Hindi comedy play ‘Mama Bhanja’ staged

SD Sharma

Chandigarh, November 27

The Chandigarh Kala Mandir group supported by Tagore Theatre Society and UT Cultural Affairs presented a social comedy ‘Mama Bhanja’ under the Jaspal Bhatti Comedy Sunday Series at the Tagore Theatre here today.

The play written by Amrit Kashyap and directed by JBS Sodhi, who also essayed the important role of Fauji Mama, was based on a socially relevant theme of woman empowerment. Since the household drama was structured in the very intimate family environment like the drawing room comedy, the audience relished it by relating the incidents with their daily life.

Most of the characters were enlivened by the senior citizens who looked so close to the intent of the role like the family head exhorting his sons to command supremacy and keep their wives subjugated with a secondary status only. This leads to frequent acrimonious debates, tension among all members but the head (JP Sharma) was in no mood to relent despite efforts by ‘fauji mama’ (JBS Sodhi). However, good sense prevails on him after a word of advice from his mentally retarded son (Sarabjit Singh).

‘Leela Nand Lal Ki’ staged

Hindi play ‘Leela Nand Lal Ki’ was staged in TFT- Sanskar Bharti National Theatre Festival-2016 by the Theatre Wala, New Delhi, at the Randhawa Auditorium here today. Written by the legendary author Bhisham Sahni, the play flourished under the direction of acclaimed theatre actor director, Ramji Bali, NSD alumnus. The play brought into focus the irresponsible attitude of the officials in various government departments and other offices through the life and experiences of a common man.