The sagacious yet tragic love story of laila Majnu was told to give a grand closure to the five-day theatre fest ‘Karunesh 2015’ here on Monday.
The play ‘Dastan-e-laila Majnu’ was staged at Antarang Hall, Bharat Bhava. Directed by a noted director Kanhaiya lal Kaithwas, the play was performed by the artists of Rangvidushak Group magnificently leaving the audience mesmerized.
The Bhopalites witnessed the era of love and sorrows through an Urdu play Dastan-e-laila Majnu. Based on the legendry love story of laila Majnu, the play showcased the mesmerizing act before the audience. The audience could feel the sorrow and pain of the lovers when they were departed.
The play was presented in a traditional style comprising dance and music. The artists performed the tradtional style leaving the theatre goers enthralled at the hall for one and a half hour. The play began with characters dressed in colourful attire introducing the storyline by singing a song in chorus and then enters the lead characters laila Majnu expressing their undying love for each other. The lead characters enter the stage by singing a song.
The family members came to know about their love and they tried to break their relationship. Both were departed and were forced to live without each other. later, laila’s father realized her love for Majnu and he decides to meet him once. But he was considered to be a mad man by his neighbours. Considering a dog to be laila’s, Majnu began to pamper him. laila’s father sees it and then gets influenced with the neighbours think he is mad. laila’s parents fixed her marriage with a noble man in another town and as soon as Majnu came to know about it he reached the town to save his love of life. But then it was too late and laila Majnu were parted forever.
The artists depicted the story, the mood variations and emotions with perfect ease despite they had to deliver the dialogues poetically. The play laila Majnu was an authentic nautanki and it was a treat for the art lovers. According to the director, this play was scripted for the urban audience with an aim to explain the essence of nautanki.
As it was scripted for the urban theatre goers, therefore, some changes were made accordingly. last but not the least, the set and lighting of the play was kept colourful and was presented as the scene demanded.
