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Actor Ashutosh Rana has returned to the stage as Ravan in the theatre production, Humare Ram. Directed by Gaurav Bhardwaj, the play has already been successfully staged in 10 cities. In an interview with SCREEN, Ashutosh opened up about returning to theatre, making of mythological dramas, and much more.
When asked about larger-than-life cinema failing the audience – case in point being Adipurush, while the theatre play grabbing attention, Ashutosh replied, “When one is working on a larger-than-life subject, it is important to meet with the craft’s actual necessities, including the dialogues, costume, or how you are going to say something.”
He further added, “If we don’t take care of all these factors, then the audience doesn’t appreciate it at all. Be it a film, play, or OTT, it will only be praised when its feelings, language, costume and body language are authentic. Audiences will not accept flaws in mythology, they are emotional about it.”
The actor emphasised that not all mythological content is trolled. “The TV show Ramayana was appreciated a lot. The reason was that their actor’s looks, ambience and everything else was kept in mind. People should see Ravana in me, not Ashutosh Rana. Most movies make the same mistake, the audience doesn’t want to see the actor, they want to see the character to feel the emotions and connect,” he elaborated.
Ashutosh continued, “Every person tries to make authentic content from their side, they think they are making a masterpiece. You get to know later on if your conviction wasn’t accepted by people or not. The audience might feel it’s masala, but to you it wasn’t. Hence, it’s important to stick to the holiness of what you are making.”
Talking about his return to theatre after three decades, he expressed, “It is a full circle moment for me. My last appearance was at Kamani Auditorium in Delhi in 1994, when I was at NSD. After around 30 years, I am coming back to the same theatre to perform Humare Ram. I couldn’t have thought of a better role or play to return.”
Meanwhile, talking about his play Humare Ram, it showcases unprecedented scenes from the Ramayana, which have never been depicted on stage before. While Ashutosh Rana portrays the role of Ravan, Lord Ram has been essayed by Rahull Bhucchar, Danish Akhtar as Lord Hanuman, Tarun Khanna as Lord Shiva, Harleen Kaur Rekhi as Sita, and Karan Sharma as Surya Deva. Kailash Kher, Shankar Mahadevan, and Sonu Nigam have collaborated for original compositions for Humare Ram.
It will be staged twice a day from 16th-23rd February, 2025.
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