The play raising questions from younger generation about parenting, educational system and their untold desires ‘Aap Hamare Hain Kaun’ was appreciated with huge applauses at Bharat Bhavan.
Marking the fifth day of National Theatre Festival being organized at Antarang Hall, Bharat Bhavan, Balwant Thakur’s ‘Aap Hamare Hain Kaun’ was staged here on Wednesday.
Notably, it has already made a mark at the national level for being the largely travelled children play of India known for new dramatic idiom and most striking contemporary comment by children. Written, scripted and Directed by Balwant Thakur the play was staged by the artists of Natrang Sanstha, Jammu.
It is the only play by children in this ten day festival in which top professional groups and directors are being featured. Terming this as one of the historic accomplishment of Jammu’s young talent, director Balwant Thakur informed that 25 outstandingly talented children made Jammu proud for being the only children group of India competing with the legends of Indian theatre.
Play ‘Aap Hamare Hain Kaun’ shakes parents, educationists of society out of reverie of materialism, consumerism and unbridled desires. This play compels elders to look around and clear the mess they have created due to their own amorous ambitions and rat race. Parents see in their children an extension of their unfulfilled dreams and force them to become stereotypes and kill the bountiful charm in them. In a pursuit to make them top professionals, doctors, engineers and civil servants, they are subjected to every kind of cruelty.
The children become mechanical and hardly get time to discover their real self. Prevalent educational system adds further insult to the injury and their creativity gets scuttled and children grow up devoid of values. Play deals with contemporary problems that younger generation is up against from their own loved ones and surroundings.
The children who participated in the play included Juhi Singh, Gopi Sharma, Sanchita Dubey, Sanyam Gupta, Shreya Gupta, Agam Kaur, Mihir Gujral, Manya Gujral, Sanya Gupta, Asma Gul, Ayn Bhola, Chander Pratap Singh Bhau, Chirag Anand, Sanvi Anand, Riya Jandial, Saba Jamwal, Shivangini Sharma, Divyan Sharma, Sahil Singh Anand, Vedhant Suri, Sanket Bhagat and Rudra Kohli. With the touch of melodious music and perfect light design the show was much appreciated by the theatre buffs of the city.