FilmIndia (Feb-Dec 1949)

August, 1949 FILMINDI A Kishore Sahu seems to have made Raniola a secretary and taken romance to the office in "Rim Jhim", a social comedy of Hindustan Chitra. It is alleged that Desai gave three inner parties at the Pransukhlal lafatlal Swimming Bath Club on ebruary 27th and 28th and on larch 1st to celebrate the wedding f his son, and more than 24 guests ere served each time. Desai was released on bail. WHAT ABOUT BOMBAY? Lucknow, June 18. The U.P. Government propose to ahead with their rural education lans. For this purpose, 25 mobile m units will be utilized with every ngle film unit for two districts, ne mobile film unit consists of a ojector. some educational and inrmation films, a van. loud-speaker d other paraphernalia. MARCH OF BENGAL Calcutta, June 15. The Government of West Bengal ve also made out an ambitious heme of imparting education to iterate adults and children in the ovince through the help of films. They will establish a film library ntaining different types of educanal films on historic places, lives great men of India etc. At present, however, they need ms against Communism CELLULOID FOOD! Lucknow, June 15. To help Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in his enthusiastic "Grow More Food" campaign, the U.P. government began the shooting of their first documentary film in the village of Dhakni, Hardoi district. Evidently the shooting of the film offered an opportunity to the officials for a motor trip. Mr. C. B. Gupta along with Mr. Bhagwan Sahai, food commissioner and Mr. M. L. Tewari motored to Hardoi to witness the shooting of this great film. Haven't we enough films from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to make our eyes sore and is the government going to fill empty stomachs with only celluloid? WELL DESERVED! Bombay, June 16. In order to push the films produced by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting down the throats of the exhibitors, the Government of Bombay' have inserted a new clause in the cinema license providing for the compulsory exhibition of such films of approximately 2000 feet in length by the licensee at each performance for such periods and on such conditions as the Assistant Controller of Distribution, Films Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India may specify. RATHER FLATTERING! Bangalore, June 24. During the Budget discussion in the Mysore Legislative Council on Friday the 24th June, Mr. H. C. Dasappa, Minister for Finance and Industry, revealed that a few American film manufacturers have approached the Mysore government for starting a raw film manufacturing industry. MORE GRIST! Bombay, June 14. The members of the Film Advisory Board were kept busy reviewing the films, newsreels etc. made by the Films Division, Government of India. Inspite of the high cost of maintaining the Films Division, it seems that the Government cannot produce a sufficient number of films. So 16 documentaries are proposed to be purchased from the film industry in' addition to the 36 documentaries and 52 newsreels produced by the Films Division annually. RUPADARSINI Artist M. R. Acharekar who had once revealed his genius in designing the artistic sets of Kardar's "Shah Jehan", has now published a beautiful monograph called "Rupadarsini" (Rekha Publications, Dadar, Bombay 14) priced at Rs. 15| per copy. nupadarsini" is a miniature university in anatomical iyt for the advanced student. The book, which has numerous pencil drawings of the human form, both ancient and modern, provides an enlightening and comparative study in art expression which, through ten centuries to the present day, seems to have retained its traditional grace and glory. It is a book which every student, whose pencil aches for curves and contours, must buy. Did you dust your grey matter with "Grey Dust"? 59