The magic of Parsi Theatre spread through the play Yahudi Ki ladki. The play was performed as the class presentation by the students of Madhya Pradesh School of Drama (MPSD) on Thursday.
The Parsi styled play was written by an eminent Urdu play writer Agha Hashr Kashmiri and was directed by Imtiyaz Ahmed. The story revolves around religion discriminations and how people forget their limitations for their ego and false dignity.
The play is more than 100 years old and the surrounds the theme of persecution of Jews by the Romans.
The play begins with the rivalry between the Roman priest Brutus and the oppressed Jewish merchant, Prince Ezra. Brutus sentences Ezra's son to death and Ezra in turn kidnaps and raises Brutus' only daughter, Rahil.
When the daughter Rahil, grows up, the Roman Prince Marcus falls in love with her. To court her, he disguises his Roman identity. When his religion is discovered, he is ejected from Ezra's house. Ezra ask him to change his religion and turn Jew but, Marcus denies Ezra’s condition. Marcus then agrees to marry Princess Tresia as arranged but, Rahil denounces him in open court and he is sentenced to death by his own father, the emperor. To handle this scenario, Tresia convinces Rahil to take back his claim, as love is not about taking revenge.
When Rahil and Ezra respond to Tresia's request and retract their accusations, they in turn are sentenced to death by Brutus. But, finally Brutus come to know about the truth and the step he then takes formed rest of the story.
The audiences enjoyed the play whole heartedly. They were awestruck with the performance, the set and the lighting presentation as well. All the faculty members of MPSD were also present during the event and appreciated the efforts put in by the students.