Translation of Narendranath Mitra’s Short Story

HEROINE handler Animesh Chaudhury came to Chitpur to compact a contract with Malati M exclusivelyik. He got an excellent opportunity to make his own film. Earlier Animesh was an assistant director. The producer, Boikuntha Poddar was a miser per boy. He gave unaccompanied eighty- quintuple thousands and demilitary personnelded for a good movie. It was a gain eat voice for Animesh. He had to view this, as he was a refreshing filmmaker. However, he k red-hot that he has to spend near of ab break one lakh. He needed to work hard to keep ahead. He did almost all the whole works by his own presence. From the initial stage he ran here and there, he gave hard cartridge h aginger in almost every part of the work.Malati was non so famous in acting, yet she had to play a baby bird character. The bunch was petty that was the grounds she was given that role. She had to play the role of a married woman of a worthless husband, a m several(prenominal) former(a) of a hungry son etc . merely, Animesh did non bulge out Malati, scour after the even out at her internal. The servant Khantamoni give tongue to, She has gone outside with Babu*. Should I say almostthing to her? Animesh gave a name card to her with pale face. That whole evening was spoilt. Vinoy Chakroborty, lived at Joy Mitra Street, was an old friend of Animesh.Animesh used to visit his house frequently. His wife Labonno, offered him tea, coffee, including other delicious food. Animesh as well gave them tickets of some new movies. He did non go there for a long time, as he was sort of busy with his new direction and after returning from Malatis house, he decided to go there to make himself free from these burdens for the moment. At to the lowest degree he would enjoy their comp whatsoever. He entered in a narrow gali*, where Vinoy lived in an old broken house. He was poor he did non get both good job though he bore a good qualification.Animesh enjoyed their comp each, as they were very unreserved. He could feel a simple generous affection from them, which he did non get from that miser open city. roughly loud arguments were going on inside the house. It was stopped by the sounds of cuff at the door. Vinoy came, Who is it? Animesh called him by his name thus Vinoy could clear him. He undefended the door and asked him to nonplus in. more everywhere Animesh did not get that warm encounter which he usually got. He entered in the means. After entering into the counseling of life, he found nothing organized. Everything was misplaced.The shirt was tasting the dust on the floor, some paddy corn made the floor golden, the broken mirror on the floor was reflecting lights here and there etc. Labonno was silent and sad. Animesh got everything from the situation. A fewer minutes bottom the tornedo of anger came and ruined the decoration of the room. Vinod gave a tin groundwork to sit. Animesh tell, I weigh I countenance disturbed you. It was in climax, I c an guess all these from the unorganized situation of the room. Vinoy offered cig artte, both of them illume the cig atomic number 18tte. I am fed up with my deal outer. I was not witting of such problematic situations of family life.Feature Article The Plane of the Sleeping beaut AnalysisWhich couple does not gather in sons or daughter? Whose son or daughter dose not suffers from disease? A father unendingly does his best. I also did, simply I have limitation,- Vinoy say with a sad voice. Labonno was silent precisely listening to the oral communication she shouted, My son would have died due to typhoid. None apprehension that he depart be alive. She pulled that elflike male child in advance Animesh and verbalise in sad tone, Look at my little son. Does he look like a normal boy? He can not walk properly, even he does not get proper energy in his left field leg. I went to mend, he advised to fed him well.If he is feed well he will be recovered soon. That is wheref ore I asked him to bring ovate tine. entirely I did not know that a father can sway like this with an unfortunate sons drive. At the meantime, the boy started crying. by chance he felt pain in his leg. Labonno took him in her lap and said, My sona* Do not cry Your uncle will condemn you. Do you know your uncle is a good photographer. He will look at your photos. Animesh, you have to take a good photo of my Bintu. Labonno smiled. That unexpected smile attracted Animesh. She was fair, tall and possessed a sharp nose.She bore a different kind of dessert in her face. She was nearly twenty-four. however, her body was much more attractive than her face. Poverty could not loot her attractive beauty. Animesh was gazing at her and by observing this Labonno lowered her face and asked, You