A Hindi play, Bikhre Bimb enthralled the theatre-goers with one-act performance and the use of a hi-tech set background.
The play is one of the hit shows in the history of theatrical events. It has completed more than 100 shows across the country.
Directed by Girish Karnad the play was presented by the Rang Shankara theatre group, Banglore.
The play wonderfully highlights the story of a ‘not-so famous’ writer Manjula Nayak.
The role of Manjula Nayak was splendidly performed by a noted theatre artiste Arundhati Nag.
The one-act performer play tells the story of Manjula Nayak, a professor of English literature who has been an unsuccessful writer in Kannada.
She finds international acclaim when she writes a novel in English, which becomes a bestseller.
The story starts with her introducing the audience to her novel in a TV studio, prior to a film on it is telecast.
She was called for an interview on regional languages versus English.
After she finishes her introduction, she is confronted by her own image on the screen which poses questions on betrayal of her language and identity when she chooses to write in English.
At the beginning, the play seemed smooth and easy to understand, but the confusions that were created later raised the level of the presentation and what turned out to be as the outcome left the audience spell-bound.
Basically, Manjula Nayak is a not very successful Kannada short-story writer. She suddenly becomes wealthy and internationally famous by writing a best-seller in English.
The question haunting Manjula is whether in thus opting for the global audience she has betrayed her own language and identity.
A little-known face in Karnataka, she has now acquired an international image and inherited problems of loyalty and betrayal.
Moreover, without warning, it is her own image that decides to play confessor.
The play was all about the life of woman.
The hi-tech set and the essence of solo performance made the play worthwhile to be watched.