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प्रश्न
Ten minutes or so later Naresh Dutt went looking for Patol Babu near the paan shop and found that he was not there. “That’s odd the man hadn’t been paid yet. What a strange fellow !”
(a) Where had Patol Babu gone ?
(b) Why did Patol Babu leave without informing anyone ?
(c) Why was Naresh Dutt looking for Patol Babu ?
(d) What does the incident tell us about Patol Babu ?
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उत्तर
(a) Patol babu had gone to the place where shooting had to be recorded.
(b) Patol babu left without informing anyone because acting gave him more satisfaction, as he was one of the passionate actors. He felt satisfaction he got was more than the 20 or 50 rupees that he would be getting
(c) Naresh Dutt was looking for Patol Babu to give him his pay for acting in Baren Mullick’s film.
(d) The incident tells us about Patol Babu that he was not greedy about money. He cannot wait to be paid because he thinks that whatever he did there is priceless.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
"Oh, oh, oh; oh, oh ..." Patol Babu began giving the exclamation a different inflection each time he uttered it: After doing it a number of times he made an astonishing discovery.
(a) Why did Patol Babu repeat the word, `oh' over and over again '?
(b) What 'astonishing discovery' did he make?
(c) What does the word, 'uttered' mean?
Who was Mr. Pakrashi and how did he instill the value of being true to one's work in Patol Babu?
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
It is true that he needed money very badly, but what was twenty rupees when measured against the intense satisfaction of a small job done with perfection and dedication?
(a) Why was Patol Babu badly in need of money?
(b) What was the small job which gave him intense satisfaction?
(c) What does the word 'measured' mean in the above context?
Answer the following question briefly :
How does Patol Babu reconcile to the dialogue given to him?
Answer the following question briefly :
Who was Mr. Pakrashi? How do his words help Patol Babu in enacting his role?
Why did Mr. Mullick turn down Patol Babu's request for a rehearsal?
Here are some lines from the lesson. Match the meanings of the underlined words with their meanings listed below
| (a) Then he had a job in a Bengali firm which he gave up in disgust when his boss began to treat him in too high-handed a fashion | stimulate the imagination |
| (b) A faint memory was stirred up in Patol Babu's mind. | to surrender or relinquish |
| (c) At first he opened a variety store which he had to wind up after five years. |
staged |
| (d) In Jatras, in amateur theatricals, in plays put up by the club in his neighbourhood, Patol Babu was always in demand | to gain control over one's actions |
| (e) Patol Babu was about to step forward when he was pulled up short by a voice shouting 'Silence!' |
shut down |
| (f) Patol Babu pulled himself together | stopped |
Listen to your teacher read out from page no. 193, the passage on character actors and complete the exercise as directed.
After the age of forty, the actors most likely to get less work are (Tick the right choice)
Listen to your teacher read out from page no. 193, the passage on character actors and complete the exercise as directed.
The chief advantages of being a character actor is that …………….(Tick the right choice)
Answer the following in 100-200 words :
"Patol Babu, Film Star," by Satyajit Ray emphasizes the valuable contribution of a mentor in changing a negative mindset into a positive one. Describe how Mr. Pakrashi's advice helps Patol Babu in performing his role.