have totally forgotten us. Why not, after all you have be love a busy director. Nothing like that baudi*-He answered with a smile. It is not get Vinoy. You should take care of Bintu. Why did not y ou bring Oval tine for him? -He asked Vinoy. Why did not you bring It was not only Oval tine barely the other commodities also.You know, it is the last week of this month. I get only lxx rupees per month. I am not careless father notwithstanding I can not. - Vinoy answered with tempted voice. Few seconds everything was silence simply suddenly Vinoy strangely laughed and said, If she deprivation more to take care of her son, she could have got son from a comp permite man, not from a clerk. Listen to his vulgar words-Labonno said. Animesh snubbed at him, Do not speak rubbish Where did you learn such vulgar words? Vinoy remained silent. Animesh was looking at him with compassion. He was not more than thirty just he was looking like a man of forty. Have you managed any part time job? -Animesh curiously asked. The answer came in negative. Labonno took out two cups, sugar and tealeaves from the selves and went out through the patronise door. The little boy hobbled towards the pa y back. Vinoy steady downly said, You have become director now, if you can give me any short role. Animesh laughed at him and said, You want a role You can not even speak properly in the beginning any unknown person and you want to act. Then I have to give you the role of a dead soldier. Animesh looked at him after his mockery and said, How will you slay the off?A dead is always dead in real life and reel life. Labonno entered with a cup of tea and said, Now I think he is quarreling with you. He has become so grumbled in these solar days that he can not think anything just now quarreling. Taking the cup from Labonno, Animesh answered, genuinely he wants to act on screen. He would not be able to perform so unless if you try, you can. I am sure some(predicate) it. Do you wish baudi? Labonno laughed and said, Is it so? Then definitely I wish, after all you are the doirector. I am not joking. I am serious Vinoy. If you agree thence I can give a short role to her. -Animesh. Animesh explained everything regarding the need of that character. Vinoy was express feelings. What was wrong with that? In those days zamindar* women are also showing their interest in this profession. It was a very short role. Labonno had to be given a perfect role a role of a ghoulish son. They had to give only four or five shots. She did not even have to speak more. She had to meet with husband only once. Most of the sentiment would be with an old doctor. Bintu would also act before camera. She would be paid more than three hundred rupees for that short scene. trine hundredLabonno could not speak for a long time but Vinoy and Labonno were gaze at each other. She could pay all the dues which she took earlier for Bintus treatment, she could buy healthy food for him, new cloths she would give him also, she would open a bank account for her only son with twenty-five rupees. Labonno would buy new cloths for Vinoy to make him happy. At last, if Vinoy gave permission she would buy a new sari* for her. Although she knew, that Vinoy would buy a new saree for her. You are joking. - Labonno said. Animesh answered, I am serious baudi if you agree I can manage. Before leaving the house, he again requested Vinoy to think over it. Vinoy had to take concrete application before teno clock in the morning otherwise, Animesh would mark a contract with another person. He had already finished one-half of the movie and rest of it should be finished within forty-five days. He could not delay more. Labonno had agreed. -Vonoy brought the news in the early morning but he requested Animesh to change her name. Is it your wish or her? If she becomes famous then you have to regret for it,Animesh said with a smile. Malati had come to the studio apartment at the middle of the day. She was above thirty.She worn a multi coloured saree, her lips were filled with intercept colour, and tried to cover the black shed under the eyes with powder. You are late Miss Mallik. I have signed th e contract with the other person, Animesh surprisingly said. Malati also shockingly shouted, What You said me to come before twelve. entertainlook at your watch. She showed her wristwatch to Animesh. I have appointed a new person today in the morning, I was in a hurry. I have to start shooting from tomorrow morning. Apart from this, I think you are not perfect for this role of a buzz off Miss Mallik, Animesh calmly clarifies the things.But Malati tempted and shouted, A photographer became a director that is why he is not aware of acting talent. Do not freeze your position. I have walked over such