TS 10th Class English Guide Unit 4A Rendezvous with Ray

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TS 10th Class English Guide Unit 4A Rendezvous with Ray

Look at the picture and answer the questions that follow :

Question 1.
Is this picture (a) a poster, (b) an advertisement, or (c) a painting? Justify your option.
Answer:
It is a wall-poster. It has a title and two persons, the actors. It is not an advertisement as it doesn’t contain any commercial information. Nor is it a painting too. Hence, I think it is a poster.

Question 2.
Who is the director of the film?
Answer:
Singeetam Srinivasa Rao

Question 3.
Who are the people involved in the film making?
Answer:
Making a film requires the talents and abilities of a production team. To understand the roles of a film production team, you can compare the positions of each crew member to the people needed to prepare a fine meal. The following chart lists the common positions found on a typical film production team and explains their responsibilities.

Position	Responsibility	Position	Responsibility
Writer	Writes the list of ingredients	Boom operator	Gets the microphone in close to hear all the crunches and lip smacking
Executive producer	Pays for the cost of the dinner	Gaffer	Lights the food to look good (sets the mood with a candlelit dinner)
Line producer	Finds where to get the best deals	Grips	Help with the utensils for eating the meal
Producer	Purchases the groceries, helps choose the brands	Production assistants	Act as waiters and bus boys
Casting director	Chooses the food that’s ripe for the picking	Make-up person	Brushes on healthy colors to prepare the food to look appetizing
Location scout	Locates the dinner location	Wardrobe person	Dresses the food to look tasty
Transportation	Transports the guests to the table	Production designer	Enhances the setting and decorates it for dinner
Director	Takes all the ingredients and cooks them into a great meal	Prop master	Supplies the appropriate tableware, including plates and glasses
Assistant director	Assists the chef	Stunt coordinator	Rigs the exploding champagne bottles and smashing of silverware
Script supervisor	Makes sure the chef follows the recipe	Editor	Serves the meal in continuity (appetizer first, entree next, dessert at the end)
Director of photography (cinematographer)	Makes the food look really good	Composer	Creates the right music atmosphere for enjoying the meal
Sound mixer	Records all the crunches and lip smacking	Post-production supervisor	Cleans up the mess

Oral Disclosure:

Talk about your favourite actor/film maker/film. Give reasons, why you like him/her/ it.
Answer:
N. T. Rama Rao (NTR) was born on 28 May 1923 in Nimmakuru, a small village in Gudivada taluk of Krishna District, which was a part of the erstwhile Madras Presidency of British India. He was born to a farming couple.

He was a prolific actor as well as director, who had made the films and acting more popular in Andhra Pradesh. He has become popular with his uniqueness in acting and talent.

In the later half of his career, NTR became a screenwriter. Despite having no formal training in scriptwriting, he authored several screenplays for his own movies as well as for other producers. He also produced many of his films as well as other actor’s films through his film production house National Art Theater Private Limited in T. Nagar, Madras (now Chennai). He actively campaigned for the construction of a large number of cinemas through this production house.

He was influential in designing and implementing a financial system that funded the production and distribution of movies. He was so dedicated to his profession that he would often learn new things in order to portray a particular character on-screen perfectly and realistically. At the age of 40, he learnt dance from the renowned Kuchipudi dancer Vempati Chinna Satyam for his role in the film Nartanasala (1963).

Comprehension:

I. Answer the following questions:

Question 1.
What did Ray’s detractors accuse him of ? Did Roberge agree to their accusation ? If not, Why?
Answer:
Ray’s detractors accused him that he made his reputation selling India’s poverty to the west. Roberge did not agree to their accusation because it was not the material poverty depicted in the films that struck him. To him, the enormous spiritual poverty of some rich peoplewas much more deplorable than material poverty.

