Sawaal Apna Apna

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After more than 450 shows in Marathi,

First time in Hindi

Abhiram Bhadkamkar's

Sawaal Apna Apna

 Directed by K.S. Rajendran 

16th May, 2012   6.30 pm

 LTG Auditorium, Copernicus Marg, 

Mandi House, New Delhi,

 Entry is free

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The Play

The play ‘Sawaal Apna Apna’ by Abhiram Bhadkamkar attempts to portray the conflicts and confusions of the present times – especially in a ‘society-in-transition’ governed by the laws of the market where the modern or the new is forcing itself to get established and the traditional is trying to hold its ground, reluctant to give way. The playwright tries to depict the lives of different classes in such a contemporary society, the problems faced by these classes, the emerging conflicts between aspirations and ethical values, and people struggling to find a way through all this chaos. This realistic portrayal tries to take up cudgels against, or challenges the fallacies and superstitions prevalent in the Indian society. At the same time it also exposes the opportunism of the believers when the issue is that of success, be it through any means.

The play does not have one protagonist, but characters each of whom symbolise a different way of thinking and dealing with things. On the one hand are the aspirations of a middle class family, though kept in check with a strong sense of moral and ethical values. However, with the passage of time, the growing ambitions get the better of the human in the man and in the process shake the faith in that ‘all-powerful’ which till now was the remedy for all ailments. On the other hand is shown the hollowness in the lives of the upper business class people busy in the cutthroat competitive race. There is also the portrayal of a lower class family who believes in the supernatural, which will make their lives better, but again succumbs to the lures of wealth and success. And amidst all these is the perpetual optimism that the evils in the society will be fought and defeated, that voices shall be raised for rationality and against injustice and that reason take precedence over everything. The hope that things would change is still alive.