The era of 11th century was witnessed by the theatre lovers in a theatre performance here on Wednesday. A Hindi play Jayati Jai Jai Raja Bhoj based on the lifestyle and works by Raja Bhoj was staged at Antrang Hall, Bharat Bhavan.
Written by Dinesh Devraj, the play is directed by a renowned theatre director of the city Balendra Singh and was splendidly performed by the artists of Hum Theatre Group, Bhopal. The play, presenting the lifespan of Raja Bhoj received an overwhelming response by the theater lovers.
The play portrayed the personality of Raja Bhoj as a righteous, respected and a caring king. The play began in a traditional manner from where a young Raja Bhoj Dev (character played by Ankit Shirbavikar) enters the stage. The major decisions made by him in the field of education, water supply, employment were depicted in the play. The play also depicted an incident from his personal life. Raja Bhoj was inspecting his kingdom dressed as a civilian and he meets a young pretty girl, daughter of a farmer. Astonished by her beauty and grace fell in love with her and soon he married her.
Being a great king Raja Bhoj spent a very simple life that was wonderfully staged by the artists. It was presented as a musical drama as with each incident there was a song. The lighting effect and the smart acting skills of the artists made the play a zestful performance.
“Based on the lifespan of Raja Bhoj, play is much elaborated subject and it took time period of a year for the whole team to prepare the concept,” said the director of the play Balendra Singh as he was talking to The Pioneer. Elaborating more about it, he said, “Raja Bhoj only focused on the development of the whole State than in wars. He believed that wars are the biggest barriers in the path of development. So we have basically touched the parts of his life where he has set himself as an example that could be linked to today’s scenario,” Balendra added.