Two Hindi plays ‘Yeh Ishq Ishq’ and ‘Ka Se Kahun’ were staged at Shaheed Bhavan auditorium here on Friday. Both the plays were staged marking the National Theatre Festival ‘Rang Milaap’.
The plays dealt with different genres leaving the audience enthralled. The Hindi play ‘Yeh Ishq Ishq’ was based on sagacious yet tragic love story of laila Majnu. Another play ‘Ka Se Kahun’ was all about a journey into a woman’s heart.
While Yeh Ishq Ishq brought a colourful crowd on stage, Ka se Kahun was a solo act.
Directed by Nitish Upadhyay, Yeh Ishq Ishq made the theatre buffs witness the tale of love, happiness and sorrows. Based on the legendry love story of laila Majnu, the play showcased the mesmerizing act before the audience. The audience could feel the sorrow and pain of the lovers when they were departed.
The play was presented in a traditional style comprising dance and music. The artists performed the traditional style leaving the theatre goers enthralled at the hall for one and a half hour.
The play began with characters dressed in colourful attire introducing the storyline by singing a song in chorus and then enters the lead characters laila Majnu expressing their undying love for each other. The lead characters enter the stage by singing a song.
The family members came to know about their love and they tried to break their relationship. Both were departed and were forced to live without each other till death.
The artists depicted the story, the mood variations and emotions with perfect ease despite they had to deliver the dialogues poetically.
Play ‘Ka se Kahun’ was a solo act directed and acted by Richa Tiwari.
The play focuses on modern woman. The character of the play gets pregnant before marriage and then there were a lot of difficulties waiting for her. With a message of gender equality the play was able to impress the audience.
Both the plays were a treat for the art lovers.