India

India

By Kallan Benjamin

The popular film journal filmindia, which ran from 1935–1961, was an English-language monthly magazine published from Bombay. Its editor, Baburao Patel, was known for his sharp, witty, and opinionated writing style, and the magazine’s popularity made him a celebrity in his own right. Focused primarily on Hindi cinema, with some attention to other regional Indian cinemas as well, filmindia worked as trade paper, cinema journal, and fan magazine combined, offering a mix of celebrity gossip, film reviews, trade information, editorials, behind-the-scenes looks at film productions, and some coverage of foreign films and industries. The magazine sought and obtained a wide national–and eventually, international–readership; some issues promote the number of monthly readers on the front and list the price for both “inland” and “foreign” purchasers. In addition to the breadth of content offered within the pages of filmindia, the covers feature colorful hand-painted images designed by the painter S.M. Pandit.

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FilmindiaFilmindia Publications, Ltd.1941Search on LanternClick here to read

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FilmIndiaMay-Dec 1938Search on LanternClick here to read

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FilmIndia1939Search on LanternClick here to read

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FilmIndia1946Search on LanternClick here to read

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FilmIndia1948Search on LanternClick here to read

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FilmIndiaJan-Jul 1943Search on LanternClick here to read

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FilmIndia1945Search on LanternClick here to read

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FilmIndiaFeb-Dec 1949Search on LanternClick here to read

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FilmIndiaDec 1937 - Apr 1938Search on LanternClick here to read

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FilmIndia1940Search on LanternClick here to read

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FilmIndiaJan-Nov 1942Search on LanternClick here to read

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FilmindiaFilmindia Publications, Ltd.1941Search on LanternClick here to read

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FilmIndia[Creator Name Not Found]May-Dec 1938Search on LanternClick here to read
FilmIndia[Creator Name Not Found]1939Search on LanternClick here to read
FilmIndia[Creator Name Not Found]1946Search on LanternClick here to read
FilmIndia[Creator Name Not Found]1948Search on LanternClick here to read
FilmIndia[Creator Name Not Found]Jan-Jul 1943Search on LanternClick here to read
FilmIndia[Creator Name Not Found]1945Search on LanternClick here to read
FilmIndia[Creator Name Not Found]Feb-Dec 1949Search on LanternClick here to read
FilmIndia[Creator Name Not Found]Dec 1937 - Apr 1938Search on LanternClick here to read
FilmIndia[Creator Name Not Found]1940Search on LanternClick here to read
FilmIndia[Creator Name Not Found]Jan-Nov 1942Search on LanternClick here to read