Author

Naseeruddin Shah

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And Then One Day

IDEA 1
He felt like a failure early
Naseeruddin Shah describes being a poor student at boarding school in Nainital, overshadowed by his brothers. He felt misunderstood and found escape in films, books and imagining himself as an actor.
IDEA 2
His father did not understand him
Shah writes honestly about his strained relationship with his father, who wanted a respectable career for him. Their distance, and his regret about it, runs through the whole memoir. He wishes he had understood him sooner.
IDEA 3
Acting became his way out
Shah describes how stage acting gave him confidence and a sense of purpose. He realised acting was the one thing he truly cared about, even when everyone around him doubted the choice.

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