They planted only their colonial vices.
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