Satyajit Ray aptly titles the story ‘Patol Babu, Film Star.’ Patol Babu had uttered just one monosyllabic word “Oh!” in a very small scene in a film. Still the author calls him ‘Film Star.’ Is Patol Babu really a ‘Film Star’ like the hero Chanchal Kumar? Apparently, it sounds ironical. However, Ray justifies it because Patol Babu left his mark even in a small role. He was a perfect ‘actor’ no less than any ‘star’.
