FilmIndia (Feb-Dec 1949)

OQ5 (This is the readers' jorum — as and when space permits. From the producer to the lay filmgoer, every one can write to the Editor and ventilate his grievance. For every letter published in these columns, the publishers will pay Rs. 5\Letters should be signed and marked " Woes And Echoes ". Photographs of the readers will be published along with their letters, if convenient. — The Editor.) YOU ARE RIGHT! It's a strange thing to notice that ie of our producers are still very sless about minor details in a ure. In "'Lahore" I saw Karan .an being tried in a court with y four persons present. Did such things ever happen in ty like Lahore? If we remain less about such details, how can ever compete with foreign films? because of such idiotic mistakes we do not like to see Indian ures. MBAY. Jal. B. Nariman. CASHING SENTIMENT! The Diamond Theatre showing ian pictures here is an awful one et we have to patronise it as is the only way by which we see our Indian pictures. There not enough fans. The broken are not repaired. And old ures are shown here two days at me and revived several times to money for the theatre owners, can we change this state of rs in our town?" //. AWi Raadz Iranz. :apore. VIJOO'S RAMBAAN! [Tianks for your unbiased critiof '"Ram Baan" that refrained from spending my hard earned s on such a stupid and rotten Here in Kanpur, it was with at effort that the exhibitor could this film for a few weeks and too in the concluding days with st empty houses. The public to have realized the old tricks ijoo" and in future they will the same reception to his mytho1 products. is high time that Bhatt(ji) d now sit quietly and contemover the fate which awaits PUR. T. P. Jhunjhunuala. S, THANKS TO MORARJI ! U.P. people who use the comntary passes have to pay the ainment Tax before they enter inema. Isn't a system like this lent in Bombay? Do all the limentary pass holders get in tely free?" UR. /. D. Singh. LOT MORE! "The other day I had been to see Kardar Productions' "Dillagi". It seems to have become a craze with our film producers to use Suraiya in every alternate picture they produce. A picture needs more than mere Suraiya and Xaushad's wornout music to become a success." I'ooran Chandra Pande. LUCKNOW. FIND A MAN! **Vi e feel rather unfortunate that we do not find criticisms and reviews of Bengali pictures in your reputed "filmindia". Your magazine provides us with information regarding the Hindi pictures only. Filmindia as its title implies, should give a candid view of the Indian screen as a whole and not a part thereof. I do not understand why Bengal should miss your unique and helpful criticism. " Tlie productions of the Calcutta studios, of late, are straining our nerves beyond the limit of toleration and hence the need of your masterly pen to give a corrective. You may, however, speak of the local film journalists who can help us in this line. But they are worse than worthless. I do appreciate your difficulty in giving reviews of the Bengali films from Bombay. But I think you can appoint some one reliable in Calcutta." CALCUTTA. Birendra Ch. Gupta. ME "If any one reads your magazine continuously for three or four months she is certain to be wedded to "filmindia" all life. After that it is impossible to 'divorce' filmindia on any account. Mr. Patel ! Can you tell me the reason for this?" TANJORE. Mrs. William Moses. "AP.N'A TRASH" Yesterday I had the saddest experience when I went to see Shantaram's "Apna Desh". The picture is nothing but trash and a jumbled piece of fantastic ideas. It charges the refugees with anti-national and treacherous activities which no one can ever dream of. I wish you would protest vehemently that such pictures which serve no useful purpose and malign our nation should be banned. It is really surprising how Shantaram could have thought of producing and directing this picture." BOMBAY. Hazari I. .X. HOW CAN YOU? "I was a regular reader of "filmindia"' when I was in Bombav. But Dixit never woke up from his sleep of the 28th June and next day his friends accompanied him on his last journey in this world. 61