New Delhi: The 9 rasas or the Navarasas had been first articulated within the Natyashastra (written someday between 200 BCE and 200 CE) and since then the 9 elemental feelings have shaped the core of Indian performing arts. This World Theatre Day, Zee Theatre brings you 9 teleplays soaked within the feelings of ‘Adhbuta’ (marvel), ‘Hasya’ (mirth), ‘Raudra’ (fury), ‘Karuna’ (compassion), ‘Beebhatsa’ (disgust), ‘Bhayanaka’ (horror), ‘Shringara’ (love), ‘Shanta’ (serenity), and ‘Veera’ (valour).
An overview:
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‘Mammad Bhai’ and ‘Ek Film Katha’
In Zee Theatre’s literary anthology of dramatic readings, Manto’s ‘Mammad Bhai’ and Harishankar Parsai’s ‘Ek Film Katha’ are crafted across the emotion of ‘Adhbuta’ or marvel. Directed by Seema Pahwa, ‘Mammad Bhai’ revolves round a Robin Hood-like gangster who loses his prized dagger and moustache whereas ‘Ek Film Katha’ is a satirical touch upon the run-of-the-mill Hindi films of the 70s, 80s, and early 90s. The twists and turns in Mammad Bhai’s life will depart the viewers wonderstruck whereas ‘Ek Film Katha’ may also evoke shock on the method the hackneyed story of a hero (Rakesh) saving the heroine (Ranjana) from the goons and battling the villain (Thakur Suraj Singh) unfolds. ‘Mammad Bhai’ is narrated by Vineet Kumar whereas Gopal Dutt narrates ‘Ek Film Katha’. The dramatic readings will probably be aired on Tata Play Theatre on March nineteenth.
Gudiya Ki Shaadi
This Samta Sagar and Sourabh Shrivastava directorial offers with colourism and the tyranny of magnificence norms in a light-hearted method that evokes ‘Hasya’ or mirth. The protagonist of the play, Gudiya (Shweta Basu Prasad) loses her eyebrows on the eve of her marriage ceremony by mistaking a hair remover for a equity cream and this creates a furore within the household. She is unfazed by the confusion and judgment round her and continues to carry on to her self-belief with a big serving to of humour, not directly questioning patriarchal beliefs about what a lady ought to appear like. The play, to be aired on Tata Play Theatre on March twentieth, stars Virendra Saxena, Samta Sagar, Ishtiyak Khan, Saroj Sharma, Neha Saraf, Vikram Kochhar, and Anveshi Jain.
Shireen Shah
The emotion of ‘Raudra’ or rage is nicely explored within the play, ‘Shireen Shah’, collectively directed by Sourabh Shrivastava, Kalyani Hiwale, and Maneesh Sharma. The story is about in opposition to the backdrop of the 2002 Gujarat riots and delves into the wounded psyche of the protagonist, Astha who by chance meets her tormentor after years and is overcome by fury over what she was put by way of. Will Astha take revenge or forgive the person who she believes has taken away her sense of self from her. ‘Shireen Shah’ will probably be aired on Tata Play Theatre on March twenty first and stars Dilnaz Irani, Harsh Khurana, and Joy Sengupta.
Rudali
The traditional Mahasweta Devi story ‘Rudali’ (skilled mourner), explores ‘Karuna’ and feelings of empathy, sorrow, loss, grief and therapeutic. Through the journey of its protagonist Sanichari, a resilient Dalit widow, ‘Rudali’ additionally highlights the stark realities of marginalised girls who exist on the fringes of caste and sophistication privilege. Directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay and Usha Ganguli, this story is about Sanichari’s quest for love and dignity and not directly reveals how little empathy or ‘Karuna’ we’ve for the invisibilized amongst us. The play stars Usha Ganguli, Yama Shroff, and Kalpana Thakur and will probably be aired on Tata Play Theatre on March twenty second.
Akasmat
‘Akasmat’, portrays the emotion of ‘Beebhatsa’ or disgust and revolves round an untrue husband, Pratap who’s having a bootleg relationship together with his secretary, Rashi. While driving together with her on a darkish wet evening, he by chance causes the dying of a bike owner, who occurs to be his son. Pratap’s spouse Charu, unaware of this incident or her husband’s extramarital affair is set to seek out the assassin of her son. Will she be capable of discover the reality? To know extra, watch the play at Tata Play Theatre on March twenty third. The forged contains Shubhrajyoti Barat, Ashwini Bhave, Ipshita Chakraborty Singh, Sanjay Swaraj, Vijay Kenkre, Vibhanshu Vaibhav, and Hans Saxena.
Savita Damodar Paranjape
The supernatural thriller play, ‘Savita Damodar Paranjape’, collectively directed by Swapna Waghmare Joshi and Rajan Tamhane will evoke the emotion of ‘Bhayanaka’ or horror within the viewers. Kusum and Sharad are a childless married couple, main a contented life till Kusum begins to develop abdomen cramps and exhibit uncommon signs. Later, it’s discovered that she is possessed by the spirit of the couple’s widespread buddy, Savita, who killed herself due to her unrequited love for Sharad. The play starring Shilpa Tulaskar, Vinay Jain, Aroh Welankar, and Pooja Welling will probably be aired on Tata Theatre Play on March twenty fourth.
Rahenge Sadaa Gardish Mein Taare
‘Rahenge Sadaa Gardish Mein Taare’ is a tribute to the Indian cinema of the Fifties and is redolent with the perfume of ‘Shringara’ or love. The relationship drama is loosely impressed by the lifetime of the filmmaker Guru Dutt and his spouse, playback singer Geeta Dutt. The play provides audiences an perception right into a deeply loving and tender relationship that turned tumultuous and poisonous with time. The Saif Hyder Hasan directorial stars Sonali Kulkarni and Arif Zakaria. It will probably be aired on Tata Theatre Play on March twenty fifth.
Ladies Sangeet
This Purva Naresh directorial ends on a observe of peace ( Shanta) although it begins on an uproarious observe, in opposition to the backdrop of a giant fats Indian marriage ceremony between Radha and her beau Siddhartha. The marriage ceremony is going down in an ancestral haveli within the hinterlands, in true cinematic model however Radha senses some discord between her dad and mom and her doubts concerning the establishment of marriage start to multiply. The play slowly reveals household secrets and techniques, explores the battle between custom and particular person freedom and eventually reaches a joyful and serene fruits. The play stars Joy Sengupta, Nidhi Singh, Siddhant Karnick, Loveleen Mishra, Harsh Khurana, Sarika Singh, Monica Gupta, Niranjan Iyengar, Mallika Singh, and Nivedita Bhargava. Watch it on Tata Theatre Play on March twenty sixth.
Purush
Through the unvanquished spirit of its protagonist Ambika, this Sourabh Shrivastava directorial reveals to us the true which means of ‘Veera’ or braveness. ‘Purush’ is a mirror of Indian society, with completely different characters displaying numerous shades of patriarchal beliefs. However, Ambika who’s a faculty instructor won’t settle for injustice in any type and refuses to see herself because the sufferer of a gender crime dedicated by a robust politician. With her indomitable spirit and braveness, she fights for justice, not just for herself but in addition for different suppressed girls, together with her mom. The play starring Ashutosh Rana, Gulki Joshi, Paromita Chatterjee, Deepak Qazir, Kranti Prakash Jha, and Neha Saraf will probably be aired on Tata Theatre Play on March twenty seventh.
