STAGE PLAY ON MAY 24, 2018 |
| ALOK CHATERJEE AND RASHMI MAJUMDAR as Ganpat Rao Welvalkar, Natsamrat, and Kavery respectively at Sangeet Naty Academy Sant Gadge Auditorium Lucknow on May 24 this week -- photo by Kshitiz Kant, THE BUNT LINE |
Natsamrat, Yes, it is the story of a stage play actor who had been a main actor in every of hundred plays; consequently, he was bestowed the title of Natsamrat on stage; then he took his superannuation from the world of play.
A fatigue man goes upstairs of stage; appears
in front of the raising curtain; and offers the flowers of worship on it,
disguising himself in the wrapped Saries.
This man wears black cap in his head, Nehru
style; begins his conversation with the convincing audience while introducing
his family members or other stage players.
The
story begins with the dispensing of his accumulated meager cash he earned
during his many stage plays.
As he
handed over his Rs 40000 to his son and gives the cheque to his son-in-law for
his Germany visit; his wife, Sarkar, says premonition that let the man may
assign his all assets to his beloved and close one dearest, but never hands
over his own mat beneath wherever he sat.
Play
plot is based upon the story written by VV Shirvadkar; the director of this
play was Jayant Deshmukh; and it was first in Lucknow on invitation by Rang
Pakhi organization dedicated to the stage play. The story was translated from
Marathi to Hindi by Sachchida Nand Joshi.
Alok
Chaterjee was in role above 60,played his vital acting role as Ganpat Rao
Welvalkar. His soliloquies on stage in pitch voice were attracting every
audience. The estimation of touch to heart could be reckoned on the clapping of
presence repeatedly.
The
lethargic walk on stage with his old age wife, named Sarkar, impersonated like
very emergence of reality.
Kavery
Welvalkar (Rashmi Majumdar), in wife role, was in her complementary with her
husband; and the reality of stage was like at an actual performance.
The son
Nandan, Harsh Mishr, was most obedient of his parent, but his daughter Laddo
(Angel), approached to Ganpat Rao to share her pleasure story of school event
where a VIP guest had talked with this girl on her stage performance and asked
about her training man who had given her; she replied him -- by Ganpat Rao
Welvalkar! Natsamrat.
The
autolatry guestman who well acquainted with NatSamrat says to the girl:
“say my respectful gratitude and
compliment to Walvelkar ji.”
Capricious
Walvelkar, as he had pledged to this girl to act an abusive scene, and he
starts in high voice his verses; his daughter- in-law, without knowing the
event, intercepted Walvelkar and began to insult him absurdly speaking filthy
talks.
Sarda
(Priyanka Garg), played her daughter in law role excellent.
The
saddened by Sarda’s behavior, both
Kavery and Walvelkar leave their home and were assured of better days with her
daughter, Nalini(Anjali Singh).they go to her home.
They
live at her home for a few months; then Walvelkar is suspected that the money saved
in the cupboard was stolen, which shocks Kavery and she dies of heartfell.
Natsamrat leaves her daughter's home in the resent and grief and began to
wandering on road as a vagabond.
Raja
(Ansh Payan Sinha), played role as street tea seller, gives shelter to
Walvelkar.
Walvelkar’s
daughter and son both eventually search him through Vithobaa and request to
return with them, but Walvelkar dismisses their rights of carrying him back and
dies on the stage.
The
play is based on the story of present scenario of behaviors among the culture,
which has detached them from their reverence to their elders, but this story’s message
is now secondary; first is the play characters who had no retake performed this
play flawlessly on stage of Sangeet Natak Academy at Sant Gadge Auditorium
Lucknow this week on May 24.
