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Q1 What does the writer mean by ‘the fiery misery’ of those subjected to make-up’? Ans: There was a big light in the make-up room which produced a lot of heat and brings discomfort for all the actors. And all this problem and pain is considered as ‘fiery misery’.
Q2 What is the example of national integration that the author refers to? Ans: Gemini Studio had a make-up division which was an example of national integration. Author describes that various people who belonged from different regions and religious groups used to work there together. The department was being headed by a Bengali who was succeeded by a Maharashtrian. And the other helpers and crews includes from Dharwar Kannadiga, an Andhra, a Madras Indian Christian, an Anglo-Burmese and the local Tamils.
Q3 What work did the ‘office boy’ do in the Gemini Studios? Why did he join the studios? Why was he disappointed? Ans: The office boy used to do make-up the co-artists who played the crowd. During crowd days, the office- boy used to mix his paint in a big vessel and apply it quickly and noisily on the faces of players. He joined the studio in the hope that he would become a star actor or a screen writer, director or lyrics writer. But he disappointed as he failed to achieve his dream.
Q4 Why did the author appear to be doing nothing at the studios? Ans: The author used to do a duty in which he cut out the newspaper clippings on a huge variety of subjects and stored them into a file. Many of these had to be written out in hand. But the onlookers saw him tearing the newspaper so they thought that he do nothing.