A Hindi play ‘Andher Nagri Chopat Raja’ was staged here on Sunday at TM Convent Auditorium.
Directed by Shakeel Chand, the play was staged by the artists of Visha Welfare Society. Written by Bhartendu Harishchandra the play is an adaptation of the play by Harishchandra.
This fascinating story was presented brilliantly by the artists of the theatre group. A boy once seeks the advice of his guru about going to a certain country to seek his living. The guru tells him not to go there by saying one line about that country "Andheri nagri Chaupat raja; takeh ser bhaji, takeh ser khaja". The citizens lack intelligence and it is an undesirable place to live. The young and unwise boy goes anyway.
Everything is so cheap at the place. The boy enjoys dates and veggies at the country. Then some strange series of situations happen at the country and somehow that boy is accused to be hand.
The guru quickly arrives early morning at the public square and creates uproar by insisting that he be hanged instead of the boy. The guru confessed that on this day of the new moon, anyone who is hanged goes straight to heaven. The judge decides that ‘ he’ should be hanged himself. In the meantime the news reaches the king. He repairs the scene and uses his monkey to be hanged. The relieved guru and disciple promptly cross the borders of the strange kingdom, vowing never to return again.