Hindi play 'Mrityunjay' staged at Bharat Bhavan

He was courageous and one of the best warriors, he had all the qualities of a successful prince; he was none other than Karna. The story of the courageous warrior as described in the epic Mahabharata ‘Karna’ was beautifully told during a stage play.

Marking the grand closure of a weeklong Natyaroop theatre fest, the Hindi play ‘Mrityunjay’ was splendidly performed at Antarang Hall, Bharat Bhavan here on Friday. The play was directed by Jayant Deshmukh and was performed by the artists of Chhattisgarh Film and Visual Art Society, Raipur.

The play narrated the story of Karna, the son of Surya and unmarried Kunti. As Kunti was unmarried she put the baby in a basket and set him afloat the river. Hence, Karna was raised by Adhiratha and Radha.

When a young boy, Karna became interested in the art of warfare and wanted to learn the archery from Dronacharya. But, Dronacharya refuses to teach him archery as Karna was not a Kshatriya. But, Karna wanted to learn the advanced skills of archery; hence he visited Parashurama, Drona’s guru.

But when Parashurama finds that Karna is not a Brahmin, he curses him that Karna will forget all the knowledge when he will need it the most. Karna after that faced a series of struggle. He was ditched and was used many times as the Mahabharata narrates.

Karna was a man with a golden heart, he was kind and caring. His story was beautifully told through the play Mrityunjay.

Actor Abhishek Choudhary who essayed the character of Krishna appeared on stage as the narrator of the play. On the other hand Sunil Tiwari did full justice to his character as Karna.