Question 2.
“I didn’t come here to convert. In fact, I am the one who got converted”. Who said these words? What different shades of meanings do you find in the words of the speaker ?
Answer:
Roberge was a Christian by belief. Christian missionaries actually work among the people, trying to make them repent and thereby leading them towards Christianity. This process is called ‘conversion’. Gaston Roberge is a French-Canadian priest with a set of beliefs about India and the world. After coming to India, he got converted. This shows us that he has changed his views about India. These are the different shades of meanings of the above mentioned speaker’s words.

Question 3.
Roberge took nine years to meet in person after joining St. Xavier’s college. Why did he take so long time ? What would you do if you were in his place ?
Answer:
Roberge took nine years to meet Ray in person after joining St. Xavier’s College. He wanted to meet right away, he didn’t want just go and see him like a living museum piece. But Ray was far beyond what Roberge expected. Meeting such great personality without enough intellectual exercise would not satisfy an intellectual like Roberge. So, he wanted to prepare himself, get to know his works more for a worthwhile dialogue with Ray when they meet.

Question 4.
How was Ray perceived by the outsiders ? Was this perception true of Ray’s real character ?
Answer:
To the outsiders, Ray was cold, aloof and even intimidating. This was not true perception of Ray’s real character. According to Roberge, he was in reality a very simple and unassuming man with a subtle sense of humour.

Question 5.
What is meant by the line, “Ray took off where Tagore signed out”. What was Ray searching for?
Answer:
Roberge feels that there is a striking comparison between Tagore and Ray. He also feels that philosophically too, Ray took off where Tagore signed out. Tagore believed that we should not lose faith in human beings, despite what was happening at the time of the second world war. The same line of thought was evident in the last three films of Ray.

Question 6.
How did Roberge try to take ‘Chitrabani’ forward? How did ‘Chitrabani’ help film – making in Bengali?
Answer:
Roberge established ‘Chitrabani’, a communication and film institute in 1970. His friendship with Ray helped Roberge to do so. Ray was named as co-founder. He was institute’s adviser in its first governing body. Roberge arranged initial funding from Canadian agencies. For 26 years Roberge was the director of ‘Chitrabani’. Chitrabani produced important documentary features. It also became breeding ground for local talent for film making.

Question 7.
The Theme of Rendezvous with Ray’ is ……………
Answer:
(b) To picturize the illustrious life of Ray.
(c) To explain the experiences of Roberge with Ray.

Vocabulary:

I. Read the following passage and notice the underlined words.
It was a Sunday evening. It was already dark. We wanted to watch the film ‘Gajani’. We had a square meal and came out. There were no lights. There was a power cut. It was pitch dark. It was bitterly cold. We looked here and there………….

The word pairs ‘square meal’, ‘pitch dark’ and ‘bitterly cold’ are found together. That means they co-occur. Such co-occuring words or word combinations are called collocations (co + locate = collocate). These expressions are natural.

Let us look at another example.

Read the following report and fill in the blanks with the words from the box below that collocates with the underlined words or phrases.

Answer:
The venue of the celebration was ‘Ravindra Bharathi’, Hyderabad. It was the 100 day’s celebration of the film ‘Animals Forever’. Avinash, the hero, was full of life with his outstanding performance in the film. He was admired by everyone. In fact, he was considered to be the main reason for the success of the film. The hall resonated with thunderous clapping when he came onto the dais. The auditorium with packed audience honoured him with a standing ovation. The producer felicitated every one in the unit in a fitting manner. The event was momentous and unforgettable.

II. One-word substitutes:

‘Rendezvous’ is a One – word Substitute for a meeting place.

You can work in groups and pick out similar one-word substitutes from the text equivalent to the meanings given below:
Eg: Rendezvous = a meeting place ;

Question 1.
A short stay between two places in one’s journey
Answer:
stop over ;

Question 2.
A person who brings out new books
Answer:
publisher;

Question 3.
A group of three films that has the same characters or subject
Answer:
trilogy ;

Question 4.
An impressive entrance to a building
Answer:
portal ;

Question 5.
A person who tries to make something less good by criticising it
Answer:
detractor ;

Question 6.
A person who is extremely important or large in size
Answer:
colossus ;

