A Hindi play Seediyan marked the conclusion of six day theatre festival Rang Ekagra. The play was staged at Antarang Hall, Bharat Bhavan here on Friday.
Jam-packed hall of Bharat Bhavan witnessed one of the unique plays written by Daya Prakash Sinha. The play was directed by Arvind Singh. The play was performed by the artists of Disha Group of visual and performing arts, Delhi.
The entire play surrounds the era of Mughal empire. The rise and the downfall, the people and the kings everything of this play was a worthwhile watching. The hero of the play is the last phase of the Mughal Empire, in which, along with the disintegration of the Empire, the society, with its falling values, loses its purity. The decayed society, the corrupt officials and hedonistic royalty - such are the foul colors, which have conjured up the painting of a bygone era. With time, these colors have neither faded, nor vanished.
A drummer jokingly declares himself to be the governor of Delhi in the times of Mughal Emperor, Mohammed Shah, who was known for his love of music, dance and hedonism. The drummer does realize his dream and becomes the governor of Delhi, not by a virtuous path, but through bribery, corruption, intrigues and murder. At one stage, he requests his fiance to go to the harem of an Amir, to help him to realize his ambition. The playwright aims to give a glimpse of the contemporary through the colors of the past.
From the costumes to the light design and from the set backdrop to the acting skills, each thing of the play was beautiful. The audience were overwhelmed watching the last play Rang Ekagra