Understanding the Text - - [ gentle humour to poin nan foibles. Pick Ot insane, " on s used The ay ep serves to make the piece interesting The office boy depicts an example ofa man who had been a GG studios for Years, di nnt nse, However all the time he dreamt of becoming # tar actor oF dre ics writer, This was nota mere dream. His talent seemed e be all rolled in one. thought himself to be a poet who could write long poems ani | pestered the author 5 reciting his boring poems to him. He often used to complain that his talent went wag, in the make-up department as it was fit for only barbers and perverts. The a only prayed that shooting went on all the time, 50 the office boy was busy and did nox have time to recite his poems to him. Oddly enough, he held Subbu responsible for hy neglect. In reality, he was frustrated and required someone f0 direct his anger to 2” Why was Kothamangalam Subbu considered No. ? in Gemini Studios? Kas. Though Kothamangalam Subbu had been a member of the story department, he had always been seen with the boss. The boss gave him prominence 8 he was a talented person. Subbu's opinion was taken on every problem. Subbu was always ready with suitable suggestions and with him film making was not @ problem. 3. We does the author describe the incongruity of an English poet addressing the “audience at Gemini Studios? ‘Ans. The Gemini Studios’ films were for simple folks in Tamil. These movie-goers were'viot expected to develop a taste for English poetry. The author did not understand what an English poet was doing in Gemini Studios. Further surprise was that even the bossknew very little about the Englishman as his speech was mostly in general terms. Englishman’s speech bafiled everybody as his accent made it difficult for them to understand what he said. Even the Englishman perhaps felt baffled by the incongruity of his presence among the simple members of Gemini family. The purpose behind his visit to the studios was an | unexplained mystery. 4. What do you understand about the author’s literary inclinations from the account? Ans. This story tells that the author had the capability of writing in gentle satire. His job had ide variety of subjects. It gave him an opportunity been to cut newspaper clippings on wi iter and sent his articles and stories to read a lot and know a lot. He had been a prose wri en sent a short story to The Encounter to take part in the to several newspapers. He ev‘ contest, Being a good reader, he did not give up his habit even after he had retired. He saw a low-priced book ‘The God that Failed’ and purchased a copy to read immediately. 2 Ans. or Ir —_ Scanned with CamScannerun -- ral Rearmament Army? Describe their visit to the Gemini Studies. (nat WAS Mo! L frank Buchman’s Moral Rearmament Army visited the Gemini Studios in 1952. It was a E company. In reality, it was a counter movement to international communism. It had two-hundred players and was called an international circus. The players belonged rotwenty different nationalities. They presented two plays in the most professional manner. The plays represented simple homilies, and the costumes and sets were superb. Their play, “Jotham Valley” impressed the Tamil theatre. They imitated the sunrise and sunset scenes in the similar manner for years. The scenes were played on a bare stage with a white background and atune played on the flute. Though the MRA was anti-communist and the anti-communist feeling existed at the Studios, the coming of the MRA had no impact on the attitude of the bosses; their enterprises went on as usual. Imagine Asokamitran witnesses a film shooting and visits a film set of present-day Scanned with CamScanner