10th Class English Chapter 4B Maya Bazaar Textbook Questions and Answers
Rishi : I think what is included and excluded in an individual shot is called Frame. Am I right
P P : Yes, you are. What is brought to the viewer is called a frame
P P : It is called Arc. The camera moves in an arc around the subject (artistes). Any more questions.
P P : Here is a list of camera shots that helps you to have a clear idea about different shots in film-making
Here are some visuals. Identify their features and label them. You may choose the labels given above.
Shanti : What is that?
Shankar : Theyve a role for a heroine in their film that is going to sets very soon. They wanted to offer that role to you. Will you accept it?
Shanti : Did they really mean it? Ive two doubts about it. First, can I do it? The second, should I do it?
Shankar : Yes, you can certainly do it. Regarding your second doubt -I think its not that you should do it, you must do it.
Shanti : Why?
Shankar : We may like some roles and others we may not. But we accept them for the sake of our career.
Shanti :Mmm. .
Shankar : Certain roles we should accept for the sake of satisfaction. Thats why, I said you must do it.
Shanti : Then 1 take your word as final to me. I shall do it. Tell the ABC Movies that I have accepted the offer.
The words given in bold letters in the above conversation perform different functions.They are called modal auxiliaries or modals. Their functions are given below
The music composed by Ilayaraja is unforgettable. He tries to give his best in this film. The songs such as "Suwi Suwi", "Vatapatra Sai ki." reverberate in each and every viewers mind. The theme of the movie is based on how a naive, child-like person, emerges unscathed in this selfish world, managing to uplift the lives of some troubled souls (Radhika, who is a widow and her son). There is an underlying reflection of goodwill still left in the society - it is skilfully depicted through the characters of the dhobi, Nirmalamma, Radhika and so on. One last thing about the music which is composed to "Rama Kanavemira" takes the potential of Ilayaraja to mix various traditions of music. This movie is produced by Edida Nageswara Rao
| Uppalapadu,
Guntur.
Dec. 2, 2013.
To
The Editor,
The Hindu,
Vijayawada.
Sir/Madam,
This is a rejoinder to the letter in the Hindu in response to the review of Maya Bazaar. First of all I would like to thank Mr. N. Sarathchandra for his appreciation of the movie Maya Bazaar that was released in colour. I totally agree with his view when he wrote to say that experiments are welcome to the film lovers. In this fast developing world, experimentation is necessary in each and every field to get better results. But I am not happy as the films naturality has been destroyed by touching some colours to it. The characteristics such as picturization, dialogues, direction, audio-effects, etc., are all the important components of a films success. If we try to experiment with any one of them, it will lose its originality. Hence, I opine that we should welcome the technological development but at the same time we shouldnt try to make a difference which takes away over Telugu culture, language and customs.
I hope all will agree with me.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
XXXX
Z.P. High School,
Uppalapadu,
Pedakakani Mandal,
Guntur District
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IV. Lets read the following skit.
Suhas : Amma, Amma... .
Mother : What, Suhas?
Suhas : My friends are planning to watch a movie. I too want to join them.
Mother : Movies, movies, movies. No, I cant let you go to movies too often.
Suhas : My friends are making fun of me. They call me a bird in a cage. (Goes out disgusted taking his school bag.)
Mother : Money, money, money. He always needs money. This is not a
kid. Its an apparition.
Father : (coming) Why are you shouting, Sarala? What did you say?
Mother : Didnt you hear? An apparition.
Father : Who is the apparition?
Mother : Who else could I mean? Its your son.
Father : Not your son? He needs money?
Mother : Yes, he needs money. He watches movies. His life is movies.
He doesnt care to study. All the children in the street are doing very
well. But this devil (Starts banging her head against the wall. No wounds.No blood)
Father : No, Sarala. No, dont do it.(Mother falls down and father brings a glass of water.)
Father : Sarala., Sarala.., have some water. (A pause)
Father : Sarala, we have to understand certain things.
Mother : (Having drunk water) As if you have understood You dont
worry about anything. He doesnt study at all. He is after movies.
Father : Wait! Ill find out.
Father : Suhas, you didnt take your bicycle today. You didnt take your
lunch box. You look tired ... .
Suhas : Amma doesnt understand me. She always makes fuss of me.
She always wants me to do one thing; study.. study... study. I want to
go to a film. That too once a week. All my friends are going. I too want
to go. Is it wrong on my part?
Father : Why dont you try to understand your mothers concern? She is
worried a lot about your future.
Suhas : But I am all right in my studies. I think, watching a film once a week, that too, watching a good film is not a sin.
Father : Which film did you want to watch
Suhas : "Life of Pi". Its an interesting movie with high technical values
Father : All right, my boy.
Father : Sarala, the boy didnt want to do anything bad.
Mother : But I have my own fears.
Father : I do understand. Your fears may have reasons. But what Suhas
wanted was just 100 rupees. And that too for watching an interesting film.
Mother : Maybe I was wrong. Well ask Suhas to go to the film. He is such a nice boy. He never troubles us.
Father : Come on. Lets have supper. Come, Suhas. Now lets ponder over these points :
Keeping in mind the features of a skit given below, prepare a skit on any subject you like most.
