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7 Needless to say, in our own country, it is not at all easy to find trained animals, although some films have been made in Bombay and Madras that involved working with elephants, horses and tigers. Their performance did suggest that they were used to obeying commands. In Bengal, it is sometimes possible to find clever dogs, particularly police dogs which are quite intelligent. If one is prepared to be patient, it is not altogether impossible to get good performances out of them as we managed to do with Bhulo in Pather Panchali.

8 Yet, a dog might be difficult, not impossible to handle. What was one supposed to do if there was need for a tiger in a film? We had to deal with this problem, too, when we were shooting Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne . In the film Goopy who is banished by the king wanders in the forest, meets Bagha who is also been banished  They see a tiger and freeze. But the tiger simply walks about in the forest, without paying them the slightest attention.

Answer the following questions

1) What is required to get good performance out of animals?
2) How did Goopy and Bagha reach in the forest?. 
3)What happens when they see a tiger in the forest?

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 9 Having thought of the scene, I simply had to shoot it.But where were we going to find a tiger? The  obvious thing to do was to look in a circus since they were likely to have trained animals. As a matter of fact, one called Bharat Circus was visiting Calcutta at the time, holding shows in Marcus Square. We sent someone to make an appointment with its Tamil manager and then went to meet him one morning. He greeted us warmly and ordered South Indian coffee for us. The  manager heard the reason for our visit, then sent for one Mr Thorat. He turned out to be the ringmaster. He, too, was a South Indian, very well built, with  features somewhat like those of a Nepali. He was perhaps no more than forty. He  showed us an old scar on his forearm, which had been caused by a tiger.

 10 We told him what we wanted. The shooting was taking place near Shiuri in Birbhoom. We wanted to show a tiger in a thick bamboo grove. All the animal was required to do was come out of the bamboo grove into an open space, pace gently for a while, look at the camera if possible, and then go back. Could a tiger from Bharat Circus do this job? Mr Thorat nodded. 'How long will you need it for?' asked the manager. 'Perhaps a couple of hours for the shooting,' I replied. 'But that would be in addition to the time it'll take to travel to and from Shiuri.' On being told that the travel itself should take no more than two days, the  manager agreed to put the tiger in its cage and send it in a lorry. He invited us to take a look at the tiger.

'Do you think it's going to be easy to set the animal free in the bamboo grove?' I couldn't help asking.
 

11 Mr Thorat frowned  'I'm not sure', he replied. 'I have never let him out of his   cage on his own, so really I don't  know.'

What! Were all our plans going to go down the drain? How could we let the tiger's trainer be seen with the animal? How could Goopy and Bagha be petrified with fear if the supposedly ferocious animal was accompanied by a man? No, we could not allow that to happen.

 

12 Mr. Thorat found a solution. 'I'll tie a wire round the tiger's neck. It will be thin, but strong.' If the wire was thin enough, perhaps it would remain invisible to the camera. But it was likely that the hair on the tiger's neck would be  flattened by the wire, which would give the whole thing away. 'What if we found a collar made of tiger skin, fixed the wire to this collar and then tied it round the tiger's neck?' I said.

 

Answer the following questions

1. How did Ray manage to get a tiger?
2. Who was Thorat and how did he look like?

3. According to Ray, what was the tiger required to do in the shooting? 

4. Why did Ray think that all their plans would go down the drain?

5. What was the solution suggested by Thorat to set the tiger free?

6. Why did Ray suggest a collar made of tiger-skin be used?

 

 

Imagine Sathyajith Ray put up notices about his intention to get a tiger. Prepare the notice.

 

NOTICE

TRAINED TIGER WANTED

Dear friends.

Sathyajith Ray, the famous Bengali film director needs a healthy tiger for his new film “GOOPY GYNE BAGHA BYNE” 

Place of shoot : Norton gram west Bengal 

Date : January 2 1969

 Remuneration : Rs 1500 per day 

Trainers may contact the production manager:

Place

Date

Bhanu Ghosh

Production Manager

26 A North street.

Kolkata

 

 Sathyajith Ray spoke to the manager of Bharath circus about his need for a tiger. Prepare a conversation between them

 Ray            : Good morning sir

Manager    : Good morning. What can I do for you?

Ray             :You have many tigers here,haven't you?

Manager    :Yes,we have ten tigers here.

Ray            : We are planning to do a film. 

                    For that we need a tiger

Manager    : Oh,making film with a tiger!

Ray            :Yes, there is a short scene with a tiger.

Manager    : That’s great. How long do you need it?

Ray            : For a couple of hours.

 Manager     : OK. The ring master 

                        shall arrange everything.

Ray            : That’s so kind of you

Manager    : If you would like to see the tiger

                     let’s go to the cage.

Ray            : Sure. Thank you

 

 Mr.Satyajit Ray wants to get permission from the Chairman of Animal Welfare Board of India for shooting a film in which a tiger is used. Prepare a likely letter.

 

 

Flat No.14
Vasanth Vihar
Marcus Square
Calcutta. 

06 Mar 2019

The Chairman
Animal Welfare Board of India
New Delhi

Dear Sir,

Subject: Getting permission for using a tiger in a film shooting.

I am Satyajit Ray, a film director from Calcutta. I have a plan to direct a film in which there is a scene of the main characters meeting a wild tiger in a forest.

I have already arranged with the Bharat Circus company to get a tiger with its trainer. I know the rules of Animal Welfare Board connected with treating animals. I and my team will follow those rules strictly and will not do anything harmful to the tiger.

I will be obliged and grateful to you, If you kindly grant me permission to shoot my film with the tiger.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

Sd/
Satyajit Ray.