A three-day cultural programme ‘Rangkriti Utsav’ concluded with a Hindi Play ‘Kamla’ at Ravindra Bhawan here on Wednesday.
Based on a Marathi play, written by Vijay Tendulkar the play is translated by Vasant Dev.Directed by an eminet director Javed Zaidi the play was presented by Sambhavna Theatre Group, Bhopal. The play highlights the struggle faced by women in a male dominating society and how the changes can be brought through the change of mind.
Having the human trafficking as the central issue of the play and keeping the women as the victim of it the play showcases that after so many developments women are still facing injustice and bear the pain of being considers more as a commodity than as a human being. The play surrounds the story of a noted journalist Jaysingh Jadhav who works for an eminent English newspaper.
He was working on a story on tribal women trafficking of MP, not as a human gesture but to impress his boss. His boss like this story but unable to publish due to the pressure of the higher authorities. Due to this, Jay Singh has to resign from his job. Jay singh, to prove himself right, he carries out a sting operation at the spot where women trafficking was carried out and Jay buys a tribal girl Kamla. He organises press conference and presents Kamla. After that, he leaves kamla in Aashram. After many episodes Jay Singh tries to overcome of what he faces in his professional life. The play on other side also reveals the real face of male dominated society.
Here, Jaysingh also was double faced. He does his story on women trafficking but has no respect and sympathy for women. His wife and the maid of his house were a victim of his bad behavior. At the end of play, Sarita, Kamla and Kamla Bai raise their voice against injustice and say that now they change the society. The play throws a crucial message leaving the audiences think about it. It was a mesmerizing show that was appreciated by the audience.