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He is not only a Bollywood actor. In fact unlike his contemporaries he started his career as a theater artist, studied acting in the best schools in India and entered Bollywood without severing ties with his founding father – theatre. Among his most notable works is the popular TV series Mirza Ghalib which took the telly world by storm. So who is this guy and what made him human? Naseeruddin Shah answers these questions in his memoirs and then in a day where he speaks candidly about the first half of his life without mincing words.
The book traces Shah’s roots as a child born in Barabanki, who grew up to become one of India’s finest actors. He tells his readers that since he was not the best-looking boy in the class, nor the smartest. He was never chosen to act. In short, the guy who would go on to become a well-known actor wasn’t even good enough to be considered. However, Shah credits his administrators at St. Joseph’s College for making him aware of the English films that were shown to him every week and for making him search within the actor. He also talks about his love for cricket (and posters). Acting on stage and studying but films were the best things that happened to him at boarding school – until he failed ninth grade.
Reading Shah’s memoirs is a unique experience for which the reader can easily relate to the events of his life. For some, the mere mention of RL Stevenson’s Treasure Island will bring joy, while for others, how to smoke without getting caught will evoke memories. However, the change of schools was perhaps the turning point for Shah who was able to escape from the new place to pursue his career in Bombay. At the time, he was only able to get small parts in big films and after annoying the relatives of a friend’s girlfriend for a month, he literally had to spend time on the street until Dilip Kumar His sister found him (at his father’s request) and sent him. return it. His career as an extra ended then and there.
The biography is at times clearly factual, from his first romantic encounter to the moment where he remembers his father’s funeral and feels remorse. He doesn’t shy away from mentioning his family in detail and although his fans may not be interested in the family tree, the way it is described is not exactly boring.
The book also sheds light on her struggling relationship with her father and her first marriage to Parveen Murad, a Pakistani national who was 14 years her senior.
If you ask me, this book is not a memoir. This is Shah’s conversation with his readers. He criticizes Sholay because he saw all the films that were combined to make the greatest film of all time. She did not mention the names of many characters in the book such as ‘R’ with whom she had an extramarital affair and the writing duo who wanted her to continue the film rather than continuing to infiltrate Albert Pinto. do the work He criticizes the makers of Sunina. Motley admits to creating the productions because he wanted to play Hamlet. And even opens up about his use of marijuana and LSD, which others would rather keep a secret. Add photos to this true encounter and you have a biography worth reading and recommending.
All in all, And Then One Day is a vivid memory of Shah’s entry into the world in general and the world of entertainment in particular. If you look for his famous clash with Dilip Kumar in Subhash Ghai’s Karma, his explanation of doing action films like Hero Hiralal, Tridev etc. and his thoughts on his decision to do films in Pakistan and Hollywood. If you have been, then this book is not for you. . Here he talks only about the first 30 odd years of his life – both personal and professional. He spends 184 pages before talking about his foray into films…one hopes that he will soon come up with a sequel to this memoir so that his fans can get a taste of his films and his career as a Bollywood actor. Learn more about his personality.
5 things you didn’t know about Naseeruddin Shah
1. Shah writes that he was one of the contenders for the title role of Gandhi, eventually played by British actor Ben Kingsley. He was shortlisted by director Richard Attenborough and went to audition in England, which was later rejected.
2. The actor wrote a letter to poet/director Gulzar in the 70s regarding the role of Mirza Ghalib. When the film was scrapped and turned into a TV series. As for the letter, Gulzar never received it.
3. Co-actor Rajendra Jaspal stabbed him in a murderous rage and Om Puri had to play the role of savior as he took the injured actor to the hospital.
4. A riding accident before Tughluq helped the Shah recover in time for Madinah where he had to ride a horse. As fate would have it, Tughlaq was never built. Madness made Shah a household name.
5. The whole world may know that Shah was one of the many graduates of the famous Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). Not many people know that he was one of the few students who instigated a hunger strike when directing course students were allowed to hire actors from outside the institute for their projects.
