In Poets and Pancakes, the ‘office boy’ at Gemini Studios was responsible for the menial task of preparing and applying makeup on actors. He joined the studios with hopes of becoming a screenwriter, believing he had the skills and creativity to excel in writing. However, he was disappointed as he was assigned a low-level job instead, with no opportunities to pursue his passion for writing. His disillusionment grew as he felt his talent was unrecognized and wasted in such a trivial role.
This question related to Chapter: 6 English Class 12th NCERT.
From the chapter Poets and Pancakes.
Give answer according to your understanding.
In Gemini studios a strict hierarchy was maintained in the make-up department. The chief make-up man does the make-up of chief actors and actresses and the players who played the crowd were the responsibility of the office boy. On the days when there was a crowd shooting, it was responsibility of office boy to apply the make-up and he usually mix his paint in a giant vessel and pour it on the crowd players.
He was in his early forties, having entered the studios years ago in the hope of becoming a star actor or a top screen writer, director or lyrics writer. He was disappointed because he failed and remained an ‘office boy’. His dream never comes true and he remained on the same position.
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