irresponsible director passim my life. One swallow does not make a summer, mind it Animesh. Malati left the studio and then it seemed that a village got relief from the storm. Vinoy once came to studio with wife and son to show them how things happen. All were very curious about it. There was only one day in between, no time for rehearsal. Bintu was a golden discovered, as the directo r needed a diseased boy. Fortunately, he got it in real.Next day Animesh brought his friend, friends wife and son by his own car. Suddenly the director came across with Malati Mallik at the doorsteps of the studio. Animesh asked her the reason behind her sudden appearance in the studio, in a calm voice. I have come to meet your new star, Malati jealously looked at Labonno and said. Malati left the place after taunting him. Labonno asked Animesh, Who was this lady? Why was she staring at me like that? She is not an ordinary lady. She could take your position but I rest of it he did not express. Animesh had explained everything to producer.If Labonno could play the role then the producer had to pay less money and apart from this it would also be beneficial for promo of the movie, after all a daughter-in-law from honest family would act on screen with her own son. Laxmi* has appeared in my studio. How sweet her face is Take her to the recreation room,The producer Boikuntha babu* war mly welcomed her. The shot was ready. A lowered middle carve up family with a diseased son, he diseased son was lying on the old and dirty bed on the floor. Irresponsible father was somewhere enjoying with his friends. The doctor would not start his treatment if he was not paid.Nobody would be there to call the doctor. The mother had to come to son and she had to go to the windowpane to look for someone. She had only sect in her two wrists. There was necklace in sons neck. He was crying that was why the mother gave him to wear. Would she sequestrate that necklace from that sleepy sick son? Yes She had to. She stole golden necklace from sona came out from the home at stormy night to call the doctor. All these were the number 1 days take. Aimesh made her understand repeatedly. But Labonno could not. Her face reflected wonder but the shot needed extreme sorrow.She was feeling shy as the other person present in the studio was staring at the new actress. At last, Animesh said with irr itation, Where is the time to be shy? Your son is slimy from disease. Go and sit beside him. Repeatedly Animesh made her to understand but repeatedly she failed to do that. She could not perform the shot. A strange fear gripped her. She even could not look anybody, not even her diseased son. Animesh took her to the rest room and said, You could not baudi. Labonno lowered her face in repentance. Malati was sitting just beside the producer. She was laughing loudly to see the situation.The producer requested her to act that particular scene. She could not deny the producers request, however she demanded thousand rupees for that particular scene. She came back from the makeup room in ten minutes. She harshly asked Animesh, Where is your boy Mr. Director? There was no boy in the studio except Vinoys son. He agreed for benevolence. Is this your boy? What can I expect from a clumsy director like you? How can I be his mother? I would not even touch that boy, Miss Malati said in a high-p itched nasal voice. However, Malati acted that scene very well. Bintu started to cry but she managed it by giving him toys and paisa.Then she started to take care of that diseased boy. Her acting affect everyone. She did better than Animeshs direction. Dont mind Mr. Director, after all I am his present mother. I know better than you that how to take care of a son,Malati said with a light smile. She beauti in full acted that necklace scene How can I steal this from my own son? Then she started sobering. Boikuntha also became compassioned to see this scene. That scene would be the best possible wealth of that movie. Everyone had trustworthy that. Where is my check? , Malati spread her hands towards the producer.Animesh happily congratulated, I am unfeignedly satisfied with your acting Miss Malati. How could you act such scene so realistically? All this was because of jealousy Mr. Director. Hope you got to know that who is real mother and who is step, She said looking at Labonno an d left that place. Animesh wanted to leave them at their house but both Vinoy and Labonno disagreed by nodding their heads. Animesh inserted ten rupee note into Bintus pocket but Labonno did not take that and said his son, Pronam* your uncle and return that note little sweet heart*. That is worthless for you. Uncle would give you chocolate later on. I am juicy baudi. Why should you sorry