a teenager Deepti Naval Once decided not to speak the whole season. She was influenced by Sharmila Tagore from Anupama (1966) – who “didn’t say a word throughout the film and communicated only through her eyes”. On Tuesday, Tagore was the chief guest at the release of Naval’s new book, A Country Called Childhood: A Memoir (Aleph Book Company), launched by Kolkata-based non-profit Prabha Khaitan Foundation as part of its book initiative at the India International Center was. Delhi. Former Puducherry Lieutenant Governor and IPS officer Kiran Bedi and artist Jatin Das also participated in the evening and the journalist-writer conducted the conversation. Buddy Bamzike,
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“For most of us childhood is another country; it is dear to us. Artificial memories shape who we are/become. It comforts and heals us,” Tagore said of Naval’s book Speaking in the U.S., about which she said she would “treasure”, and while reading it, she “felt many people”. feelingsBut above all the feeling was pure bliss… Going through her journey inspires you to look at yourself and explore your journey. ,
Writing the book for Naval was “almost cathartic,” “a whole process about myself, and especially about my parents”—it gave her a chance to reflect on herself and figure out where she was headed. Was. book is also a love letter AmritsarThe place where she grew up in the 50s and 60s, or in Ambershire, as the nuns at her Catholic school say, and, even more so, digging in from her parents, who they were Where did they come from, who made them, their history, and in turn the developed history of a country.
Recalling the good times they had together, Tagore described how the Navy has always been “soft-spoken, gentle, yet gritty (Photo: PR Handout)
The story of an unconventional Punjabi family, surrounded by the sights, smells and sounds of a rapidly disappearing India: single screen theatre, people/professions like Kaliwala (Guilder). How her grandparents’ families were torn apart by such incidents second World War and division. How children came to know about the Indo-China and India-Pakistan wars of the 60s. The equation of the Navy with the “Maseet” (mosque) next door and how Azaan and Havan will co-exist. How much fun he had in cleaning the dishes from the ashes. When the Japanese invaded Burma, how her Myitkina-based mother’s family had to travel on foot to Lahore (which was then in India) – this Exodus “It’s not talked about often,” she complained. How the Jalalabad massacre affected her Hindu grandfather and how an old Muslim tongawala saved the lives of three girls including her mother – “It is about the sadness and tragedy on both sides. I wanted to see all sides,” she said. How his Jana Sangh supporter Bauji (grandfather) and Congressman BBG (grandmother) had a respectable married life. How his lawyer grandfather used to rest by holding parts of a movie Theater every evening. Victory to grow a little taller to see his face in the mirror of a hat-stand, which would be the only thing he kept after selling the ancestral house, which he now regrets. Meena Kumari wants to be like Sadhna and Sharmila Tagore. How her 48-year-old father will leave for America and start life from scratch among others.
The journey was “prosperous”, to learn “how did they fight to make the most of our lives?” “How do they feel about their lives? To make things delightful even those things that are difficult to talk about,” said Naval, who has acted in over 90 films, including Chashme Buddoor (1981), Saath Saath (1982), Katha (1983), Mirch Masala (1986), Leela (2002), Firaaq (2008), Memories in March (2010), Listen… Amaya (2013), NH 10 (2015) , etc.
“Every time I went to New York, I would sit with a recorder, asking them (her parents) to remember, to remember their lives,” said Naval, wearing several hats: an actor, director, poet, short story writer, painter, and photographer, adding, “At times, it was unsettling. I wanted them to read the book, but over the years they are gone.”
Recalling the good times they spent together, Tagore described how the Navy has always been “soft-spoken, gentle, yet gritty, with a clear vision, constantly expanding its boundaries, a sensitive actor, Poet, filmmaker, but above all, a thinker” who delves into this book of “evocative vignettes” (family photographs and anecdotes from all stages of his life) with “admirable sincerity”.
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