The magic of Munshi Premchand was recreated on stage by the young theatre artists of the city.
A short story by Munshi Premchand, Budhi Kaaki was staged at Madhya Pradesh State Tribal Museum here on Sunday. Budhi Kaki, is a story of an elderly lady who has just one wish and that it to eat good food. It was directed by Ashish Shrivastava.
The play showcases a tendency of a person towards small things even at the last stage of life and wants to get them. The old Kaki left no other desire except for the taste.
It is shown in the play that she was always weeping about her sufferings. It has been a long time for her husband to go to heaven. The son passed away as a young man. Now there was no one but Budhiram, nephew of old Kaki. When her nephew comes, then the aroma of ghee and spices spreads all around.
The old lady gets restless with this taste and reaches to eat food. Many guests stand up to see the old lady as she was dressed in dirty and crooked clothes. On seeing this, Pandit Budhiram gets angry and closes her in a dark room as a punishment.
Budhiram's wife was also angry. Late at night, when the old Kaki feels hungry, she starts eating raw food. Suddenly, seeing this, Buddhahiram's wife feels guilty and she apologizes to Kaki and asks him to eat food.
The audiences were awestruck to watch small kids perform with a lot of maturity and zest. This is the magical outcome of the stories that audience applauded at every heart touching event of the play.
