The four-day Urdu Theatre Festival 2013 concluded with a comedy play Maan Gaye Dulha Bhai. The play was staged at Ravindra Bhavan Auditorium, here on Monday. Notably, a satire on the society and its beliefs in treatment of different relationships, the play is wonderfully directed by Farrukh Sher Khan. Written by a noted playwright of the city Raffi Shabbir, the play was spontaneously performed by the artists of Aadakar Theatre Group, Bhopal.
The story of the play revolves around the kind of respect and value is given to the older son-in-law of the family. The play dealt with the situation where a young girl Saima is getting married, but the so called ‘Dulha Bhai’ is upset on not being invited properly. So he decides not to attend the wedding. On the other hand, the family members are worried about the situation. The brother-in-law goes to dulha bhai and convinces him to attend the wedding. Now the series of problems begin as the dulha bhai reaches the pre-wedding ceremonies. Though everyone in the family gives a warm welcome to dulha bhai, but are also worried about the his unusual demands. Now, dulha bhai wants things to be done according to the way he wants and start ordering the other family members. The way the family members resolve their problems formed rest of the story.
Further, Farrukh her Khan in the lead role as ‘Dulha Bhai’ left the audience mesmerized with his performance. His matured acting skills and wonderful dialogue delivery added more zeal in his character.
While talking to The Pioneer, director of the play, Farrukh Sher Khan said, “This play is a satire on the society and the character of our play is not imaginary, each individual must have faced the similar situation at least once in a lifetime. The purpose of this play is to make people realize that every individual is equal in a family.”
The audience burst out laughing as the play was beautifully carved with situational comedy. All the characters left a memorable impression over the audiences. The props, backdrop of the play and the poetic dialogues added more zeal in the presentation.