A skit has all the characteristics of a play. Usually, it does have a message to convey. It has a plot (a beginning, a crisis and a resolution).
However, there are certain differences with respect to time, number of characters, setting, etc. The skit is more of an informal nature. The number of characters is less. The setting does not have much importance.
Answer:
(Rakesh, Prabhas and Suhas are the students of tenth class, studying at ZPH School, Uppalapadu.)
Rakesh : (with sorrowful face) Oh, no! What can I do now?
Prabhas : What happened, Rakesh? Why are you so sad?
Rakesh : (searching his pockets) I have lost my money. How can I get home ?
Suhas : Hi friends ! Dont you come home? Its already late.
Prabhas : Rakesh has lost his money.
Suhas : What? When did it happen?
Rakesh : I have just known about it.
Prabhas : Calm down. It will be OK How much money have you lost?
Rakesh : I have lost my fifty-rupee note !
Prabhas : Dont worry; I found a fifty-rupee note in the conference hall in the lunch break. I wanted to hand over the money to our H.M. I think that it is yours only! Here it is your note.
Rakesh : Yes, it is the note I have lost. I even wrote my name on it. See my name!
Suhas : Yes, your name is on the note. Certainly it is yours only.
Rakesh : Thank you very much, Prabhas. You are really a good boy. You could have bought something about the money you got but you didnt do that.
Prabhas : But, I wouldnt have felt good about it. I think that it is not a good thing to do. Wanting others money is nothing but stealing. 1 know very well that it is someone elses and he/she would be upset. I dont want to make sorrowful anyone. I too had the same bitter experience. I wouldnt forget how I was disappointed when I lost my money.
Rakesh : I wont forget your honesty. I am very glad and proud to have a friend like you.
Prabhas : OK, friends. Come, our bus is ready to depart.
Maya Bazaar Summary in English
"Maya Bazaar" is a review published in "The Hindu" on 21st April, 2006 on the^ occasion of its Golden Jubilee. K.V.Reddys Maya Bazaar has been voted as the Greatest Indian Film" in an online poll conducted by a television news channel. Its director K.V.Reddy and producers Nagireddy and Chakrapani made it both in Telugu and Tamil.
The film became a super hit because of the performances of the star-actors S.V.Ranga Rao, Savitri, NTR, ANR and Gummadi and the efforts of K.V. Reddy. The great persons like Marcus Batley, Ghantasala, M.L. Vasantha Kumari, Leela, Suseela, Madhavapeddi, Gokhale, Pasumarthy and Pitambaram played their roles together in making up of such a landmark movie in Telugu film industry. It shows us Telugu culture, language and customs in every frame. When people saw it, they identified every character of the film with someone they knew in their area. The dialogues written by Pingali Nagendra Rao became immortalized. The songs such as Aha naa pelli anta," "Vivaha bhojanambu", etc., have a strong effect on people for a long time. This film made people familiarize with the words such as "Talpam", "Gilpam", "Asamadiyulu", "Tasamadiyulu", etc. We cant forget the expressions such as "veyandira veediko veeratadu", "hai hai sodara" and "hai hai naayaka".
Its story deals with the love of Sasirekha-Abhimanyu. The director uses a magic box to introduce the theme. It creates a wonderful effect on viewers. The scenes shown on its screen made the audience laugh heartily. The dialogues of Balarama made the women viewers recall their own problems in the hands of such brothers. The director greatly displays all the follies of human beings through all the characters except Ghatothkacha and Krishna. This film is a feast to us with its simile, imagery, adage, sarcasm and wit. Though it is the story of Pandavas and Kauravas, Pandavas are never seen throughout the movie. Even an NRI will know about Telugu culture if he/she happens to watch this Imovie.
Maya Bazaar Glossary
enduring (adj) : continuing for a very long time
christened (v) : gave something or someone a name
cinematography (n) : the skill or study of making films
VFX : visual Effects shortened to Visual FX and then to VFX
unleashing (v) : suddenly letting a strong force, feeling, etc. have its full effect
sterling (adj) : very good
ensemble (n) : a small group of musicians, actors or dancers who perform together regularly
facet (n) : one of several parts of someones character, a situation, etc
the vicinity (n) : the area around a particular place
reverberate (v) : have a strong effect on people for a long time
repertoire (n) : all that a performer can do
advent (n) : arrival
array (n) : an impressive collection of things
indignation (n) : a feeling of anger
sarcasm (n) : a way of using words that are the opposite of what one means to make fun of somebody
laps up (phr. v.) : to enjoy something without worrying about whether it is good, true, etc.
curtly (adv) : abruptly
confronted (v) : dealt with something very difficult or unpleasant in a brave and determined way
tribulation (n) : formal serious trouble or a serious problem
folly (n) : a very stupid thing to do, especially one that is likely to have serious results
simile (n) : an expression that describes something by comparing it with something else
imagery (n) : the use of words or pictures to describe ideas or actions in poems, books, films, etc.
adage (n) : a well-known phrase that says something wise about human experience
wit (n) : the ability to say things that are clever and amusing