Question 7.
A person who is responsible for a problem or a crime
Answer:

Question 8.
A hand written document
Answer:

Question 9.
A statement that expresses something people believe is true and is to be followed
Answer:
dictum ;

Question 10.
Using more words than needed
Answer:
verbose;

Question 11.
Something designed to teach people some moral
Answer:
didactic ;

Question 12.
A person who is not sure about the existence of God
Answer:
agnostic ;

Question 13.
A branch of philosophy that studies the principles of beauty in art
Answer:
aesthetics ;

Question 14.
A result of a situation or of an action
Answer:
fall out;

Question 15.
A film that gives facts about something
Answer:
documentary ;

Some more one-word substitutes and their meaning.
1. antiseptic = a medicine that prevents decomposing.
2. catalogue = a list of books
3. adolescence = the period between childhood and adulthood
4. altrvist = a person who loves everybody.
5. amphibian = a land animal that breeds in water.
6. antidote = a medicine to counteract the effect of another medicine
7. arbitrator = a person appointed by parties to settle the disputes between them
8. fastidious = a person difficult to please
9. credulous = a person who readily believes whatever is told to him/her
10. impervious = a person who remains unmoved and unaffected by other people’s opinions, suggestions
11. notorious = a person with an evil reputation
12. arsenal = a place where weapons and ammunition are stored
13. extempore = a speech delivered without any previous preparation
14. panacea = a supposed cure for all diseases or problems
15. edible = a thing that is fit to be eaten
16. facsimile = an exact copy
17. centenary = celebration of a hundredth year
18. amnesty = general pardon for political offenders
19. brittle = hard but liable to be easily broken
20. ambivalent = having opposing feelings

21. impregnable = incapable of being seized by attack
22. postmortem = medical examination of a dead body
23. embezzlement = misappropriation of money
24. valetudinarian = pertaining to illhealth
25. mercenary = a soldier who will fight for any country or group that offer payment.
26. vandal = one who damages public property
27. philistine = one who doesn’t care for art, literature, etc
28. infallible = one who doesn’t make mistakes
29. amateur = one who does something not professionally but for pleasure
30. novice = one who is new to a trade or profession
31. insolvent = one who is unable to pay his debts
32. auditor = one who makes an official examination of accounts
33. contemporaries = people living at the same time
34. mobocracy = rule by the mob
35. numismatics = the study of coins or medals
36. cosmology = science of origin of universe
37. namesake = somebody or something with the same name as somebody or somethingelse
38. cannibal = somebody who eats human flesh
39. veteran = somebody who is considerably experienced in something
40. illicit = that prohibited by law

41. invincible = that which can’t be conquered
42. inexplicable = that which can’t be explained
43. imperceptible = that which can’t be noticed
44. maiden speech = the first speech made by a person
45. manuscript = handwritten book or document
46. alienate = to turn friends into enemies.
47. depreciate = to go down in value
48. deteriorate = to go from bad to worse
49. neophyte a person who is a new comer
50. oligarchy = a government by the few
51. misanthropist = haterof mankind
52. misogamist = a person who doesn’t believe in the institution of marriage.
53. misogymist = a person who hates women.
54. ominivorous = an animal or a human being that eats any kind of food.
55. ornithology = a study of birds.
56. pauper = one who has no money.
57. polyandry = practice of having several husbands.
58. polygamy = practice of having several wives.
59. stoic = one who is indifferent to pleasure or pain.
60. turncoat = a person who changes sides.

III. In the lesson ‘Rendezvous with Ray’ we come across certain words/expressions that are not from English, e.g.: en route. This means ‘on the way’. These expressions are taken from languages like Latin, Greek, and Portuguese and so on. There are certain instances where these expressions are used in English perhaps because of their precision in meaning. Some of them along with their meanings are given below.

