Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 16: Theatre group ‘Natrang’ here today staged Hindi play ‘Uthal Puthal’ based on a short story by Anton Chekhov and directed by Neeraj Kant.
The play speaks about how necessary is faith and respect in relationships and revolves around a young girl ‘Malvika’, who lives as a paying-guest in the house of one Maya.
One day when she comes home from college, she finds the house in turmoil. In her room, she sees her mistress rummaging through her things. Maya leaves in hurry and another maid tells Malvika that a very expensive brooch was lost and the ever suspicious Maya is searching each and every one to find that. She has no regards for anyone’s honesty and all are thieves in her eyes.
‘Malvika’ is very disturbed that the land lady would look through her things, obviously assuming her a thief. Then, at dinner, Maya makes a comment about how she will not tolerate thieves in her house. This pushes ‘Malvika’ over the edge and she decides to leave the place.
While she is packing, ‘Nikhil’, Maya’s husband, comes and begs her to stay.
He then reveals that he stole the brooch as he was short of money and his dominating wife has captured all the possessions turning him a beggar in his own house. This disturbs Malvika even more and she stays with her decision to leave the home.
Artists who performed in the play were Aryan Sharma, Vrinda Gujral, Priyal Ashok Gupta, Kananpreet Kaur, Manvi Devi and Kartik Kumar.
Lights were designed and operated by Neeraj Kant, sound was rendered by Adaksh Bagal and the show was coordinated by Mohd. Yaseen.
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