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| Dogri play ‘Suno Ek Kahani highlights’ plight of young girl | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Mar 27
On the occasion of world theatre day presented Dogri play ‘Suno Ek Kahani’ written and directed by Balwant Thakur at Natrang studio theatre here today. programme started with the reading of the message of international theatre institute, UNESCO on world theatre day. All the artists present on the occasion also pledged to further strengthen the theatre movement in Jammu by taking the works of Natrang to every home in the city as well as all the surrounding districts. ‘Suno Ek Kahani’ is based on the story of a young girl who is being forced to marry at an early age of fourteen. Guddi the central character of this play is representative of a major section of rural lower middle class adolescent young girls, who are the victims of matrimony at a very tender age. Guddi is fully aware of the strains of early marriage, as it has taken its toll in untimely death of her mother. She wants to grow and get educated before she takes up the responsibility of married life. Her dreams are shattered, a suitable groom is found and marriage date is fixed. While the marriage ceremonies are being performed, help comes in the form of intervention by legal authorities and decision of marriage is deferred for appropriate time. The play highlights the plight of young girls who are sacrificed at the altar of rotten, redundant customs of illiterate and ignorant sections of our society.
Sajara Qadir as Guddi stole the show with her effective performance. The most noteworthy performers of the play were the two narrators who narrate the story and at the same time alienate the different character. Both Mohit Sharma and Pankush Verma acted superbly. Dimple Sharma in the role of father demonstrated maturity and hold over serious character. Pawan Verma displayed his versatility as a honest police officer. Others who performed well included Rahul Singh, Mohd. Yasin, Mayank Bakshi and Ankush Lakhnotra.
The lights were designed and executed by Rahul Singh and off-stage management was looked after by Aman Gupta. |
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