On the fifth day of 23rd Iftekhar Theatre Festival, a comedy play ‘Maan Gaye Dulha Bhai’ was staged at Antrang Hall, Bharat Bhavan. Presented here on Friday, the play was a satire on society.
Written by the noted playwright of the city Raffi Shabbir, the play was directed by Farrukh Sher Khan. The artists of Adaakar Theatre Group gave a splendid performance before the theatre goers. Further, Farrukh her Khan in the lead role as ‘Dulha Bhai’ left the audience mesmerised with his performance.
The story of the play revolves around the kind of respect and value is given to the older son-in-law of the family. The play dealt with the situation where a young girl Saima is getting married, but the so called ‘Dulha Bhai’ is upset on not being invited properly. So he decides not to attend the wedding.
On the other hand, the family members are worried about the situation. The brother-in-law goes to dulha bhai and convinces him to attend the wedding. Now the series of problems begin as the dulha bhai reaches the pre-wedding ceremonies.
Though everyone in the family gives a warm welcome to dulha bhai, but are also worried about his unusual demands. Now, dulha bhai wants things to be done according to the way he wants and starts ordering the other family members. The way the family members resolve their problems formed rest of the story.
While talking to The Pioneer, director of the play, Farrukh Sher Khan said, “This play is a satire on the society and the character of our play is not imaginary, each individual must have faced the similar situation at least once in a lifetime. The purpose of this play is to make people realise that every individual is equal in a family.”
The audience burst into laughter as the play was beautifully carved with situational comedy. All the characters left a memorable impression oo the audiences. The props, backdrop of the play and the poetic dialogues added more zeal in the presentation.
Further, noted theatre artists were awarded on the occasion. Sharad Sharma received Rang Sadhna Award whereas Anoop Joshi, Narendra Singh Rajpoot, Surendra Bankhede and Kanhayiya lal received Rang Gaurav Awards respectively.