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ABOUT THE AUTHER….“SATYAJIT RAY”■NAME - SATYAJIT RAY.■BORN ON – 2 MAY 1921.■BIRTHPLACE - CALCUTTA, BENGAL PROVINCE BRITISH INDIA.

ABOUT THE AUTHER….“SATYAJIT RAY”■DIED ON - 23 APRIL 1992 (AGED 70)■DEATH PLACE - KOLKATA, WEST

BENGAL, INDIA■OCCUPATION - FILM DIRECTOR,

PRODUCER, SCREENWRITER and WRITER, MUSIC ,DIRECTOR, LYRICIST.

SOME AWARD….

■Academy Honorary Award 1992■Bharat Ratna 1992■Dadasaheb Phalke Award 1985■Padma Vibhushan 1976

SOME AWARD….

■Golden Lion■1957 · Aparajito■National Film Award for Best Feature F

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SUMMARY OF THE STORY-

■ Sitalakanto Ray, better known as Patol Babu, is a 52 years old short and bald headed man who lives in Calcutta with his wife. He used to work in a railway factory in Kanchrapara in in his younger days but left the job and joined a private company Hudson and Kimberley, Calcutta in 1934 for higher pay. Unfortunately, he lost the job nine years later in a retrenchment, due to world war 2. Even since then he had to struggle to make a living. He tried his luck in running a variety store, did odd jobs, and sold insurance without ever succeeding in improving his lot. The struggle took its toll on his health and state of mind. He felt so dejected that he began to consider himself a nonentity, although in his younger days he used to be a theater star and had performed in Jatras, amateur theatricals and plays. He was much sought after as an actor and people used to buy to his shows especially to watch his performance. But now acting has become a thing of the remote past. Of late has been toying with the idea of taking up a job with a scrap iron dealer.

■ Once when Nishikanto Babu came to the Patol Babu, he told him that his brother-in-law Naresh Dutt who works in film business told him that he needed one fiftyish, short, bald-headed one man for his film. And Nishikanto Babu suggested the name of Patol Babu. Actually, Patol Babu was in a great need of money. He had experienced to work in plays and films. He lived in the KANCRAPARA and worked in the railway factory but due to the war cost he lost his nine years old job. He accepted the offer of Naresh Dutt, he has given the role of a PEDISTRIAN,. Next morning he had to rich at the FARADAY HOUSE, he was so much excited and his heart was trembling with happiness when he reached at the FARADAY HOUSE. But the problem was that he was not still given the lines of the dialogue. He asked about his lines of the dialogue to the Naresh Dutt. And Naresh Dutt told Sosanko and Jyoti to give the lines to the Patol Babu. Jyoti tore off a page and wrote something and give it to the Patol Babu. The word"oh" is written on that page. Patol Babu became very sad to see his dialogue he was surprised to see that he has to just speak the word "oh" as the line of his dialogue.

■ He could not decide whether he act or not, he went the nearest pan-shop and thinked about it. Then a faint memory was stirred up in Patol Babu 's mind. It was Mr. Pakrashi who said "Remember one thing Patol ,however small part you are 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. Mr. Pakrashi was PotalBabu 's mentor,he was a woderful actor and a good person.And then Patol Babu decided to play the role of a pedestrian. He made rehearsals on his dialogue,and speak the word "oh" in different pitches high to low. And finally he perfomed and it was really good performance. Patol Babu left the place without taking money. He was very much satisfied with his performance.He would get fifteen to twenty rupees for his small job but he was satisfied so much with his perfection and dedication

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