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hiiiii summary of chapter 5 (fiction) class 10

Answer 1

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Patol Babu
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It is a story about a middle aged man Patol Babu who was a good actor but his situation was bad....One day when Patol Babu returned from his work he found that his neighbour Nishikanta Ghosh approached him and asking him to take the role in his brother in law's film that is Naresh Dutt. Later Patol Babu accepts the role and was very happy as he remembered his old days when he acted in various shows.

Patol Babu meets Naresh Dutt the meeting day and was very excited to know about his role. He did know that his role was of little time but when he got to know that he has to speak up the only word " Oh " in the film , he became very depressed. He felt humiliated and was ready to take a leave but then he remembered one of his mentor's words
( Gogon Pakrashi) that no role is small or big and an actor's duty is to take the fruit and show its sweeteness to the audience as everyone in the audience does'nt have access to it...

At that time , Patol Babu changed his mind and started practising really hard for his role . He counted the steps to collide with Chanchal Kumar, the film's hero . To make the scene more realistic he used a newspaper and a moustache.. By the end of the scene everyone appreciated him and then Patol Babu return to his home happily without taking his money.,,,

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Answer 2

Summary

This story depicts the dreams and aspirations of smalltimers and the apathy of film people for whom making films is a business. Patol Babu was a middle aged man of about fifty years with a bald head. His neighbour Nishikanta Ghosh informed him that his brother-in-law Naresh Dutt, a film producer, was looking around for an actor for a scene in a film, with looks like that of Patol Babu. Patol Babu was so excited to hear this news that in his excitement, he made the wrong purchases in the vegetable market. Patol Babu remembered fondly that he always had a great passion for the stage and in his youth he had acted in many ‘Jatras’. Indeed there was a time when people bought tickets especially to see him.

It was in the year 1934, when he lived in Kanchrapara and worked as a clerk with Hudson and Kimberley. He had thought of floating his own theatrical club but he lost his job. Ever since Patol Babu had to struggle a lot to make a living. He worked in a Bengali film, worked as an insurance salesman but nothing lasted. He paid regular visits to various offices for jobs but nothing worked. He still remembered some of the dialogues of the plays he had acted in.

A new offer to work in films sparked his interest. Naresh Dutt duly arrived and told Patol Babu to report at Faraday House, next morning. On enquiry, Naresh Dutt told Patol Babu that it was a speaking role and he had to play an absent-minded pedestrian. Patol Babu was extremely happy and confided to his wife that he was aware that it wasn’t a big role, but one rose from small roles only and this might prove to be the beginning of a great career. His wife expressed her reservation but Patol Babu was in no mood to listen.

Next morning, Patol Babu reported on time at Faraday Building. He saw a big crowd with instruments and cameras being shifted here and there. He was instructed by Naresh Dutt to wait for his turn. Patol Babu was quite nervous since he had no idea about his dialogues and he didn’t want to make a spectacle of him self in front of the lead actors. In the meantime, the shooting of the movie started and one scene was shot. Patol Babu couldn’t wait any longer. He went to Naresh Dutt and asked for his dialogues. On glancing at the paper, Patol Babu was really depressed, since he was required to speak just one word ‘Oh!’ Patol Babu was supposed to act like an absentminded pedestrian and collide with the lead actor,
Chanchal Kumar, utter ‘Oh’ and resume walking. He was instructed to go and wait on one side. Patol Babu felt humiliated and let down. He felt the entire Sunday was lost in false anticipation of a good role. A faint memory stirred his mind. He remembered his mentor, Gagon Pakrashi’s advice that as an artist one must make the most of one’s opportunity, whatever it might be. This thought drove away his depression and he started rehearsing all kinds of exclamations ‘Oh’s’ that could be given at different occasions.