Class 10 NCERT Solutions English Chapter 5 - Patol Babu, Film Star
Patol Babu, Film Star Exercise 55
Solution 1
A few guidelines
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Strengths |
Why do you feel so? |
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Honest |
I believe that being honest is of paramount importance in any situation. |
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Hardworking |
I have never shirked from hard work and I never use short cuts to achieve my goals. |
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Capable |
I can put my hand to any type of work. |
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Dependable |
I am a person of my word and I rarely break my promise. |
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Moral |
I have a strong moral compass that guides me in making my decisions. |
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Passionate |
I am deeply passionate about everything I undertake. |
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Intelligent |
My intellect helps me deal with various problems that come in my way. |
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Focused |
I am very clear with what I want to achieve and will never stray from my goals. |
Dream careers:
- Teaching
- Scientist
- Lawyer
- Doctor
- Engineer
- Banker
- Sportsman
Yes, you need to have the strength to carry out your various aspirations:
- As a teacher-dedicated/passionate about your work.
- As a banker-honest/hardworking /intelligent.
- As a doctor-dedicated / honest / intelligent / empathetic
- As an engineer-persevering/ intelligent/focused.
Yes, I will be able to achieve my dreams as I have all the qualities and the strength to be successful in the career I want to follow.
I take good care of my health (both body and mind) by having a balanced diet, by exercising and by leading a stress free life. I also speak several languages and am fluent in my mother tongue as well as in English so I am sure I will be able to communicate with all.
Above all, I am an honest, noble and hardworking human being and with all these qualities I am definite that I will succeed.
Patol Babu, Film Star Exercise 67
Solution 3a
Nishikanto Ghosh told Patol Babu that his youngest brother-in-law worked in the production department of the film industry. He was looking for an actor for a scene in a film and Patol Babu fit his requirements. Nishikanto Ghosh had therefore given him his address so he could get in touch with him.
Solution 3b
Patol Babu was excited when he was given an opportunity to act in a film. That such an offer had been made to him at the age of 52 was unbelievable and something he had longed for.
Solution 3c
Patol Babu lost his first job in Calcutta where he had worked for nine years because of sudden retrenchment in his office due to the war.
Solution 3d
Initially, Patol Babu was upset by the dialogue he was given. He was supposed to exclaim "Oh" which he thought was very strange. He suspected that the film people had taken him for a fool. Sosanko then explained to him that a speaking part in a Baren Mullik film, even if it was just a single word, was a great thing. There were others in the movie who were not as fortunate as he was.
He was about to walk away when he remembered the advice given to him by Mr. Pakrashi, his mentor, telling him that no matter how small a part you have been offered, never consider it beneath your dignity to accept it. As an artist, your aim should be to make the most of your opportunity and squeeze the last drop of meaning out of your lines. He also said that each word in a play was like a fruit on a tree and only the actor knew how to pluck it, get its essence and serve it to the audience. These words helped him reconcile to the dialogue given to him and allowed him to perform his part with conviction.
Solution 3e
Mr Gogon Pakrashi was Patol Babu's mentor. He was a wonderful actor with not a trace of vanity in him. He was a saintly man and a fine actor.
His advice to Patol Babu was that no matter how small a part one has been offered never consider it beneath one's dignity to accept it.
His words inspired Patol Babu and made him realise his folly. He cleared his throat and rehearsed his part several times. He worked hard at inventing various ways to enunciate the dialogue by giving it various kinds of emotions.
Pakrashi's advice thus gave him the energy and dignity to carry out his part with perfection and dedication even though it was just a single syllable.
Solution 3f
Patol Babu was a meticulous man. Even before he knew what his dialogue was, he asked his wife to remind him to take some ginger juice to clear his throat.
He insisted on being called Patol Babu which was his stage name, instead of Atul Babu. This shows his dedication towards his art.
He was punctual and reached the shoot at the right time.
When he was told that the dialogue consisted of just a monosyllable "oh", he was upset at first. Later, he remembered the words of his mentor. He began giving the exclamation a different inflection each time he uttered it. Half an hour before his scene, he decided to rehearse some more. He also worked on his body language while enunciating the syllable.
He finally delivered his line with perfection and dedication.
Solution 3g
Mr. Mullick turned down Patol Babu's request for a rehearsal because a large patch of cloud occluding the sunlight was disrupting the shoot.
Solution 3h
Patol Babu wished to improvise the scene by making it look as if he was reading a newspaper while the collision happened. A moustache was stuck below Patol Babu's nose to make it more interesting. He then meticulously calculated the speed at which he was supposed to walk order to collide with Chanchal Kumar. While saying 'Oh!' he had planned to enunciate it by mixing sixty parts of irritation with forty parts of surprise. He did all this to make his role more authentic.
Solution 4a
These lines were said By Patol Babu when he was asked by Naresh Dutt to act in a film.
Patol Babu was at one time a brilliant actor and had a passion for the stage..
Many years later, at the age of 52, someone had asked him to act again. He was surprised and excited to receive the offer. He had to play the role of a pedestrian. Being an actor, he knew that dialogues were important to the story and so he asked whether his role had a dialogue in it.
