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Rama Shuhul The Brat Who made
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By: Hyacinth
Once upon a time, there lived in the city of Jubbulpore a spoiled brat called Rama Shukul. He was the son of the District Superintendent of Police and practically rolled in wealth. Now, at that time, Rama was his only son and his father doted on him; so much so that if the brat had cried for the Moon, big Mr. Shukul would have had one of his sepoys go out and drag it down!
Mr. Shukul's job was such, that he was in and out of 18 of the 22 districts in the CP. Since his son was too precious to be left behind in a boarding school little Shukul. like Mary's little lamb, followed his father everywhere. Because of this Rama's education suffered much.
Rama like most spoiled brats wasn't a good student. He studied only when he felt like it and was much too interested in sports and
acting to take kindly to studies. He was fired with an ambition to act at a very early age.
On one occasion Rama and His father were invited to see a Marathi play. Rama couldn't understand it, but he was very struck by a little boy of nine (his own age) who was taking part in the play. When the play was over and the little bov was applauded Rama was so impressed that he was determined to be an actor himself.
However Rama had stHl to go
Mr. Shukul Snr. would have had one of his sepoys go out and drag the Moon down.
He won't marry her until that hair line begins to recede.
through the tedious business of growing up, so he went to several different schools during his father's tours and eventually did his Matric and Senior Cambridge. At the Robertson College in Jubbulpore, his studies took a back seat because hp could think of nothing else but spor* and acting.
He was the tennis champion of the college for three years and got his colours for cricket, hockey, volley-ball and ping-pong. He even played in three All-India Tennis Championship Tournaments.
When Rama wasn't sweating on the spcrts fields he used to be stag
Rama Shukul is now fast jumping into popularity as a free-lance artiste.
ing dramas for the School Dramatic Society.
In 1935 there was an All-India Inter-Collegiate Dramatic Contest held at Hindu University, Benares Playing "Hamlet" Rama won a trophy and a gold medal for being the best actor.
Shukul Jnr. had a large and expensive wardrobe even in his college days. But besides keeping him in fancy ties and silk socks, his doting father also bought him * car. He was the only student to own one but it didn't help to make him any more popular with the girls who disliked him because he was such a big tease. He was famous as the most notorious student in the college. He used to
Rama was so impressed that he was determined to be an actor himself.
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