1. en masse = all together, in large numbers,
2. viva voice = a spoken exam,
3. in toto = totally,
4. alma mater = mother of the soul (school or university),
5. ex officio = included because of the rank or job/by virtue of office;
6. in absentia = in the absence of,
7. detour = a longer route we take to avoid a danger,
8. verbatim = word for word, exactly as spoken or written,
9. status quo = situation as it is now;
10. ad hoc = not planned in advance/ made or arranged for a particular purpose only / special;
11. bona fide = genuine, real or legal,
12. lingua franca = link language,
13. magnum opus = the greatest work,
14. sine die = indefinitely,

Read the following paragraph and fill in the blanks with appropriate expressions given in the list above.

Children for Films

On the 14th November, on the occasion of children’s day, the children across the state requested the officials to conduct children’s film festivals more often. They submitted a memorandum to the Secretary to the Government in Hyderabad in this regard.

Answer:
The Government conceded to the request and came out with a proposal to set up an adhoc committee to serve the purpose before a permanent body is in place. It was proposed by the Government that the committee would be led by a department official as an ex officio president. The committee should conduct a written exam along with a viva voce to identify student representatives at mandal, district and state level to strengthen the culture of film festivals among the children. The bonafides of the students should be verified for such identification. The proposal made the screening of at least a magnum opus of a director mandatory every year. The children were thrilled to bits on this.

Some other Latin expressions in English :

1. ad nauseam = continuing to the point of boredom
2. caveat emptor = let the buyer beware
3. circa = approximately, around
4. compos mentis = in control of the mind
5. de facto = in fact, in reality
6. ergo = therefore
7. erratum = error, mistake
8. et cetera = and so on
9. ex gratia = from kindness or grace
10. exlibris = from the books, from the library
11. habeas corpus = court order instructing that a person under arrest be brought before a judge
12. in loco parentis = in the place of a parent
13. in situ = in its original place
14. in vitro = taking place outside a living organism
15. inter alia = among other things
16. per annum = for each year
17. per capita = for each person
18. quid pro quo = favour or advantage given or expected in return something
19. sine qua non = essential condition
20. terra firma = dryland.

Greek expressions in English :
1. acme = the highest point of a structure
2. acropolis = cities that were built with security purposes
3. agora = open market place
4. anathema = ban; someone or something extremely negative
5. anemia/anaemia = deficiency of the red blood cells
6. ethos = accustomed place
7. dogma = established set of principles by a religion
8. eureka = I have found!
9. genesis = birth/origin
10. phobia = exaggerated fear of something
11. plethora = undesired abundance
12. kudos = flame/glory
13. philos = friend
14. haghios = saint
15. psyche = soul
16. theoria = vision
17. peripeteia = adventure
18. chara = joy
19. aeon = age
20. phantasia = imagination.

Portuguese expressions in English :
1. a longo prazo = on long term
2. a meu ver = as I see it
3. amuito custo = with great difficulty
4. apedido = by request
5. cada vez mais = more and more
6. com o tempo = in the long run
7. de sobra = more than enough
8. de petro = from close by
9. de vista = by sight
10. depressa = faster
11. desde onicio = all along
12. e dai = so what ?
13. em media = on the average
14. em peso = in force
15. formidavel = that’s great
16. por favor = please
17. quanto custa isto = How much does it cost ?
18. nao = no
19. born dia = good morning.

Grammar:

I. Arrange the following sentences in proper order and write a paragraph. You may insert appropriate linkers wherever necessary.

Stream of Comedy

In every Indian language, a comedian is an essential character of films. In Telugu, Relangi and Ramanareddy provided comedy which made the audiences laugh heartily. Their appearance appealed to the film lovers.

Relangi was fat and short.
Their accent amused the film lovers.
Ramana Reddy was lean and tall.
Padmanabham and Allu Ramalingaiah followed their footsteps.
His name found place in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Rao Gopal Rao’s stint as villain-cum-comedian has been admired by all.
Mr. 101 Districts, Nutan Prasad left an indelible mark in the hearts of the audience.
Ali and Sunil are comedians.
He has a world record.
Brahmanandam has had a long career.
People have been laughing.
Rajababu came later.
Sorrows of people are taking a back seat.
He amused the people for long.
They are also considered heroes.

