Deb found as Dushala. photo credit: special arrangement
These women on stage are strong, sensitive and fighting for their own space. Hyderabad-based theater group celebrates International Women’s Day with Sutradhar Righta set of two plays with Bengali and Hindi titles Dhuli Kanya Dushala And weekend respectively on March 4. Directed by Vinay Verma, the play narrates the divergent stories of two powerful women the ages Seeking identity.
Dushala The Mahabharata has the story of the 101st child of Dhritarashtra and Gandhari from the Kaurava dynasty and weekend It is about a woman stuck between love and memories.
Vinay Verma | photo credit: special arrangement
Dhuli Kanya Dhushala was originally written thu chatai And Dushala Translated into Tamil and English by Pritham K. Chakraborty and into Bengali by Rita Ghosh. “There is very little information about Dushala in the scriptures; Pritam came up with the character after a lot of research, Vinay says, “Dushala was a shadow for the mother. She always felt neglected as her mother was eager to raise 100 sons.
Vinay says Dushala was a script meant to be staged and Brahmanda conspired to send Mila Deb, a Bengali actor, for a performance. Retaining the original context, Mila Deb portrayed various aspects of Dushala in the 60-minute performance as a daughter, wife, mother and finally a woman fighting for a place in a patriarchal society.
from a trilogy
Mila Deb | photo credit: special arrangement
Excerpted from Nirmal Varma’s famous trilogy three lonely, second play, weekend Presented in Hindi by Ratika Sant Keswani Vinay wanted to do something for years but didn’t have the courage. “I felt that I had no grasp of the subject and its fine language. I wanted to imbibe the essence of it and find a suitable actor who also got the diction right.
A scene from the play ‘Weekend’ | photo credit: special arrangement
The play gave the director an opportunity to explore the narrative structure by setting it in a location (the screenplay divides the stage into two – his room and the park where the protagonist sees the man and his daughter playing). “Originally, she reminisces via a tape recorder, but we used a diary to keep it contemporary and also emphasize the importance of writing in today’s digital world.”
Vinay says that both the plays helped him connect with his roots. “The exciting part was incorporating folk elements from Odissi, Bharatanatyam and Mudra Dushala, That’s the beauty of theatre; It constantly teaches you with every script and shows and pushes your limits.
Vinay hopes that these plays will be liked by the audience. “More than a beautiful set, good looking actors and costumes, what ultimately matters is the performance that will keep the audience engaged.”
In possession two solo plays will be staged at Lamakan on 4 March; Ticket: ₹250; bookmyshow.com