Guess who's been caught telling tales? It's Konkona

Varsha Pillai , CNN-IBN
Posted on Aug 27, 2007 at 16:39 | Updated Aug 27, 2007 at 16:51

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Mumbai: After Naseeruddin Shah, Gulzar, Sanjay Dutt and Vidya Balan read out stories for children, it’s now Konkona Sen Sharma's turn to become a storyteller.

Konkona is recording for an audio book series for Karadi Tales. So, what are the stories about?

“These are short folk tales with a little bit of a moral tucked away in every story. There is one on a rat and another one about making bargains,” says Konkona.

So were there any do’s and don’ts to a perfect story narration?

“I have been told to read slowly which is very difficult for me since I am a fast reader. Even when I am reading in my mind or aloud I tend to do it fast. I think the children are going to lose their patience with me,” Konkona says.

Karadi Tales Company’s Narayan Parasuram says these audio books will be a big draw with the children because of the celebrity factor.

“If Munnabhai or Shah Rukh Khan asks children ‘read with me’ then it will have an immense impact on the kids. And yes, we are not shying away from the fact that we are getting influential people to be part of this project,” Parasuram says.

Parasuram then goes on to explain the idea behind the audio books. “The idea is to take the joy of reading a book to a child especially to homes where book reading does not exist,” he says.

And guess who’s going to be reading next? None other than Shah Rukh Khan. Hope his female fans leave a few copies for the children as well!

(With inputs from Urmi Sahani)

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