Answer:
In every Indian language, a comedian is an essential character of films. In Telugu, Relangi and Ramana Reddy provided comedy which made the audiences laugh heartily. Their appearance appealed to the film lovers. Relangi was fat and short whereas Ramana Reddy was tall and lean. Their accent amused film lovers very much. Later, Padmanabham and Allu Ramalingaiah followed their footsteps, of whom Raja Babu was the successor.

He amused people for a long time. The villain-cum-comedian, Rao Gopala Rao’s stint has been admired by all. Mr. 101 Districts, Nutan Prasad left an indelible mark in the hearts of the audience. Another comedian , Bramhanandam has had a long, glorious career, who has a world record to his credit. His name found place in the Guinness Book of World Records. Also, we have Ali and Sunil, who are comedians and are also considered heroes. Thanks to the comedians, people have been laughing for decades and sorrows of people are taking a back seat.

II. Prepositions following ‘adjectives’ and ‘verbs’.

In Rendezvous with Ray we come across certain verbs and adjectives followed by prepositions. For example acquainted with, brought out, prevented from, Explained to Read the following sentences and observe the underlined words.

1. I am amazed at you, Victoria.
2. Victoria, a precocious girl of ten, was dressed in colours.
3. He is trying to adapt himself to the regrettable occasion.
4. He was very fond of Jimmy.
5. I am sure. I am sorry for it.
6. You’ve been waiting for me to begin tea.
7. I see the little trifles that belonged to father lying around.
8. This always appealed to me.

In the above sentences, the underlined adjectives and verbs are usually followed by certain prepositions.

A. Here is a list of adjectives and verbs. Tick (✓) the prepositions that follow the adjectives and the verbs.Later, use them in sentences of your own. You may use a dictionary.

Answer:

Use Prepositions in your own:

1. Proud of : She is proud of her daughter
2. married to : He’s married to a famous writer.
3. good at : My brother is good at Mathematics.
4. different from : Trains in Japan are different from ours.
5. different to : The design of my car is different to that of his car.
6. keen on : Suneel is keen on playing carroms.
7. famous for : New york is famous for its sky scrapers.
8. capable of : Our yoga master is capable of swimming in the river.
9. responsible for : The driver is responsible for the safety of his passengers.
10. believe in : I believe in the existence of almighty God.
11. shout at : My father always shouts at me.
12. think of : I think of a way to raise money to achieve my vision.
13. agree with : Do you agree with me about the need for more schools ?
14. agree to : They agreed to meet me at the railway station.
15. agree on : They don’t agree on the new policy.
16. depend on : You can’t depend on the train arriving on time.
17. recover from : Sonia Gandhi now fully recovered from her illness.
18. belong to : The helicopter belongs to the oil company.
19. apply to : Apply to the publishers for permission to reprint the poem.
20. apply for : I have applied for the post of the computer consultant.

B. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

Question 1.
All last winter Sharath suffered ________ coughs and colds.
Answer:
from

Question 2.
Anand is unaccustomed ________ the heat.
Answer:
to

Question 3.
Kumar was afraid ________ his enemies.
Answer:
of

Question 4.
Sriram was always arguing ________ his brother.
Answer:
with

Question 5.
Sindhu was dedicated ________ her job.
Answer:
to

Question 6.
Priyanka was shocked ________ the hatred they had shown.
Answer:
at

Question 7.
I said ________ you, “I am thinking ________ going to America. I have actually dreamt ________ it.”
Answer:
to, of, of

Question 8.
I want to talk ________ the group about their exams.
Answer:
to

Question 9.
I was terrified ________ her.
Answer:
of

Question 10.
I’ve always been terribly fond ________ you.
Answer:
of

Question 11.
If you continue to support someone who is in trouble you are loyal ________ them.
Answer:
to

Question 12.
If you don’t understand any of these words, you could refer ________ a dictionary.
Answer:
to

Question 13.
It wasn’t his car, in fact I don’t know who it belongs ________.
Answer:
to

Question 14.
My problems are very similar ________ yours.
Answer:
to

Question 15.
People started to shout ________ the driver.
Answer:
at

Question 16.
She had always been bad ________ languages.
Answer:
at

Question 17.
She listened ________ me and then told me about her problems.
Answer:
to

Question 18.
The accident sadly resulted ________ the death of a man.
Answer:
in

Question 19.
The buses are often late, so you can’t depend ________ them.
Answer:
on

Question 20.
They may feel jealous ________ your success.
Answer:
of

III. Read the following paragraph and notice the use of the past perfect and simple past.

A.

