Guftagoo with Tom Alter
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Original upload date: Tue, 23 Aug 2016 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Fri, 03 Dec 2021 11:26:07 GMT
In conversation with distinguished actor, Tom Alter.
Anchor: Irfan
00:00:15 clipping from Tom's movie.
01:01:24 Introduction of Thespian actor Tom Alter
Birth, education, works Turning point in li
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fe etc.first ever break in Rama and Sagar's ''charas'.His theatre group MOTLEY.His love for Urdu.sher-o-Shayari.Adab &tahzeeb . Has a keen interest in reading books.
00:05:46 Forefathers migrate from America. Came to MADRAS by ship. Went to LAHORE by train.Father born in SIALKOT. During the partition family also divided. Grand-mother, the father stays in Pakistan. Tom's family lives in India at Allahabad, Jabalpur, Saharanpur, and finally Rajpur. (a place in between Mussoorie &Dehradun ) feels proud that from five generations staying in India.
00:07:15 grandparents come from (O-hi-O, a state in mid -America ).missionaries from United preparation church, started preaching Bible in Rawalpindi, Peshawar, SIALKOT. He never meet with grandfather .tells about grandmother .refer as 'Badi mem',who loves India (undivided)& later Pakistan .
00:08:56 early ten years of life.born in Mussoorie. Father Rajapur near Mussoorie. Father working in Allahabad &then went to Saharanpur. In between 1954 -68 was at Rajpur & Mussoorie. The golden period of life .natural beauty of Rajpur & wood stock school in Mussoorie.refers as 'Jannat'.In 1958 go to America merely for a year.
00:10:57 Father was a teacher of History & English at ECC .teaches in seminary in Saharanpur .
00:11:48 In 1954 father established masihi Dhyan Kendra in Rajpur.
00:13:46 tells about masihi Dhyan Kendra, where he spent 4-14yrs.of his life& Ganga Jamuna tehzeeb of India .speaks about father & other relatives, their priest-manship .undivided & divided India. ashrams &temples of Rajpur. The
Peaceful &holiness of Rajpur.Father's explain, why 'masihi Dhyan Kendra 'was established at Rajpur.
00:17:45 speaks about himself siblings &mother who all are very free-minded. often visited temples, Rishikesh, Haridwar & their impact on his life.
00:19:48 returns from America despite getting admission in WEIL university. Worked as teacher in JAGADHRIfor 6 months.&later joined Woodstock school also. But was fascinated by Rajesh Khanna after watching Aradhana.
00:21:30 FTTI ,Pune learning acting.1972-74.speaks about Roshan Taneja & Rajesh Khanna& other classmates.
00:23:33 speaks about Jagadhri &Hindi films. Old talkies culture .' mere lall' & Dev Kumar.
00:26:15 speaks about ' Aradhana ' &Rajesh Khanna'.
00:27::20 America &Vietnam war.
Hollywood & Bollywood movies.
00:28:23 old movie culture in rural areas. Dilip Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar,
Dharmendra &their craze .his break-in 'charas ' movie with Dharmji.
Dev Anand, Dilip Kumar &Rajkapoor.
00:31:34 Tells about the craze of movie #Bobby."BOBBY-BUS ' .
00:32:00 Pakeezah &Meena Kumari
00:32:35 Rajesh Khanna &his three great films.
00:34:00 Salman &Sultan
00:34:25 Man-mohan &his craze
00:35:40 speaks about different acting styles. Rajesh Khanna style &Naseeruddin Shah style.controversy of Naseeruddin Shah's statement for The Khanna.
00:38:42 Break
00:40:56 Happy with acting
00:41:30 friendship with Manoj Kumar & Kranti days.
00:43:40 Amitabh Bachchan in Industry.
00:44:50 experiences in Indian society and facing the objections as an Indian but was considered as 'Gora'.
00:47:36 Maulana Azad role in a play .
00:49:00 answers the obligations by a 'sher' .speaks about the current scenario.
00:50:27 playing Maulana Azad & various other characters in Theatre
00:51:18 his role in Ram Teri Ganga Maili. &Junoon serial.
00:52:20 His opinion on Indian society.
00:52:53 Nehruji & his India.
00:53:54 Sunil Gavaskar.
00:54:30 the changes faced by society after freedom.#Nehru#Gandhi # unity in diversity.
00:55:30 tells about the Disadvantages of Electronic gadgets.
00:57:46 partition & it impacts as seen by his uncle.
00:59:24 speaks about secularism. Ganga Jamuni tehzeeb &it's importance for India as well world.
01:01:38 an Iranian Director.
01:02:49 his opinion about achieving the dream of awakening India.
01:4:30 meeting with Dilip Kumar.Yusuf Saab.Keywords for good acting.
01:06:50 working with young talents&learning
01:07:18 DevAnand & his learning spirit.
Dilip Kumar & Manoj Kumar 's acting skills.
01:09:12 concluding his journey he
tells about His inclination for sport, apart from acting, being a sports journalist took the first-ever interview of Sachin Tendulkar.
01:11:27 shares his dream for Guftagoo at chai -Tapri