‘Boodhi Kaki’ depicts bitter story of old age
Tribune News service
Patiala, Septrmber 3
Munshi Prem Chand’s famous play ‘Boodhi Kaki’ was enacted by a team from Azamgarh at the Kalidasa Auditorium in the city on Monday. As many as eight plays written by the famous Indian writer are being enacted at the event organised by at North Zone Cultural Centre (NZCC) in the city till September 8.
The play presented prevalent ugly customs in the society. Stage actors presented the suffering caused to an old woman due to hunger as she was waiting for her food, while her family prioritised outsiders and offered them food. In the play the old woman known as ‘Boodhi Kaki’ who is not offered food by her family which leads her to tears.
The play began as the actors narrated the life story of the old woman. The play depicts a scene where the old woman goes to eat in kitchen, but she is being scolded by Roopa, her daughter-in law. Later, the woman waited for food, but nobody offered her anything. However, her granddaughter offered her food.
The play presented the tragedy of life of the woman who sacrificed all for her family. In return, she was neglected by her family members. The play also shed light on the custom of showoff to outsiders while an elder member of the family remained hungry.
Song, dance and narration kept the audience engrossed in the enactment put together with negative humour.
Plot written by Munshi Premchand
The story revolves around an old woman. The play depicts a scene where she enters the kitchen and eats food. The woman is immediately scolded by her daughter-in-law Roopa as she wants to serve the food to guests first. The old woman goes to bed without dinner. Later in the night, when all family members went to sleep, her granddaughter came and offered her food.
