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Chandigarh, June 22: Sandhli Pahra Kala Kendra staged four one-act plays, collectively titled Rasbhariyan, at Tagore Theatre here this ev...

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Chandigarh, June 22: Sandhli Pahra Kala Kendra staged four one-act plays, collectively titled Rasbhariyan, at Tagore Theatre here this evening. Director Vimmi Jaggi, a third year student of Natonal School of Drama, explains: quot;Each of the four plays has a rural setting and revolves around a different rasa.quot;

The amorous adventures of an advocate bent on seducing a memsahib is the droll gist of Rasbhariyan, the play that provides the title to the whole collection. The scheme takes a twist when he learns that that his own wife is having an extra-marital relationship.

Junglee Booti by Amrita Pritam describes how the innocent Anguri, who initially believes quot;paap lagata hai prem karne sequot; gradually falls in love with a chowkidar.

The third play unfolds an old couple8217;s memories of their three sons all of whom are staying in distant places.

Chandni Raat Ka Sukhant was the moving tale of a mother8217;s transgression that results in the suicide of her falsely accused daughter. The mother is unsatisfied wth her husband but never dares to leave her house to meet her lover. A week before her daughter8217;s wedding, when her husband is away, the woman seizes the opportunity and goes to meet her lover. She is seen but because she is wearing her daughter8217;s red bangles and dupatta, she is mistaken for the daughter. The innocent daughter, unable to bear the shame of the accusation that she spent the night with her lover, jumps into a well.

Musicians Vinod Pawar and Naveen Sandhu admirably succeeded in fitting melodies to moods and the same can be said for the lighting handled by Praveen Jaggi and Jaspal Singh. The actors found an appreciative and responsive audience although they must have wished the noisey children had stayed at home.

 

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