WRITE THE SUMMARY OF PATOL BABU
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The story revolves around the protagonist of the story, Patol Babu ( Real Name :Sitilakanto Ray) , who had once worked in theater.
He was a short, bald - headed, fiftyish man who was struggling a lot to get some work for the living. But , no job helped him as he would lose them - either because he didn't like the job or there had been a fall in the company due to some reason. This was the time, when his neighbor Nishikanto Ray called him and told that the character matching to his personality is needed in a film in which his (neighbor) youngest brother in law was working. The name of the company was (Netaji Pharmacy ) .
Patol Babu readily agreed to the offer given.
He started thinking about the Film and his character. He had a talk with the brother in law, Naresh Dutt, who told him the timings and the things required.
Patol Babu was so excited that he forgot everything , left his daily routine and reached the spot where shooting was to take place even before the time.
Patol Babu had to wait a long. He started feeling pain in standing, He was heavily sweating (as he wore a high collared woollen jacket during summer) . But his enthusiasts for the role didn't make him lose the hope.
Until now, he had not been given the dialogue. Only, his role was told that he had to make a role of an absent minded Pedestrian , who will colloid with a busy person (hero Chanchal Kumar) .
At last, when Patol Babu was given the dialogue, it was a single exclamatory word 'Oh ' .
Was this the Only role? Were these people making a joke of him?What will people think of him?
These were some questions that were running in Patol Babu's mind??
He was about to leave because he thought himself undignified in doing such small role.
But suddenly a flashback ran around his mind. He remembered the word of his mentor,Gogon Pakrashi, who told him to not to consider any role beneath ones dignity to accept it. One should do his role in the best possible way.
This made Patol Babu guilty and he decided to play his role. He went to a nearby street and did the rehearsal. He also gave the director advice like taking a newspaper in hand.
Finally, when the shot took place, the collision was out of the world.He timed it well. There was a lot of appreciation for him.
But Patol Babu left the shooting spot without taking money.
This was because he thought that to be remembered because the role is more important than money.
This all was the summary.
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This story depicts the dreams and aspirations of the small timers 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. Nishikanto 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 reservations 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 himself 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 that the entire Sunday was lost in the false anticipation of a good role.
A faint memory stirred his mind. He remembered his mentor, Gogon 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.
Finally Patol Babu was called after an hour. Patol Babu suggested to the director that the scene would look more realistic, if the collision took place, while he had his eyes on the newspaper. A newspaper was immediately arranged. The director suggested that a moustache on Patol Babu would really look more interesting. A moustache was stuck on his face. During the shot, Patol Babu packed in his best effort mixing 25 parts of anguish and 25 parts of surprise, in a single ‘‘Oh!’’ Everyone around praised Patol Babu’s acting skills and he went back satisfied near the paan shop.
Patol Babu was tremendously pleased and felt that his acting skills were not blurred even after so many years. But now he felt dejected because there was no one who had appreciated his dedication. For the film-people it was a moment’s work and the next minute they had promptly forgotten about it. He knew he would be paid, it would be a very small amount and he did need money very badly.
But could twenty rupees measure against the intense satisfaction of doing a job perfectly ? Ten minutes later Naresh Dutt was surprised to find Patol Babu missing, without collecting his remuneration. Next minute, all that was forgotten and the camera started rolling for another shot