The sagacious love story of Shakuntala and King Dushyant came to live with the mystic presentation on stage. The play ‘Shakuntala Ki Angoothi’ was marvelously staged at Bharat Bhavan on Sunday.
First staged in 1984-85 Shakuntala Ki Angoothi has not been staged many times. Next it was staged at Bharat Bhavan in year 1988, after that Alok Chatterjee staged with the students of Madhya Pradesh School of Drama (MPSD).
Marking the second day of 6th session ending theatre festival of Madhya Pradesh School of Drama (MPSD), Shakuntala Ki Angoothi was performed.
Written by Surendra Verma, the play was brilliantly directed by a renowned playwright and artist Alok Chatterjee.
The play was splendidly staged and received a great response by the art lovers of the city. With the contemporary context the play retells the story of Shakuntala and King Dushyant.
A girl with enchanting personality and a righteous king, their blooming love, their parting and reunion the story holds its significance even now.
According to the director Alok Chatterjee, this play holds a special place for him as it was a great experience directing the students of MPSD. He says that the entire crew of the play has put up great effort in putting up the play on stage.
The play follows the story of a young playwright Kumar who is looking for an actress for his play ‘Abhigyan Shakuntalam’. Now enters the actress Kanak who not only justifies the character of Shakuntala, but also falls in love with Kumar.