Sunday, November 6, 2011

Khoga Pandit - Nana Patekar

This is just a Flash Back in my Life.

5 years ago, I am in the CA Institute, Nungambakka, Chennai,  GMCS Class, sitting in a Class room with 50 CAs.   Our GMCS class was conducted by "Speak to Achieve", Mr. Nedumaran, was the Chief Mentor. 

Mr. Nedumaran, just putforth a question in the class " Which Actor do u like? and for what?"  I remember people answering "Kamal Hassan" .

 For me, Kamal is a born actor, If some body says I dont like Kamal hassan, there is certainly something wrong with him, For the dedication, dedication, dedication ,he shows to acting, If u tell u dont like kamal hassan, it is to be seriously dealthwith by a Doctor to u, bcos Kamal knows how to sink into a Character, he lives as a Character. 

When I was 11 or 12,  when we were living in Indian Airlines Colony, "we" means the entire Airlines Family watched his Movie "Sathya" in the Community Hall.  I jus cant forget that Happy Moment.  It was So secured.   In a Cinema theatre, anything can happen, but when u watch movie, with known ppl, it makes u feel so happy.  No need to be worried about Rogues.

I answered, "Rajinikanth"

 - "Why do u like? " the second question, I answered "Style and Confidence"

 That is the good thing he has, Style will come to u, only when u r fully confident, u can  manage to be stylish by acting, but that will not last long.  The Mask will be pierced by Situation.

 "Nari Chaayam veluthu pochu, Dum Dum Dum" Pls watch, Moondram Pirai, - to know this Nari Chaaayam veluthu pochu" Song.

Coming to "Nana Patekar" 

Mr. Nedumaran, again asks - "Any other Actors"  I said "Nana Patekar"

" Why?"  -  I answered - "Fastest Dialogue Delivery"

I just recounted in my Mind,rather heart, what made me tell this,  10 or 12 years ago, I watched a Hindi Movie, I dont even remember its Name, I had to search in Google by saying its story to Google, and Google gave me the answer "KHOGA PANDIT"

Khoga Pandit --- Nana Patekar was the Khoga Pandit.

It is about a Man belonging to Sudra Community, who gets mesmerized by the Vedic Chants that is being learnt in a Brahmin's House.  Everyday, like Ekalaiva, he being a Coconut tree Climber, he sits in the Palm Tree, and listens to these Chants, being chanted and the meaning of it being discussed among the children.  U ll be knowing that Vedas are not written, they are orally taught, they are passed from One generation to another, Karna Parambarai, Karna Means Ears, Parambarai means the Heirloom. 

This Khoga listens rather sinks in the Vedic Chants and the Veda Matha Saraswathi comes to him.  He is Absorbed by the Vedic Chants, but is afraid that being a Soodra, by Caste, Vedas should not be delivered by his mouth.  The Surprise is He himself does not allow him to chant,  Self Imposed Rule, He thinks, Tho I know Vedas, Let me not bring blasphemy by boasting it.  Its a blessing.  Let me continue to do what I have been forced to do my current situations, that is Tree Climbing.

mmmmm... now is the story  -  Khoga knows Vedas,  Why has God Given him this blessing.  That is the story.

 The Brahmin Pandit;s daughter is in love with some other boy and I think she gets pregnant or something of that sort, and the news that the daughter has done a Mistake, that is loving some other boy of some other caste, the Brahmin tortures her and punishes her.  Then, comes Nana Patekar's Turn,  - 

Nana recites Vedas - that too, with Full Spirit, With Full Eagerness to help the  young lady, With Fear that he is a Soodra who is normally not allowed to chant, With Trembles (Udharal), with the Motive to say that His daughter is not to be punished, but to be saved.

  The Bhava, that is The Emotion which Nana Portrays with his trembling body, with his Trembling but clear and Fast Dialogue Delivery,

-  Oh! I just Cant forget!  Me, being a 15 or 16 yrs old girl, by that time, Tho I cudnt understand the Hindi Dialogues he delivered at that time, was Mesmerized by the way he portrayed the Character i.e Khoga Pandit bfore me. 

Man, Nana Patekar is a Tremendous Actor, -  Who makes u feel the AAKROSH that is hidden in every man. The AAKROSH -  The AAVESAM, The THUDIPPU, 

He portrays what Subramanya Bharathi says - 

BHADHAGAM SEIVORAI KANDAL, NEE BAYAM KOLLAL AAGADHU PAAPPA,
MODHI MIDHITHU VIDU PAAPA, AVAR MUGATHIL UMIZHNDHU VIDU PAAPPA,

u DONT KNOW tamil,  then this is for u

Oh Little Kid,

IF u see any person doing some Detrimental Acts, Dont be Afraid,
Just Strike and Stamp the person down, Just SPIT ON HIS FACE,

SO FORCEFUL, ISNT IT?

THAT IS NANA PATEKAR - FOR U,

 HE HAS ACTED IN MANY MOVIES, SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE "OH, SUCH A MENTAL CASE" BCOS OF HIS STEREO TYPE CHARACTERS in Kranti Veer and another Marati Movie, that is Madhav or something - It came in Tamil, "Evano Oruvan" or something, where he gets angry for not getting the 2 Rs. Change.

BUT HE SHOWED AND PROVED "HE IS A VERSATILE ACTOR"
 IN "TAXI NO. 9211"

He knows how to portray a REAL ANGRY YOUNG MAN.
RATHER MIDDLE AGED, MIDDLE CLASS MAN


Evergreen Director Bharathiraja likes him the most, A Trendsetter knows to appreciate an Other Trend Setter.

Kudos to NANA, we like u man!

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