Answer:

As all the actors had taken their positions, the curtain rose. They started acting as the director had asked them to. The audience enjoyed the play very much. The hero kicked the comedian since the comedian had done mischievous things. The musician fell off his chair after the comedian had fallen on him. The power went off after the musician had landed on the cables. There was darkness and silence everywhere. After a while two persons in the audience started a conversation.

B. Read the following conversation and fill in the blanks with appropriate verb forms ie., past perfect / simple past.

Sarath : Oh! What happened (happen)? Everything had been (be) disturbed before the play came (come) to an end.
Bharath : Damn it! The play was (be) very interesting. Someone on the stage had done (do) something when the hero threw (throw) him off.
Sarath : I too saw (see) it. It was the comedian. The hero hurled (hurl) him since he had done (do) a mischievous thing.
Bharath : How disgusting! I had paid (pay) one hundred rupees before I entered (enter) this theatre. Everything has become a chaos.
Sarath : Where was (be) the director? Had he tried (try) to set things right before the audience started (start) leaving, it would have been nice.
Bharath : The electrician had restored (restore) the power before the audience left (leave). Thank God! At last the play resumed.

IV. Given below is a paragraph with ten errors in the areas of ‘concord, tense, prepositions, punctuation and articles’. Edit the paragraph.

Answer:
The Indian film industry has witnessed sweeping changes in the past hundred years. It started off with mute (mooki) films . Even then, people liked this new form of entertainment. There were several intervals in a film show because of a single projector. Later, the technological changes made talkie films possible. A theatre of those days was like a rice mill. This type of theatres was, called “Touring Talkies’. But this didn’t tour. There were bamboo screens to serve the purpose of walls of the modern theatre. ‘Cut Shows’ were a luxury of those days. Have you ever watched them? Now, the modern theatres are completely different. Multiplexes with dts, 3D and 4D are a present reality.

Study Skills:

Read the following passage and rewrite the underlined idioms without changing the meaning of the passage. Refer to the dictionary.

Tragedy in Comedy

Answer:
“Cut! … Shot OK” , shouted the director. The funny face of the comedian suddenly wore a worried look. He said to the director, “Sir,…” . The director did not allow him to say anything. He said,’ Yes, you can go…’. Where should he go? The comedian did not understand what he said. As per the original plans, the comedian had to attend the schedule for 15 more days continuously. This put the comedian in trouble as his wife was seriously ill. He was referring to the break he needed to visit his wife and maybe the director was referring to the sets. Perhaps both of them understood the other’s words incorrectly. He had always been loyal to the firm that brought him fame. But he could not help his wife. He was in a trouble then. Yes! He had to face difficulties, yet he had to make people laugh. This was the strange situation of his life. Wasn’t it a ‘tragedy in comedy?

Listening:

Listen to the radio programme and tick (3) the right answer to the following questions.

Jewels of India

This is All India Radio, Hyderabad.

Welcome to ‘Jewels of India Programme’ presented by Meenakshi.

In our programme today, we will know about the most famous Indian film maker.

We know that Bengal is a beehive of cultural activities. It has witnessed cultural reforms. It is the birth place of many writers and intellectuals.

To continue this tradition, another great son of India took birth in Calcutta on 2nd May 1921. Who could that be? It is none other than Satyajit Ray, the son of a writer… a grandson of an amateur astronomer. His home provided him with an ambience to think and feel.

