Cinema Girl

This film presented a fictionalized biography of its maker. One of the major characters is a producer modeled on Kohinoor's proprietor, D.N. Sampat, including a reference to the real life occasion when the studio, on the verge of bankruptcy, survived only because its employees donated money and gold ornaments to keep it afloat. Another character referred to a financier at the Imperial Studio. The plot also touched on the way a producer can curtail the freedom of a director.

Director: Bhagwati Prasad Mishra

Cast: Ermeline, Prithviraj Kapoor, Mazhar Khan, Baburao Sansare, Baby Devi, Akbar Nawaz

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.