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| Shilpi Bose |
At the outset I would like to inform readers that my sister Shilpi Bose who authored this blog passed away on September 9, 2021. This was a personal blow to me, I did not expect it, it happened so suddenly. When she was alive we had discussed the possibility of us going to Nagpur and visiting St. John’s School where our father (late Shri Tarun Bose) studied and also St. Francis De Sales’ College, it was in aid of this college that a play was staged in the year 1956 in which our father acted, this paved the way for our father to join the Hindi film industry in Bombay. The renowned film director Bimal Roy was the chief guest at this play, he liked young Tarun’s acting so much that he made him an offer to join Hindi film industry. My sister Shilpi has mentioned all the details in this blog.
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| St. John's School, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India |
Extremely sorry about your loss. Happened to watch the beautiful movie Anupama today and your dad, the legendary Tarun Bose was the scene stealer there.
ReplyDeleteThank you Sourabh for your kind words. My father was a great actor and also a very good person. I would also describe him as a very affectionate parent.
ReplyDeleteI missed this when it was posted, and saw it only today. That was beautiful - not just because of your father's associations with the school and the college, but also because I got to see that brief glimpse of Shilpi. That really brought tears to my eyes.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this, Aroop.
I am sorry, but I don't understand your language.
ReplyDeleteI am writing it as I am watching Anupama.I'm filled with a mix of emotions - sadness, nostalgia, and pride. As you know, your father, Tarun Bose, was a passionate actor who brought joy to countless people through his performances.
ReplyDeleteYour sister may be gone, but her memory will always remain. It's essential to hold on to the happy moments you shared with both your father and sister.
Thank you so much for your kind words, they mean a lot me sir. I do have happy memories of both my father and sister which I treasure.
DeleteThis is Aroop Bose. I don't know why my reply is being shown a anonymous.
DeleteBoth your father through his acting and your sister through this blog have educated and entertained me. Let their memories continue to be fresh forever!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind words.
DeleteHello sir.
ReplyDeleteThis is just so strange for me to admit that via you and your family, I'm able to go down the memory lane of one of my favourite actors. My grandma was a film journalist who belonged to Bettiah after which she went to pursue film journalism in Bombay, and work in that field. She's no more but I remember her words about Tarun Ji as said that it was one of the first time of her meeting a celebrity among them time was the legendary Tarun Bose. She told me that it was an amazing fact that Tarun Ji did a movie supposedly in Magahi language too, which belongs to our hometown and state Bihar! that's why during a publicity meeting or film event she saw him there probably.
Though she worked at that time for an independent magazine,so one couldn't tell much about this detailed meet and all, but she told me about this little conversation she had with Tarun Ji, where as usual she addressed Anupama,Sujata and that film in Magahi language,
And he said this to her that
"As long as it hits every good aspect of emotion, i don't mind working in any language."
Though she passed away when I was barely 14 but I vividly remember her saying these things to me about her meeting in person.
This conversation took place probably in either 1969 or early 1970's.
Even though I searched that Magahi film myself but I couldn't find it, i hope you could help me with it...but anyways sir.
I really appreciate your efforts for keeping the cinematic legacy of one of my most favourite actors of all time.
Sambhaviji, thank you so much for taking out time to post this comment. I must admit that your comment made me rather emotional. While reading your comment I felt that you were quite attached to your grandma. The film you are referring to must be 'Bhaiya', it can't be any other film. I saw this film some time in the late 1960s at a special screening before release, my sister and I studied in school then. We had also gone once to see the shooting as well, they made the two of us pose for a photograph on the set during a break. This blog on our father is entirely a labour of love on the part of my sister Shilpi. Unfortunately Shilpi passed away four years ago. I don't remember much of this film, it is available on YouTube, I will watch it soon. Here is the link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfmxoLgLhPs&t=13s
DeleteI take this opportunity you and your family a Very Happy Diwali!
This is Aroop Bose, the above comment is mine. For some reason it is appearing as anonymous, sorry for that.
ReplyDeleteGlad that I could communicate to you Mr Aroop, for people of my generation or infact even for me as a person who loves these little subtle screen time of tarun ji who was an institution himself. it's almost like revisiting the cinematic journey of Tarun Ji myself. Thankyou sir for providing me that particular Magahi language film I was in search for from maybe 2 years since now, I will surely watch it myself this weekend. I also saw you video tribute to Your father where you visited this nostalgic institutions to him, the place where he got his education from and all. Even i myself operate a youtube channel myself called ShelzaStark (my nickname) in attempts to keep the old school indian Cinema and it's fading memory alive, kinda like as if this is one of my last tributes to my grandma.
ReplyDeleteThis week I will surely make one on you father and his incredible and timeless performance in Anupama, I mean as even I'm writing rn, I can't get your dad's last shot from anupama where he realizes that how he's letting Sharmila Ji, the last hope his daughter go away.
His face itself shows every aspect of human emotion, regret, guilt and grief at the same Time. That's how legendary of an actor he was.
Anyways thankyou sir, and till the people who love old school Indian cinema are still alive, your dad's legacy will always remain within us.