Graduating from Presidency College, Calcutta, Ray moved to the open xair university,’Shantiniketan’. A keen observer that he was, Ray imbibed the spirit of Shantiniketan. There he read extensively and developed interest in painting.

Back in Calcutta, Ray started working for a London-based advertising firm. Wasn’t it a right place for a creative man like Ray? He worked there for some time and moved to London to work there.

There he watched films. Film after film. He liked the film ‘Bicycle Thieves’.That kindled interest in Young Ray in film-making. Slowly his interest led him to a world of creativity. That was the birth of a great film maker. And Ray became a film maker.

His films ‘Pather Panchali’, ‘Aparajito’, ‘Agantuk’ were some of his master pieces. His vision for Bengali films was matchless.

Along with the Oscar Award, he received the Bharata Ratna. The legendary film maker passed away in 1992. But the film world cherishes his memories forever.

Next week we will know about another great personality.

Till then, good bye to Meenakshi.

Question 1.
What was the programme about?
(a) Ray
(b) Jewels of India
(c) Film-making
Answer:
(b) Jewels of India

Question 2.
Which film inspired Ray ?
(a) Agantuk
(b) Bicycle Theives
(c) Shantiniketan
Answer:
(b) Bicycle Theives

Question 3.
The highest civilian award Ray received was
(a) Oscar Award
(b) Bharath Ratna
(c) Padma vibhushan
Answer:
(b) Bharath Ratna

Oral Activity:

Make a short speech of 2-3 minutes about the film you have seen recently. You should include the following points in your speech.
– What the film was.
– Why you liked it so much (you can talk about the direction, actors, costumes, music, songs, etc.)
You, can make notes on a sheet of paper and look at it as you speak.
Answer:
Respected teacher and my dear classmates! I am here to give a short speech about the film I have seen recently. Last week, I saw, ‘Lava Kusha an old film’! It was directed by C.Pullaiah. It was produced by A. Sankar Reddy in the year 1963. It was the first colour film in Telugu. Recently it was celebrated Golden Jubilee.

Lava Kusha became a hit not only for the excellent performance of NTR, Anjali, Kantha Rao and Chithuru Nagaiah but also for the performance of the boys who played roles of Lava Kusha. The director, C. Pullaiah also had a major role in the success of the film. Though ‘Relangi’ and Girija appears for a short time in the beginning of the film, they played vital roles for its success.

The music and playback of the film is everlasting. The Music director and famous singer Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, play back Leela and Suseela got together to present melodious songs to the audience. The scenes of the films give feasting not only to the eyes of the audience but also to their ears. The film is a tribute to the Telugu cinema field. The songs, Vinudu Vinudu Ramayana Gatha and Sri Ramuni Cherithamunu Telipedamamma, Ghana Seelavathi Seetha Kathe Vinudoyamma still reverberates every year on the eve of ‘Sri Rama Navami.

The story itself is woven around the separation of Sita from Rama and sending her to the forest. The women audience see their hardships in the role of Sita. The women folk in those days repeatedly saw the film. Frame after frame we can see the greatness of the director. He reduced the characters of Rama and Sita to ordinary mortals displaying human tendency.

Thank you very much for giving me an opportunity to deliver a speech on the film I have seen recently.

Rendezvous with Ray Summary in English

Satyajit Ray was a famous Bengali Film director of India. According to Father Gaston Roberge,The French-comedian priest, a unique friendship developed between him and the director Ray. It was on the way to India in 1961 at a stopover in New York. Once Roberge saw three Bengali Films in one sitting. Since then, Roberge’s began to love the people of India and Bengali Cinema and culture. In Roberge’s latest book he provides a scholarly original analysis of Ray’s works, his greatness both as a person and as an artist.

Fr.Roberge came to know about West Bengal and it’s people first through triology and then through different sources like Reader’s Digest, Tagore’s poems etc. Roberge disagrees with the accusation of Ray’s critics. In the Ray’s films he could see enormous spiritual poverty of rich people than material poverty of the poor. Roberge met Ray in person nine years after he reached Calcutta.

