Comprehension
Q1]You have read the review of the film ‘Maya Bazaar’. List the things that the review
focuses on.
A]The things that the review focuses on are :
a) its director and producers
b) the actors acted in the film
c) other artists who made it a great success
d) its contribution to Telugu culture, language and customs
e) its dialogues and songs
f) its contribution to the Telugu dictionary
g) its theme
h) the director’s greatness in making it the “Greatest Indian Film”
i) how it is helpful to an NRI.
Q2]Do you think this review of the film is positive or negative ? Substantiate your view.
A]I think this review of the film is a positive one. In the beginning lines itself, it is told that
the film’Maya Bazaar’ has been voted as the ‘Greatest Indian Film’. The expressions
such as ‘unleashing’, ‘landmark movie’, ‘sterling performances’, ‘tribute to Telugu
culture, language and customs’, ‘immortalized dialogues’, ‘reverberation of songs’,
‘repertoire added to Telugu dictionary’, ‘audience laughed heartily’, womenfolk recalling
their tribulations’, ‘feast for the eyes and soul’, ‘introducing Telugu culture to an NRI’,
etc., show us that this review is positive. Each and every part of this review clearly
tells us it is positive.
Q3]What made ‘Maya Bazaar’ a landmark film?
A]What made ‘Maya Bazaar’ a landmark film?
The film ‘Maya Bazaar’ 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 great director K.V.Reddy,
producers Nagireddy and Chakrapani, sterling performances of the star-ensemble, all
time great artists, the dialogues of Pingali Nagendra Rao, the songs and its contribution
to Telugu culture, language and customs made ‘Maya Bazaar’ a landmark film. With all
these great qualities, ‘Maya Bazaar’ hit the screen in 1957 to become a landmark movie.
Q4]Why is ‘Maya Bazaar’ watched repeatedly?
A]The viewers identify every character of the film with someone they knew in their
immediate vicinity. Hence, ‘Maya Bazar’ is watched repeatedly. The audience still do
the same now.
Q5]What is the central theme of ‘Maya Bazaar’? How have the Telugu speakers settled
abroad looked upon ‘Maya Bazaar’?
A]The central theme of ‘Maya Bazaar’ is to make the audience aware of their culture, language
and customs by showing the striking similarities. The story itself is woven around the
love of Sasirekha-Abhimanyu. With Krishna and Balarama having difference of opinion
over it, their wives too take sides. Telugu speakers settled abroad have looked upon
Maya Bazaar’ as a masterpiece of their language. They try to introduce the learners (or
the children) to ‘Maya Bazaar’ to learn Telugu culture, language and customs.
Q6]The purpose of the review is …
a) … to give an account of the stars of the film.
b) … to establish the element of Telugu culture in the film.
c) … to help NRIs understand Telugu culture.
d) … to praise the producer of the film.
e) … to advertise the film.
(Put a tick (✔) on the options that indicate the purpose of the review.)
A] a) …… to give an account of the stars of the film. (✔)
b) …… to establish the element of Telugu culture in the film. (✔)
c) …… to help NRIs understand Telugu culture. (✔)
