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Poets and Pancakes Summary Class 12th
Pancakes were used as make-up material in the studio by many famous actresses and the
studio buys in a very good amount. He humorously told us that these pancakes turned
decent-looking characters into monsters. The cameras and studio lights require that the artist
should look ugly. And in turn, all players were made to look ugly.
The department had an office boy also who was around 40 years old and believed he had so
much talent. He wishes to become a star actor, director, screenwriter, or lyrics writer. The
make-up department was upstairs and looked like a saloon, so anyone who comes there in the
scorching heat and light to get themselves ready feels they were in Hell.
The department also stood for national integrity as in its initial days it was headed by a Bengali,
then by a Maharashtrian, assisted by many people all around the world. The author’s job was
looked down upon by everyone in the department as he was always seen tearing newspapers.
Everyone comes to please him and even the office boy comes to recite his poems but all goes
in vain in front of Subbu.
The office boy got vexed by this and certainly, he had green eyes towards Subbu. Subbu was
very close to the boss and whenever he faced any difficulty in presenting the scene, Subbu was
there with prompt ideas to present. He was good at writing poems and could write in high order
but suppressed his talent and wrote in simple Tamil.
He has written novels also in which he recreated the mood of Devadasis to make them life-like
always. He was also an excellent actor and sometimes performed better than the lead actor.
But he played subordinate roles only. He loved all of his relatives who come and live with him
and never give a shit to money.
Subbu was a member of the story department in the studio but always seen with the boss.
Besides, there was a legal advisor also in the studio who was known for his cold behavior and
illogical facts. Once he also destroyed the career of a talented actress.
One day an actress showed tantrums on the sets and spoke against the producer. The legal
advisor cunningly recorded her voice and played in between the shooting, she was shocked to
hear her own voice and never returned on the sets.
The Gemini Studio hosted the two most influential plays and they became a huge success and
later on, he came to know that MRA was the counter-communist movement. The writer also
informed about the visit of an English poet Stephen Spender for an unknown reason grand
preparations were done for him. They all were confused about his purpose of visit and could
not understand what he spoke about.
Asokamitran’s duty was not considered important by all and he was engaged in paper cutting
and making files. Everybody wanted to give some tasks to him and he also remains at beck and
call. The author soon looked at a notice in the Hindu. A story which has been organized by a
British Periodical called The Encounter. He came to know that the editor of that journal was
none other than Stephen Spender.
After that, he came to know about a book titled, The God That Failed. It contained six essays
about the failed communism and out of them one was written by Stephen Spender. The mystery
was solved and the purpose too.
Conclusion
To sum up, the lesson is about the very famous Gemini Studio and talks about the various
elements of each department. From pancakes, he meant the make-up material which was used
in heavy amounts by the then actresses. The lesson is an extract from the book ‘My Years with
The Boss’.
Poets And Pancakes Questions And Answers NCERT

Q1. What does the writer mean by ‘the fiery misery’ of those subjected to make-up’?
The writer meant by this phrase, that actresses had to face a lot while using makeup products
and get ready for the movies as half a dozen light bulbs surround them all and the scorching
heat of the bulbs burn them like hell.
Q2.What is the example of national integration that the author refers to?
Initially, a Bengali was given in charge of the department and later on, he left the job when given
a better opportunity. Then after that, it was supervised by a Maharashtrian, then a Christian, and
then after that an Anglo-Bengali and Tamils. All of them worked together and put an effort to
promote integrity. This concept was raised by Doordarshan and All India Radio.
Q3.What work did the ‘office boy’ do in the Gemini Studios? Why did he join the studios? Why
was he disappointed?
His duty was to paint faces and do makeup for the crowd. He dreamed of becoming a star actor
but he remained as a screenwriter or producer in the studio.
Q4. Why did the author appear to be doing nothing at the studios?
The author’s job was to cut and maintain clippings of the newspaper in a file. Others feel that
this job was very easy and they all gave them some extra work to do.

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