Munshi Premchand’s story ‘Actress’ left the audience mesmerized as they watched the characters on stage. A Hindi play ‘Actress’ was staged at Narmada Mandir here on Monday. It is to be noted that the play marked the conclusion of three-day event Kahani Samaroh. The play was directed by Adarsh Sharma and was beautifully performed by the artists of Trikarshi Theatre Troupe, Bhopal.
One of the intense short stories by Munshi Premchand, Actress narrates the life of a middle-aged, successful, strong and loved actress Tara Devi. The narration style of Premchand is the essence of the story. The heavy dialogues, the interactive acting and the narrative lines of the story Actress is phenomenal. Tara Devi who is one of the popular actresses of theatre world is adorned by one of her fans Sidhant Acharya better called as ‘Kunwar Sahab’. Kunwar Sahab was one of the reputed personalities of the city. He was rich, handsome and a very intelligent youngster who loved Tara Devi from the bottom of his heart.
One night when Tara Devi finished her character of ‘Shakuntala’ people fell into her feet and she was taken away back stage. But, Kunwar Sahab stood still in a wish to meet her. Promising that he would return the next day, Manager of Tara Devi arranged a meeting for both of them. The first meeting changed into regular ones. Every day they would meet and fall for each other. But, Kunwar Sahab’s elder brother was concerned that Tara Devi is not in love with Kunwar Sahab, but his wealth.
On the other hand, when Kunwar Sahab proposed Tara for marriage, which she also wanted, Tara realized that she is no longer a youngster and will not be able to keep him happy. Tara in the end vanished away in the world of anonymity leaving a letter and gifts behind for Kunwar Sahab.