Guftagoo with Tom Alter

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 life 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

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