Play-ful Messages

The VIIT team has its eye on the winning trophy. Manish Darda,team member and student representative,says,”We won it last year and this year too I think we have a good chance.” Their play,I Conflict,is about conflict between the protagonist and her inner voice. “The basis is that without one’s inner voice,one can’t make the right choices,” he adds.

Swanandi Tikekar,the director of ILS Law College’s play Working Title,has been a part of Firodia Karandak for the last five years. “This is my last year in college and I’m really going to miss this competition. So many different art forms are packaged into one performance. It’s challenging and fulfilling at the same time,” she says. The play has been written by Chaitanya Solankar. Abhineet Pange plays the lead in the story that revolves around the journey of a struggling actor. “He realises that one needs to go through ups and downs in life to become an actor. It’s all about personal relativity,” Swanandi describes.

The MIT CoE team picked a Marathi children’s story to portray on stage. Called Chiutai Chiutai Daar Ughad,the play is about how people use cosmetic products to change their appearance because they aren’t satisfied with a particular aspect. Priya Sidhaye,a team member,views the competition as very cut-throat. “Sometimes different teams stumble upon the same subjects. Thus,it’s very competitive. Plus,the entire performance should flow well. It can’t afford to be patchy,” she says.

Saylee Patil,student representative for the CoEP team,agrees. Their play also has an underlying message. It revolves around two protagonists – one rich,one poor. “It shows how different their lives are and how the richer of the two learns an important lesson in coping with life from the other one,” she says. The team will perform in the first slot today and like the others the members will give it their best shot.