The enactment of mythological tales, fading out in other parts of the country, seems only to get more innovative in the city. Team Viva reports
There couldn't have been a better time to celebrate the victory of righteousness over evil. "When someone tries to ruin peace at your home, you should get up and answer them in their own language. And that is what they did and this is what Ramlila teaches us too," said Ashok Agarwal, the organiser of luvKush Ramlila Committee over the recent surgical attacks done by the Indian Army on the terrorist camps.
Dusshera and Durga Pooja light up the evenings in the capital. While the epic mythological drama, Ramlila getting grand every season, this time the stage is set in Old Delhi and features popular TV and film artists.
“This time we have tried to make it bigger in the sense that the sets and the lighting is designed in a way that it will give the audience a feel as if they are in the age where it really happened,” said Ashok
The enactment of the mythological tales, fading out in other parts of the country, seems only to get more innovative in the city. “Participating in this year’s Ramlila are professionally trained stunt artist and not simple jumpers or fighters. The rakshas and the other evil performers should look realistic, so if have emphasised a lot on the make-up as well. Our goal is to make people watch the best Ramlila they have ever seen,” added Agarwal.
Adding to the grandeur, this year, popular Bollywood and small screen artists will give life to the characters from the mythological series from October 1st to October 10th. Actors like Asrani, Gajendra Chauhan, Gagan Malik and Gurleen Chopra will play the role of different character of Ramlila.
“As an actor it is very challenging for us to perform in front of the live audience but at the same time it helps us in growing as an actor too,” said Asrani.
The actor, who will be playing a negative role in the Ramlila believes that the coming generation must know about our epic mythology and seemed happy to become a part of this year’s Ramlila. “I am excited to be a part of this and it gives me a great opportunity as an actor to be able to do a negative shade for an act so big,” he added.
As the stages get their finishing touches on the eve of performances, the organisers are aware of their social responsibilities too. “We have all the preparations for the people coming in the ground to watch Ramlila. There are 60 potable toilets installed at different parts of the area. Also the security is tight and all the emergency scenarios are taken care off,” concluded Ashok.