Animesh? Labonno calmly said and left that studio. That movie ran well for four weeks after the release. It meant Animesh was successful in his first attempt. Everyone had congratulated him but only Vinoy did not come. Animesh thought that they were bashful for the last time that was why he came to friends house with two tickets. Health was degraded, clothes were more dirty and old, the room was emptier, and some of the furniture were missing in that room. However, Vinoy happily welcomed, Welcome Mr. Director. I thought you have forgotten us. I came to know you have acquire fame in that movie a lot, Labonno happily said. How can you taste the sweetness of the sweet from other experience? Take your tickets, watch that, and say whatever you want to say. You can criticize also, Giving the tickets Animesh said. Now his eyes on that naked diseased boy, he has become sicker. He was not fully recovered baudi? Again any disease He could not finish his talk, somebody knocked at the door and a heavy voice was culmination in. Vinoy looked at his wife and whispered, Shit Shit Who? Animesh asked. Vinoy again whispered, House owner, Govinda Pramanik.He has come for the rent. I do not have the money. This month I did not get the full salary. They have cut as I took some earlier. Then he said to Labonno to said that he was not in the house. Labonno once looked at Animesh. Vinoy said, Dont be shy before him. He is my childhood friend. Why should he believe you? He has listened to your voice, Labonno said calmly. Vinoy fully covered his body with a gown, laid on the bed, and said, g overn him that I am seriously ill. Labonno went out to face that man. An old man entered into the house with Labonno. He would be more than fifty, healthy, and had gray hair. What happened to you, Vinoybabu? Fever? The old man asked. Labonno said, No uncle He does not care normal disease. But he has vomited twenty five times from the last night. Govinda babu stepped back and said in wonder, Twenty-five times? What are you saying? Animesh could recognize the effect and a kind of real reflection was floating over Labonnos face for her husbands ill situation. Govinda babu said in tense, It is a very bad time. You have to take care of him properly bauma*. No relatives are here, crisis of money and above all this problem. He is the only person who earns in the family.I could not find any way that is why I called my uncle. Hope you have heard the name of doctor Madhu. Even he at first got nervous to see him. Labonno convey all these with a broken voice. She uncovered Vinoys face, c alled him, and gave the news of Govinda babus arrival. NoNobauma. Do not disturb him. let him take rest. I thought I would say him about the fare as it is already second month. I should not say today. I sent Binod but he did not get Vinoy. Govinda babu sadly said. Labonno replied that Vinoy himself would go to him and would pay his fare after his recovering. She also requested not to send Binod.He was schoolchild and he should not waste time. Labonno suddenly said Animesh, You know Animesh, Binod is a very good boy. He is calm and quite. Moreover he is an honest boy Animesh stammered, Yeeessss. That is right. At the time pointing the finger at Animesh, Labonno said, He is a great director, Animesh. Vinoys childhood friend. He has come to meet with Vinoy after getting the news of his serious illness. After sometimes Govinda babu got up and said, I have to leave today but if you please say him Definitely uncle, when he will be recovered, first of all I will send him to you.Please s it for a moment, let me bring a cup of tea for you, Labonno said with a smile. But Govinda babu disagreed and left the house. Leaving the gown on the bed Vinoy got up and said Animesh that he was also a good director. Animesh was silent for a long time but now he made himself clean and said, Yes, that is true but more credit goes to baudi. She does not need any director. Looking at Labonno he said, You are in no portion less than Malati Mallik. Why did you scare that day? Malati also would have scare in my place Animesh. She could not maintain all the things as I maintained.She is the actress of reel life but I am the heroine of real life. The indispensable tear came to witness the real situation of real heroines life. I do not know who was greater but I can say that for Malati it was a mere profession but to Labonno it was for survival. *** *Babu- A respectable person. *Gali- A narrow path. *Sona- A call from the mother to express affection. *Baudi- Sister-in-law. *Zamindar- ample and royal. *Saree- A cloth worn by women in India. *Pronam- A sign to show the respect to the elders in Hinduism. *Bauma- A affectionate call for daughter-in-law. - By, Eeshan Ali