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MAIN AUR
MERI ZINDGI
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The
complexities of different colors in a married life are vivid
and endless. Mahender and Ranjna, a married couple is not
able to live a normal life with their son Rahul, because of
a joint family responsibility. They wish that their son
should study in a good boarding school, but because of the
loan taken on the occasion of marriage of Mahendra’s sister
Divya and younger brother Devender, the couple is not even
able to cop-up with day today expenses for their daily
requirements.
Because of
the money earned by Ranjna, Mahendra is able to pay-off his
loan. He has also becomes sick now and wishes that Ranjna
should come back. But Ranjna now wants to live the life in
her own way and rejects. Mahnedra’s mother brings her son to
Mumbai for the treatment, where Mahndera dies. Ranjna wants
to take her son Rahul, but her mother-in-law declines, and
gives the parental property to Rahul, her grandson.
Little
Rahul is astonished at the sudden development, and not knows
where he should go and how he should shape his life.
Devender, for whose marrage, Mahendra’s home is shattered
refuse to help even with a single penny, rather he buys a
bunglow for himself, wherin he can stay with his wife
happily.
Ranjna has
no where to go. He is given shelter by Milind, a film maker
and his daughter Priya accepts her whole-heartedly. |
Harvinder Kaur and Vidhu Khare in "main aur meri zindgi"
Rahil Bhardwaj in
'Main aur meri zindgi"
Rahil Bhardwaj and Aabhas Mohanty in "Main aur meri
Zindgi" |
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GOLMAAL
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The play ‘GOLMAAL’ in Hindi is an
adapted version of a play by Emil Brigansky and Eldar
Ryazonov. It is a comedy and a comment on standardized set
up of Modernization.Lallu
deals with a humorous coincidence of landing in Neena’s
house because he had drunk with his friend’s on New Year
Eve. He’s made to board the plane instead of Peter. Lallu
reaches House No. 11, Amrapali, Adarsh Nagar, Mumbai
instead of Delhi.
He
in the confusion of identical house and address enters
Neena’s bedroom to her shock. After a prolonged argument
Lallu discovers to his surprise that he’s in the wrong
place and just than Pappu (Neena’s lover) arrives.
Cheena
and Meena enter the scene to create further humour in the
play. Finally Lallu becomes clear about his feeling of
love towards Neena and leaves for Delhi. |
Firoz
Zahid Khan,Gita Guha and Sanjay Gautam in GOLMAAL
Sanjay Gautam in
GOLMAAL |
AUR
AGLE SAAL…
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The play "Aur Agle Saal" is written by Javed Siddiqui, a
known film and drama writer and is inspired from Bernard
Slad's work "Same Time Next Year"
Directed by Suresh Bhardwaj,
It is a bizarre love story of Ravi and Pooja who were in
love but could not marry each other. After ten years
they meet again by chance, when they are happily married
to their respective spouses.
This chance meeting happens on a particular day in
Rishikesh and brings back the past ardor. Although they
are plagued with guilt, yet in a spirit of adventure
they decide to celebrate the anniversary of their
relationship by meeting every year in the same room on
same day every year. The scenes in the play are
scheduled at five-year intervals and their one-day
annual laision changes in textures as their respective
lives progress independently of each other. |
Ramesh Manchanda & Harvinder Kaur in 'AUR AGLE SAAL'
Ramesh Manchanda & Harvinder Kaur in 'AUR AGLE SAAL'
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PREM
SAMVAD |
Aakar
Kala Sangam "Prem Samvaad" is a presentation based on four
stories of Munshi Prem Chand and is directed by Suresh
Bhardwaj
The first story Brahm Ka Swang is a comic satire on
the pseudo values of our society. These vary between
a strictly followed caste system by the upper caste
and behavioural hypocrisy of the rich. The idiosyncrasies
of the woman are matched by the worldly wisdom of man;
her simplicity with his guile. This short story is narrative
in style. The story ends with ‘stree’ disillusioned
by the falsities of the ‘purush’
This is followed by Lanchhan, which is woven around
Devi, a housewife who enjoys her everyday conversation
with Munnu Mehetar . |
Rajesh & Seema in "PREM SAMVAD" |
Munnu in turn tries to lure her into befriending Raza
who is enamoured with her beauty. The story is very
close to life as it emphasises a woman’s desire
of appreciation and her vulnerability towards the men
who under the garb of appreciation take advantage of
her vanity.
Shyamkishore and Devi leads to an unending tragedy as
they are left to their fate. |
Amitabh , Lokendra & Bhavna in "PREM
SAMVAD" |
Manovritti is the comic relief in this series of stories.
A lady is sleeping on a bench in a public park and is
discovered in this state by a number of people. Their
reactions to this seemingly unusual scene are hilarious,
yet thought provoking.
Once again, conversation is the medium of performance.
The last story Suhag Ka Shav is a rendition of painful
relationships. Subhadra loses her husband Keshav to
Urmila. Why? One is unable to decipher. The intensity
of feelings of both the women can be felt while they
talk to each other or themselves. Subhadra is the ill-fated
woman who is unable to find reasons for the betrayal.
She speaks to herself most of the time trying to decide
her next move but the next moment we see her doing the
contrary. Strange are the ways of men… |
CHAMMAKCHALLO |
This is an Hindi adaptation of Neil Simon's play
"Star Spangled Girl". This play is directed by
Mr.Ramesh Manchanda for the group.
We have performed this play in Jodhpur, Jaipur,
and Chandigarh successfully.
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Manoj Sharma and Anil in
"CHAMMAKCHALLO"
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| ZOO
STORY |
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is an Hindi Adaption of Edward Albee's play Zoo Story
by Ms. Seema Mittal for the group. The play was premiered
in Delhi at Habitat centre and after that it is performed
for various colleges in Delhi.
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SAARI
RAAT
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In this play, Saari Raat, a man and a woman lose
their way in the wilderness in a sleepless night,
and seek shelter in a lonely house. An eerie old
man, who claims to be the owner of the house,
welcomes them.
Who is the solitary man in the desolate house? How
old is he? Why does this man perturb the woman and
not her husband? The night is the strange transition
from a seemingly blissful marriage to a thrilling
adventure, eventually culminating into a strange
revelation in the life of the woman.
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Rajesh, Seema & Sumit in
"SAARI RAAT"
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The play sets one’s thinking about the plausibility
of the institution of marriage without undermining
its sanctity and necessity. The issue does not hold
any bias and is relevant to both man and woman. As
this question is appropriate in today’s world, it is
thoughtfully put across by playwright Badal Sircar
and is gracefully conveyed by the director Suresh
Bhardwaj's vision
and the skill of the artists.
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AKS, as the abbreviation
suggests, is endeavouring to present the reflections
of life in a theatrical idiom, each time exploring
and discovering a suitable form of presentation. |
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