Answer
the following questions briefly
(a)
What was the news that Nishikanto Ghosh gave Patol Babu?
(b)
How did Patol Babu react? Why?
(c)
Why had Patol Babu lost his first job in Calcutta?
(d)
How does Patol Babu reconcile to the dialogue given to him?
(e)
Who was Mr. Pakrashi? How do his words help Patol Babu in enacting
his role?
(f)
How do we know that Patol Babu was a meticulous man?
(g)
Why did Mr. Mullick turn down Patol Babu's request for a rehearsal?
(h) What were the special touches that
Patol Babu gave to his role to make it more authentic?
Answer the following questions briefly
(a) What was the news that Nishikanto Ghosh gave Patol Babu?
(b) How did Patol Babu react? Why?
(c) Why had Patol Babu lost his first job in Calcutta?
(d) How does Patol Babu reconcile to the dialogue given to him?
(e) Who was Mr. Pakrashi? How do his words help Patol Babu in enacting his role?
(f) How do we know that Patol Babu was a meticulous man?
(g) Why did Mr. Mullick turn down Patol Babu's request for a rehearsal?
(h) What were the special touches that Patol Babu gave to his role to make it more authentic?
(a) Nishikanto Babu told Patol Babu that his brother-in law, who was in the film business, was looking for an actor for a film they were shooting. The character he described reminded Nishikanto Babu of Patol Babu so he gave him his address and asked him to get in touch with him.
(b) Patol Babu was taken aback by the acting offer. He was surprised as it seemed unbelievable to him that a 52-year old nobody like him was getting a chance to act in a film.
(c) The Second World War had resulted in Patol Babu being retrenched from his nine-year-old clerical job at Hudson and Kimberley.
(d) Initially, Patol Babu was shocked to see his monosyllabic dialogue. However, after rehearsing his dialogue, he felt that a true actor could make his mark even with a single syllable. His mentor’s words rang in hismind who had once said that each word spoken in a play was like a fruit in a tree. Not everyone in the audience has access to it. So, the actor must know how to pluck it, get at its essence, and serve it up to the audience for their edification. These words helped Patol Babu perform the role assigned to him with conviction.
(e) Patol Babu was a meticulous man. This can be seen in the instances from the story. He reached the shooting site on time and in the attire he was asked to wear. He asked for his lines because he wished to rehearse them before his scene was shot.
(f) Mr. Mullick turned down Patol Babu’s request for a rehearsal because it was getting cloudy and he wanted to shoot the scene in sunlight.
(g) Patol Babu suggested that if he walked while trying to reading a newspaper then the collision would look more realistic. He also planned in advance on how many steps he would have to take in order to collide with Chanchal Kumar. He also decided that his exclamation of “Oh” would be a mix of irritation and surprise.
(h) Patol Babu rehearsed the exact number of steps for colliding with the hero, added a small grey moustache to his look and held a newspaper open in his hand. These were the special touches which he gave to his look for making his role seem more authentic.
(a) Nishikanto Babu told Patol Babu that his brother-in law, who was in the film business, was looking for an actor for a film they were shooting. The character he described reminded Nishikanto Babu of Patol Babu so he gave him his address and asked him to get in touch with him.
(b) Patol Babu was taken aback by the acting offer. He was surprised as it seemed unbelievable to him that a 52-year old nobody like him was getting a chance to act in a film.
(c) The Second World War had resulted in Patol Babu being retrenched from his nine-year-old clerical job at Hudson and Kimberley.
(d) Initially, Patol Babu was shocked to see his monosyllabic dialogue. However, after rehearsing his dialogue, he felt that a true actor could make his mark even with a single syllable. His mentor’s words rang in hismind who had once said that each word spoken in a play was like a fruit in a tree. Not everyone in the audience has access to it. So, the actor must know how to pluck it, get at its essence, and serve it up to the audience for their edification. These words helped Patol Babu perform the role assigned to him with conviction.
(e) Patol Babu was a meticulous man. This can be seen in the instances from the story. He reached the shooting site on time and in the attire he was asked to wear. He asked for his lines because he wished to rehearse them before his scene was shot.
(f) Mr. Mullick turned down Patol Babu’s request for a rehearsal because it was getting cloudy and he wanted to shoot the scene in sunlight.
(g) Patol Babu suggested that if he walked while trying to reading a newspaper then the collision would look more realistic. He also planned in advance on how many steps he would have to take in order to collide with Chanchal Kumar. He also decided that his exclamation of “Oh” would be a mix of irritation and surprise.
(h) Patol Babu rehearsed the exact number of steps for colliding with the hero, added a small grey moustache to his look and held a newspaper open in his hand. These were the special touches which he gave to his look for making his role seem more authentic.