Solution 4b
Patol Babu had been very excited about his role, and this was his first attempt in a film. But the dialogue given to him was a mere "Oh" that he was supposed to exclaim on colliding with the actor. Now he was convinced that the film people were playing a cruel joke on him. He was always considered a very good actor and he felt by giving him such a small insignificant part they were only making a mockery of him.
Solution 4c
Patol Babu was an amateur actor. In the film he had to play the part of an absent minded pedestrian who collided with the hero Chanchal Kumar. When Patol Babu was told that his dialogue in the film was just a monosyllable "Oh!" he was first surprised then disappointed, hurt and angry. He was convinced it was all a cruel joke they were playing on him. He was about to walk away when he remembered the advice given to him by Mr. Pakrashi his mentor telling him no matter how small a part you have been offered never consider it beneath your dignity to accept it.
Motivated by these words he began to rehearse the syllable giving it a different inflection each time he uttered it. A true actor, he now decided to take on the ultimate challenge and make a mark with this one single syllable. He also meticulously worked out how he would react physically when the collision took place. He practiced all this in front of a large glass window.
He finally carried out his path in the film with perfection and dedication. Satisfied with a job well done he walked away without waiting to receive the wages due to him.
Solution 4d
This answer depends on each student's views and opinions.
A few guidelines
Patol Babu was a very practical man.
- When he received an offer to act again at the age of 52 he was excited and surprised but did not jump at the offer immediately. He said he would talk it over with Naresh Dutt find out the details and then decide.
- In 1934 when he was offered a higher pay in a clerical post with Hudson and Kimberley, he left Kanchrapara where he was quite a famous actor and moved to Calcutta.
- When he lost his job because of the war, he tried his hand at a number of other professions.
- When he discovered that the only part he had in the film was to utter a monosyllable "Oh!", he was upset at first but then decided to make the most of it.
- He had learned that however small a role you have to play, never consider it below your dignity to accept it.
- He worked on it and discovered that the single word contained a gold mine of meaning. A true actor could make a mark with this one single syllable.
Patol Babu, Film Star Exercise 68
Solution 4e
Even though he had to utter just a monosyllable in the play Patol Babu did his part to perfection. A feeling of total satisfaction now swept over him. He was convinced that his mentor Gogon Pakrashi would have been pleased with his performance.
Although Patol Babu needed the money, he felt that, the small amount of ten or twenty rupees that they gave him would never measure up to the immense satisfaction he had received by performing the small role with such perfection and dedication. He was a true actor who had a high self esteem. He therefore walked away without waiting to be paid for the role he had performed.
Solution 4f
This answer depends on each student's views and opinions. Please use the following guidelines to write your answer.
Making a movie is not an easy job. It involves the work of many and it takes the combined effort of all to make it a success.
- It is a long tedious process.
- A script is required and music to accompany it.
- A large film crew consisting of director, production manager, cameramen, makeup artists, costume designers is required.
- They crew has to arrange for the actors and manage the unruly crowds.
- Roles have to be assigned on the basis of the actors' capabilities.
- Costumes and makeup for the actors have to be organized.
- Permission has to be obtained for shooting at certain locations.
- Equipment has to be transported carefully to the location.
- The crew should be mindful of the weather conditions that may disrupt the shoot.
- A number of retakes is required to get the best shot.
- The makers of the film are required to bring in big investors to fund the film.
Solution 5a
Modest, unassuming
Solution 5b
Talented, passionate actor
Solution 5c
Diligent, punctual
Solution 5d
Meticulous, humble, modest
Solution 5e
Persevering, meticulous
Solution 5f
self esteem ,self- worth, self confidence, passionate actor
Solution 6
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(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 |
to surrender or relinquish
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(b) A faint memory was stirred up in Patol Babu's mind. |
stimulate the imagination
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(c) At first he opened a variety store which he had to wind up after five years. |
shut down |
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(d) In Jatras, in amateur theatricals, in plays put up by the club in his neighbourhood, Patol Babu was always in demand |
staged |
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(e) Patol Babu was about to step forward when he was pulled up short by a voice shouting 'Silence!" |
stopped |
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(f) Patol Babu pulled himself together |
to gain control over one's actions |
Patol Babu, Film Star Exercise 69
Solution 7
This is a group activity to be carried out by the students in class.
Solution 8
This is a group activity to be carried out by the students in class.
Solution 9
This answer depends on each student's views and opinions.
A few guidelines
Begin with the date and salutation and end with the salutation.
The body of the letter should contain the following points:
- Thank him for considering you for the role.
- You were delighted because it was your first film; till then you had only acted in stage shows.
- Your disappointment when you heard about the role you had to play and the mono syllable you had to utter.
- How you remembered the words of your mentor and took on the challenge like a true actor.
- You learnt that a film requires a combined effort from everyone involved to make it a success.
- How you rehearsed the part till the end and how you performed with perfection.
- At the end of the day, it does not matter how big or small the role you play, but how you play it.
- The self satisfaction you received on completion.
- Thank him once again for reawakening the actor in you at this stage in your life.
Patol Babu, Film Star Exercise 70
Solution 10(1)
True
Solution 10(2)
(b) there are limited leading roles
Solution 10(3)
d) good looks, height and right weight
Solution 10(4)
(c) the female actors
Solution 10(5)
(a) they are never blamed if a film fails
