A Hindi play ‘Gulshan Ki Gumti’ gave goosebumps to the theatre buffs of the city.
The play was staged at Shaheed Bhavan auditorium on Sunday. It was a solo act performed by young playwright Nitish Dubey. The play was directed by Nitish Dubey and was written by Pankaj Ramdenu.
The play covered the entire episode from the incidents happened from 1947 till 1992.
The play begins at a ‘Chai ki gumti’ located in Bhopal. Gulshan aka Nitish Dubey is reviving all the incidents that started happening from year 1947. The story surrounds Gulshan which is narrated by the actor as an autobiography.
From the partition of India and Pakistan to the assignation of Indira Gandhi and the communal riots after Babri Masjid demolition all the incidents are told by Gulshan.
Gulshan lost his mother in communal riots and he elopes with his father to Bhopal.
His father installs a chai ki gumti where all night the Bhopalites enjoy their patiyabaazi. Gulshan meanwhile falls in love with a girl Pankhudi and prepare for IAS examinations.
While all this was happening in his life, he came across shocking news. He had a small fight with few policemen at his gumti late night. Then suddenly he finds a newspaper with the headline ‘Gulshan’s body found, handed over to his father’.
Gulshan was in trauma to know that he was dead four days before. The play ends leaving the audience in whirl of truth and imagination.
The backdrop of the stage was symbolic. To showcase the political scenarios a chess board was among the important props of the play. The green, saffron and blue curtains showcased unity in diversity of India.
Being a solo performance Nitish maintained the rapt attention of the audience. His performance was much appreciated by the theatre buffs of
the city.