Lalit Gupta
JAMMU, Mar 23: To mark the 86th Martyr’s Day of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev, the performance by Natraj Natya Kunj of acclaimed Hindustani play “Gagan Damama Bajyo” highlighting the life and ideology of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, at the Abhinav Theatre here today, came out as a befitting tribute to young revolutionaries and whose supreme sacrifices sit high on the firmament of the freedom struggle of India.
Written in Hindustani by Piyush Mishra and directed by young and talented Abhishek Bharti, the play’s plots opens in 1965 in Delhi where Battukeshwar Dutt, a comrade, is hospitalized and Markand Trivedi asks him “Is today’s India really the India of Bhagat Singh’s dream”. The story of play then goes in the flashback to 1921 and ends in 1994 in Kanpur, where Shiv Verma, another comrade, is alive.
Highlighting Bhagat Singh’s lofty ideals which guided his actions, the play is a critical take on the modern Indian politico-social scenario and subtly brings out the fact that though the British rule had ended, yet another form of tyranny has begun. For the common man, only the rule has changed but their exploitation and harassment have not ended. The play traces the relevance of Shaheed Bhagat Singh’s ideology in the present scenario. The play raises a question- ‘Is this India which Bhagat Singh had dreamed about?
Today’s production designed as a musical narrative in which scenes unfolded in well-synchronized sequences, was conspicuous for its overall fast tempo and high-pitched delivery of dialogues mirroring the passion and fire of the young revolutionaries and towering ideals of Bhagat Singh.
The production marked with a creative handling of the content and aesthetic presentation in terms of actor’s groupings, choreographed movements, a play of undulating emotions, kept the audience spellbound.
The credit of today’s captivating presentation goes to excellent teamwork of all the cast members which includes Akshay Razdan, Kanav Sharma, Amandeep Sharma, Abhishek Sharma, Mukesh Bakshi, Rakesh Dogra, Niharika Shakshi, Neha Bhat, Karan Mehra, Manik Sharma, Surbhi Balgotra, Abbas Ali Alikoo, Tejan Bharti, and Manpreet Kour.
Sets were designed by Kanwar Iqbal, lights by Pankaj Sharma, make-up by Manoj Dhamir Shammi, music by Surinder Singh Manhas, choreography by Romit Sawhney. The background songs were sung by Surinder Singh Manhas, Nirbhay Singh Salathia, Marina Manhas and Monika Sharma. The show was hosted by Safeer Hussain. Group’s president Kumar A ‘Bharti’ was also present. Chief Guest Dr Aziz Hajini, lauded the contribution of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru & Sukhdev who sacrificed their life for the freedom of India.
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