Excelsior Correspondent
BHOPAL, Oct 25: Bharat Bhawan Bhopal-the India’s ultimate multi -arts centre got vibrated by Natrang actors’ electrifying performance of the play ‘Ghumayee’ here this evening in the National Theatre Festival being organised by Department of Culture Government of Madhaya Pradesh.
Reciprocated by the standing ovation of the learned audience of Bhopal, the play almost hijacked the spectators through this theatrical wonder of world class. Written and directed by Balwant Thakur, Ghumayee has already given a new cultural identity and a global outstanding recognition to the State of Jammu & Kashmir in the field of art and culture.
Performed over one hundred times, the play ‘Ghumayee’ is based on Dogri Folk Tale of a hilly village opens with a ‘Vidai’ scene after the solemnisation of marriage and bride is being carried in a ‘Doli’ to her in-law’s place.
A team of twenty actors of Natrang came all way from Jammu to Bhopal to perform here in the National Theatre Festival in which best of India’s theatre is being featured. The directors who are being featured in the festival include some top names like Rudraprasad Sen Gupta, Ranjeet Kapoor, Bahrual Islam, and Bharat Rattan Bhargav.
Natrang actors who gave incredible performances and outshined brilliantly included Anil Tickoo as ‘Dulha’, Vikrat Sharma as ‘Panni Lane Wala’, Tajasvi Sharma as ‘Dulhan’, Neeraj Kant as ‘Baap’ Sumeet Sharma as ‘Mama’, Pawan Verma as ‘Chadpala’, and Rahul Singh as ‘Pandit’. They were supported by the remarkable acting by Rohit Verma, Sajra Qadir, Rajani Bhatti, Aarti Rajput, Uplaksh Singh Kotwal, Sushil Raina, Shivam Manhas, and Ashwani Bali.
The lights were designed by Ankush Lakhnotra and Sound was audiographed by Mohd. Yaseen. Suraj Singh’s out of the world singing won the hearts of all the audiences and his compositions won all-round appreciations. The properties were looked after by Pawan Verma, Rahul Singh and Uplaksh Singh. Vishal Sharma looked-after the stage management.
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