The reality of society where all desire for a ‘son’ was showcased in hilarious way through the Hindi play ‘Main Bhi Maa Ban Gaya’. The play marked the closure of five-day theatre festival Rang Aviraam-2, staged at Ravindra Bhavan auditorium on Sunday.
The play was directed by Sunil Raj. The story of this drama, starts with the family and surrounds the life of the family members where they desire of a son.
The grandfather of this family is known for his fearlessness and cleverness. But in the pursuit of his cleverness, he created a blunder in his son Ghanshyam’s life.
In his will he transfers all the property to Ghanshaym’s unborn son, when the grandfather dies.
With the promise of carrying back to earth after five years, Yamraja takes grandfather to Yamlok. After five years Yamraja leaves the soul on earth and goes back. Back there at home, Ghanshyam is blessed with three daughters.
Ghanshyam is happy with his family, but the problem created by grandfather’s will. The will becomes a huge trouble for him and his family as he could not claim his father’s property.
He prays to the god for a son. A new twist in the drama comes when Ghanshyam becomes pregnant that adds fun in the play.
The hilarious fillers by other characters were also well received by the audience as the intense concept was explained to the audience in a very comic manner.
Director of the play Sunil Raj says that through this play, he wanted to spread awareness about the equality of boys and girls in society. Besides, he wanted to let people understand what a woman goes through when she is conceiving a baby.