B. Reading : Maya Bazaar
I. Read the following passage and answer the questions given at the end.
Choose the correct answer from the options and write in your answer script for questions 3 to 5. All questions carry equal marks. 5 × 1 = 5 Marks
K.V. Reddy's 'Maya Bazaar' has been voted as the 'Greatest Indian Film' in an online poll conducted by a television news channel. The poll was conducted to find out India's greatest film till date, on the occasion of 100 Years of Indian Cinema and people chose 'Maya Bazaar' over other Indian classics. The film is considered one of the enduring classics of Indian cinema and was christened as a landmark achievement in Indian film's cinematography, art direction and VFX with the available technology during that time. The following is a review on the film when it celebrated the Golden Jubilee in 2007.
Fifty years ago, director K.V. Reddy or for that matter, producers Nagi Reddy and Chakrapani, would not have imagined what they were unleashing when they decided to make Maya Bazaar - a bilingual in Telugu and Tamil.
1. What made "Maya Bazaar" a landmark film?
2. Do you think this review of the film is positive or negative?
3. Who directed the film "Maya Bazaar"?
a) K.V.Reddy b) Nagireddy c) Chakraphani d) Pingali Nagendra Rao
4. "Maya Bazaar" celebrated the golden jubilee in the year .............
a) 2008 b) 2007 c) 2006 d) 2009
5. Decided to make "Maya Bazaar" - a bilingual in Telugu and .............
a) Tamil b) Kannada c) Hindi d) Malayalam
II. Read the following passage and write the suitable answers against each number in your answer sheet by choosing from the alternatives given below. 5 × 1 = 5 Marks
Frame after frame impacts viewers ..... (1).... similarities. The greatness ..... (2).... the director lies here he successfully reduces all characters to ordinary mortals displaying all the follies of human beings except Ghatothkacha and Krishna. And then he injects ....(3).... the Yadava household a Telugu atmosphere, full with its smile, imagery, adage, sarcasm and wit. The result a feast ....(4).... the eyes and soul. That is 'Maya Bazaar' ....(5).... you.
1. a) with b) into c) for d) to
2. a) to b) of c) with d) into
3. a) into b) to c) with d) by
4. a) for b) with c) into d) of
5. a) with b) for c) to d) into
III. Creative writing:
Read the following letter:
Kondamudusu Palem,
Kandukuru.
Nov. 27, 2013.
To
The Editor,
The Hindu,
Vijayawada.
Sir/ Madam,
I am a regular reader of your esteemed newspaper. I am very much interested in reading the news in 'Friday Review' in your newspaper every week.
I am writing to bring to your notice certain feelings I had when I watched the colour version of the movie 'Maya Bazaar'.
Recently 'Maya Bazaar' was released again but this time it was a different 'Maya Bazaar', Maya Bazaar-in-colour!
Thanks to the Goldstone Technologies, I was carried away to a different world of colourful visuals. Of course the audio part remained the same. But here and there the effects of digital track sound have made some diference. Such an experiment began in Hindi with 'Mughal-E-Azam' and received applause from the audience. I hope many such experiments are welcome to the film lovers.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
N. Sarathchandra
Z.P.High School,
Kandukuru,
Prakasam (Dist.)
Write a rejoinder to the letter that appeared in The Hindu in response to the review of 'Maya Bazaar'. In your rejoinder write whether the opnion expressed in this letter is a sufficient appreciation of 'Maya Bazaar'.
KEY
I. 1. The film 'Maya Bazaar' is considered one of the enduring classics of Indian cinema and was christened as a landmark achievement in Indian films cinematography, art, direction and VFX with the available technology.
2. The review is totally positive.
3-a; 4-b; 5-a.
II. 1-a; 2-b; 3-a; 4-a; 5-b.
III.
28th Oct, 2014
To
N. Sarathchandra
Z.P.High School,
Kandukuru,
Prakasam (Dist.)
Sir,
Glad to know you are the regular reader of our esteemed newspaper and very proud of you reading the news in 'Friday Review' in our newspaper every week. Recently 'Maya Bazaar' was released again but this time it was a different 'Maya Bazaar', Maya Bazaar-in-colour! Thanks to the Goldstone Technologies, we were carried away to a different world of colourful visuals. Of course the audio part remained the same. But in some parts the effects of digital track sound have made difference. Such an experiment began in Hindi with 'Mughal - E - Azam' and received applause from the audience. I hope many such experiments are expected by the film lovers.
Thanking you,
Yours Sincerely,
The Editor,
The Hindu.
