Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 21: Natrang’s Sunday Theatre featured world famous Russian story’s Hindustani adaptation “Girgit”, in its studio theatre, here today.
Based on a short story by Anton Chekhov, the play directed by Neeraj Kant proved to be the hard hitting satire on the present socio-political system.
‘Girgit’ revolves around a dog and corrupt police officer, who changes colours like a chameleon, every time as the situation changes irrespective of right or wrong. The stage action starts when a dog bites a pickpocket who approaches the police officers to help him to roundup owner but in vain.
A passerby hints that the dog belongs to the local Minister as he saw a similar dog moving around his Bungalow. On getting the clue, the officer starts beating the pickpocket for teasing a respectable dog having lived a high life. The officer claims that a dog of Minister cannot bite unless and until forced to do so.
While he is beating the pickpocket, another man from the crowd observes that the local minister cannot keep such dog, as he is known to have pointer-hunting dogs only. On this, dog is thrashed and search continues for the owner of the dog to enable the pickpocket to claim the compensation.
The beating of dog continues until a servant of the Minister appears on the scene. At first, he refuses to recognize the dog but later identifies him as the Minister’s brother’s dog who has visited from Delhi. Here the dog is escorted back home with full honors and official protocol.
Rajan Thakyal as police officer portrayed aesthetically the changes of colors of the central character. He was equally supported by Sachin Saini as his subordinate.
Among others who performed in the play were Mohd Yaseen, Susheel Raina, Gopi Sharma, Varun Sharma, Pankaj Verma, Amit Raina, Namit Dubey and Shekher Sharma.
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