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| Balwant Thakur’s ‘Suno Eh Kahani’ featured on 22nd Day of Quarantine Theatre Festival | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 30: 22nd day of Natrang’s Quarantine Theatre Festival witnessed electrifying presentation of Balwant Thakur’s popular play ‘Suno Eh Kahani’ on the social media platforms of Natrang. The play, like most of the plays of Natrang gives a very strong social message and this is where theatre plays a vital role even at the time of social distancing because theatre can educate, inform, transform and entertain the audience through different platforms.
The play was based on multiple subjects addressing the problems of girl child, female feticide, education and empowerment of women. It is pertinent to mention that to run such a festival for so many days requires a vast collection of quality work which was once appreciated by live audience only then it qualifies to be showcased to the worldwide audience through internet. Speaking online on the occasion Director Natrang condoled the sad demise of eminent actor of India Rishi Kapoor who passed away today. In his condolence messege from Johannesburg Balwant Thakur shares that saddened to know about the untimely death of one of the brilliant Indian Star who one ruled the Indian film industry with his magnificent films. The demise of Rishi Kapoor has created a huge void in the film industry.
Today’s play ‘Suno Eh Kahani’ is based on the story of a young girl ‘Guddi’ representing a major section of rural lower middle class adolescent young girls, who are forced into 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.
On Friday, the 23rd day of this online theatre festival, Shanker Shesh’s ‘Raktbeej’ directed by Rakesh Kumar Gupta (Retd IAS) would be featured.
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