Worksheet :- Screening of short film “An Astrologer’s Day” based on R.K.Narayan’s “An Astrologer’s Day”.

 Q-1 How faithful is the movie to the original short story?

Ans I think The original short story is having a more literal idea and thought which they want to put because as we know that it is not an easy task to capture the original short story into video form .all things might not be capture throw video. there might be some fault but we can say it is very useful to know the plot.

Q-2 After watching the movie, have your perception about the short story, characters or situations changed? 

Ans  My Answer is yes that after watching the movie, my perception about the short story is change and the last part of the movie is fearful. from the starting, we were thinking that it is a story about Astrologer who is getting from people by telling about their personal life or by solving their problem but at the end we knew that he has killed the landlord and came to the city. It's a terrible situation where we don't know who are our friends and who are enemies because all are praying for him as a god.

Q-3 Do you feel ‘aesthetic delight’ while watching the movie? If yes, exactly when did it happen? If no, can you explain with reasons? 

Ans - yes, find any aesthetic delight by watching the movie because when that man came to meet that Astrologer at that time he said that he will satisfy with his answer then only he will give money and we know that who has kill landlord that was also interesting part.

Q-4 Does screening of a movie help you in better understanding of the short story?

Ans yes , screening of movies help me in the understanding of the short story.

Q-5 Was there any particular scene or moment in the story that you think was perfect?

Ans yes, I think the ending of the story was perfect but then also i was not satisfied because he did not accept the truth or did not said truth to anyone that was a reason he was not able to sleep peacefully

Q-6 If you are the director, what changes would you like to make in the remaking of the movie based on the short story “An Astrologer’s Day” by R.K.Narayan?

Ans - when that man asks him a question he might tell a true story and after listing the other side of that Astrologer he might have forgiven him and that might be a happy ending.