The theatre-goers witnessed the curiosities and struggle of a common man, who wanted to make it big of life, through a Hindi play Babu Ji here on Sunday. The play was staged on the sixth-day of the Madhya Pradesh Rangotsav at Antrang Hall, Bharat Bhavan.
Showcasing the feeling of inquisitiveness and sense of mixed emotions in a person, a Hindi play Babu Jiwas directed by a noted theatre artist and director Gopal Dubey. Further, Bhoomika theatre group, Bhopal gave a splendid performance that added more zeal to the presentation of the play.
The original story by Mithileshwar has been adapted for the stage by Vibhanshu Vaibhav.
Further, the adaptation is based on the Nautanki style. Babu Ji is based on the North Indian folk art of Nautanki, and the entire lifestyle of Babu Ji character wonderfully played by Gopal Dubey himself, is completely attached with dance and music. His feelings, his inspirations, his pain, his joy, his agony everything is linked with the music.
Babu Ji wants to attain perfection in his musical prayer. Disregarded and dishonoured by his own family and society, he establishes himself independently in music. Many years later he gets an invitation to perform a Nautanki show at a marriage the invitation is from his would be daugther's in-laws, for his daughter's marriage.
He goes ahead and accepts the invitation. What he achieves after performing at the marriage formed rest of the story.
The play was written in 1976 by Mithileshwar and he was able to describe the love and curiosity of a man to do something unique.
The man wanted to live his passion, the passion for music and Mithileshwar wonderfully described it in his story. The play was a wonderful blend of mixed emotions. The audiences enjoyed the show whole heartedly as they could feel the pain of the person staying away from his dreams and a sudden happiness of acquiring the strength to live up to his expectations. The lightning technique and the touching music created a unique ambience as the story ended.