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| Dogri play 'Ghumayee' outshines at Abhinav Theatre | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 8: Balwant Thakur's internationally acclaimed Dogri play 'Ghumayee' outshined once again at Abhinav Theatre, Jammu and enthralled jam-packed audience which applauded the brilliant performance of artists repeatedly. Presented by Natrang, this globally popular play is credited for bringing Dogri language and culture in International limelight. Aroma Multi Cuisine was the hospitality partner of this event.
It is pertinent to mention that this globally renowned play has the honour for being selected to be presented in Shreshtha Bharat (Best of India) Sanskriti Samagam, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu for its presentation on 13th of September, 2019.
The play opened with a live message on full screen of director natrang from Johennasberg South africa in which he appealed to the jampacked audience of Abhinav Theatre to support this great moment of Natrang in much more enthusiasm and zeal during his absence from Jammu. Dogri play "GHUMAYEE", which has already made a mark at the world theater scene is credited for being the first Indian play which made it to the Frankfurt International Theatre Festival (Germany) and World Experimental Theatre Festival, Moscow (Russia). First produced in the year 2000, the play is based on Dogri Folk Tale of a hilly village and opens with a 'VIDAI' scene after the solemnization of marriage and bride is being carried in a 'Doli' to her in-law's place. As the tough climb begins, thirsty 'Dulhan' asks for water. Her request is laughed away and no heed is paid. As the track becomes strenuous, her thirst intensifies and repeated entreaties end up in assurance of water at next available source. A stage is reached when thirst becomes unbearable and (Doli is put down) journey is put to halt. All and one are requested to do the needful and arrange for water. In the quest a water source is sited but is miles deep down in a gorge, which is extremely difficult to reach. Repeated requests of bridegroom fail to evoke any response, as the job requires superhuman effort. The plight of 'Dulhan' prompts a young man to volunteer for the job. All present warn him of the probable consequences but he is undeterred. During the ensuing discussions, the groom in an insolent tone bets away his bride in lieu of water. Thus begins the struggle for water. The young man, putting his life in extreme danger, overcomes all hurdles and ultimately succeeds in bringing the water. As bride quenches her thirst, the young man falls dead, out of sheer exhaustion. In stunned atmosphere, 'Baraties' decide to continue with the journey but 'Dulhan' refuses to do so. She declares herself a widow and cries out a wail (Ghumayee) sanctifying the significance of human relationship over the most prized relationship of marriage bound by mere rituals.
Every creative department of the play as contributed tremendously for the super success of this play but the lead actors of the play who have performed record number of shows of this play repeatedly all over the country and abroad since last 19 years gave outstandingly remarkable performances and audiences had the rarest occasion to witness country's most accomplished actors on stage. Out of world performance of Vikrant Sharma who played the lead role of 'Paani Laane Waala' left the ultimate impact of his versatility and command over acting. The matured and powerful acting of Anil Tickoo as 'Dulha' demonstrated his control over the art of his matured acting. Amongst senior actors who gave powerful performances included Neeraj Kant, Subash Jamwal, Suresh Kumar and Mahikshit Singh. Gauri Thakur in her performance as 'Dulhan' was successful in justifying the challenging role. She was equally supported by Sushant Singh, Vrinda Sharma, Meenakshi Bhagat and Shivam Singh. Others who supported the play through their notable performances included Sumit Raina, Abhinav Sharma, Manoj Lalotra and The soulful music of the play was composed by Suraj Singh who also led the singing of the play and also gave an appreciable entry on stage as 'Gujjar'. The lights of the play was designed was Suraj Ganjoo and executed brilliantly by Pankaj Sharma. The audiography of the play was designed and executed by Mohd. Yaseen. the show was presented by Sumeet Sharma and the hall management was looked after by Abhi Bargotra, Kananpreet Kour and Arti Devi. Chander Shekhar was the publicity designer. |
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