Yatin Karyekar on working with Reema Lagoo in Maa Retire Hoti Hai

August 21 happened to be the World Senior Citizen Day. As a special tribute, Zee Theatre presented teleplay Maa Retire Hoti Hai, which features Yatin Karyekar along with late actress Reema Lagoo.

Yatin, who plays a key role in the play, believes it serves as an eye-opener to the condition of Indian women who are expected to let their own happiness take a back seat in favour of the well-being of everyone else.

He says, “The play breaks the stereotype of a mother as a meek, weak, and emotionally dependent woman and helps us see her in a new light. Society expects perfection and so much more from a mother without realising that she is also a human being and a unique individual with her own ideas about right and wrong.”

Yatin looks back at the shoot of Maa Retire Hoti Hai with fondness, especially the time he spent with late actor Reema Lagoo. He recalls, “She was not just a supremely talented performer but a very helpful and generous person. She was extremely sensitive and caring, a great cook and very innocent in her interactions with others. She was a pure soul and I miss her immensely.”

The stage director of Maa Retire Hoti Hai is Rajan Tamhane and the filming director is Suman Mukhopadhyay. The play also stars Yatin Karyekar, Sachin Deshpande and Shweta Mehendale.