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As BMCC registers a grand success in Purshottam Karandak, students get into future planning mode
Registering a dramatic success, it was the Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce BMCC team that bagged the coveted Puroshattam Karandak title on Sunday. Struggling their way through the final round, BMCC team defeated nine other teams to prove themselves as best, peaking at just the right time.
8220;Students have taken special pain to actually go to the nearby forest at night and get the experience as how it feels and what expression of fear they would have to bring when on stage. The victory was the right reward for the effort,8221; says Gangurde.
The team comprises of 12 students, while three of them acted, rest helped. Aalok Rajwade, second year student, directed the play and also won the best director award.
Talking of his experience in directing a play for Puroshattam Karandak, Rajwade says that he has been acting and directing plays since last two years but this was his first experience with Puroshattam Karandak. Rajwade plans to take up acting and direction both in his future ventures.
Among the actors, Abhay Mahajan played Sudhir Khirsagar, who is a city-based youth and is going to the village. Abhay was also awarded consolation prize in acting. 8220;This was the most challenging role I have ever performed. The expression was tough to get, as I had to portray both fear and composure. The character was of an insecure and conscious person. The story was based in a forest so we all had to create that fear element which was difficult.8221;
This 19-year-old has also worked in Marathi feature films, one of which was released recently in Atlanta. And this is his fourth Karandak venture. He plans to take up acting full time, but refrains from saying what is more interesting 8211; theatre or films 8211; given his limited experience.
Om Bhutkar, who won the best actor prize, played the character of the villager, who is misunderstood as a dangerous person by the city-based youth. When asked what similarities he finds in the character that he played and himself, he says, 8220;The characters are taken from real life only so there has to be some similarity. But here I8217;m very opposite to what I played.8221;
The 17-year-old Bhutkar feels it is too early for him to decide a career for himself and he believes in justifying everything he does.
Another actor-in-making, Akshay Tanksale, could manage a small but important role in the play, which brought him a consolation prize for acting. A second year student of BCA, Tanksale says, 8220;Acting is my hobby and this was my first experience with Karandak. Though I plan to take up computers as my career, acting would remain my interest and I would love to do more such.8221;
The team was a happy lot; as they had put in a lot, right from making the bullock cart to creating the forest feel on stage. But like they say all8217;s well that ends well. And this is one story with a really happy ending for BMCC.