Their friendship lasted 22 years until Ray’s death in 1992. According to Roberge, Ray was a shy person. He seemed to be cold, aloof and intimidating to outsiders, but he was in reality a very simple man with a subtle sense of humour. The author and Ray used to meet on Sundays at 9 am. The author says that Ray’s human concern was great. For this, he gave an example.

Once a few well-known personalities of the city of Calcutta had visited him earlier to go through one of his manuscripts. After they left, he found the Charulatha screen play missing. Ray knew who had taken that manuscript. Roberge asked him whether he was going to take any action against him. Ray said ‘No’. He explained that he did not want to hurt the reputation of the person.

Like Tagore Ray strode his time like a Colossus. Roberge feels that Ray took off where Tagore signed out. Tagore wrote in his last major prose Shabhyatar Sankat, that it would be a sin to lose faith in man. In Ray’s last three films Tagore’s dictum becomes clear. Ray felt deeply hurt when some critics saw the last three films of him as didactive and verbose.

Chitrabani communication and film institute in West Bengal was founded by Roberge in 1970. Its establishment was the result of his friendship with Ray. As a token of friendship with Roberge lent his name as a co-founder. Ray also agreed also to be the institute’s adviser. Roberge was the director of Chitraban for 26 years. He produced important documentary features. It became breeding ground for local Talent for film-making.

Glossary:

en route (adv) = on the way ;
stopover (n) = a halt in a long journey ;
path – breaking (adj) = totally new ;
portal (n) = an entrance ;
trilogy (n) = a set of three Films with the same artists or characters ;
haunted (v) = obsessed ;
accusation (n) = the act of charging somebody ;
detractors (n) = people who criticise/a person who tries to make sb/sth seem less good by criticizing it;
arrogance (n) = showing pride ;
muster up confidence (idiom) = gain confidence ;
dictum (n) = a statement that is believed to be true and followed ;
analogy (n) = a feature that is similar;
aesthetics (n) = the art of judging beauty ;
fallout (n) = result;
agnostic (n)= a person who does not know whether God exists ;
rendezvous (n) = a meeting place
unique (adj) = usually good and special.

acquainted (v) = deliberately found out about something
fascinating (v) = being attracted
compilation (n) = book, list, record etc. which consists of different pieces of information, songs etc.
insight (n) = a sudden clear understanding of something especially a complicated situation or idea.
reassurance (n) = something that is said or done which makes someone feel calmer and less worried or frightened about a problem.
deplorable (adj) = very bad, unpleasant and shocking
quest (n) = a long search for something that is difficult to find,
right away (idiom) = immediately
worthwhile (adj) = important or useful
discreet (adj) = careful
stature (n) = the degree to which someone is admired or regarded as important
aloof (adj) = unfriendly and deliberately not talking to other people.
intimidating (adj) = making you feel worried and not confident.
unassuming (adj) = showing no desire to be noticed or given special treatment, modest
subtle (adj) = not easy to notice or understand
screening (n) = the showing of a film or television programme
cemented (v) = made a relationship between people, countries or organizations firm and strong
elegance (n) = the state of being beautiful, attractive or graceful
manuscript (n) = a hand written document.
notation (n) = a system of written marks or signs used to represent something such as music, mathematics or scientific ideas

culprit (n) = the person who is guilty of a crime or doing something wrong
reputation (n) = the opinion that people have about someone or something because of what has happened in the past
humane (adj) = treating people or animals in a way that is not cruel and causes them as little suffering as possible
colossus( n) = someone or something that is extremely big or extremely important
sign out (phr.v.) = to write one’s name in a book when one leaves a place such as a hotel, an office or a club
dictum (n) = a statement that is believed to be true and followed
analogy (n) = a feature that is similar
didactic (adj) = intended to teach people a moral lesson
verbose (adj) = using or containing too many words
impulse (n) = a sudden strong desire to do something without thinking about whether it is a sensible thing to do
denying (v) = saying that something is not true,
frail (adj) = weak and thin