Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 12: Bhartiya Lok Sangeet Kala Sansthan (BLSKS) in collaboration with Unison Cultural Troupe, Sangam Tru Art Production and ESRM staged 80th musical play ‘Ladli’ as parts of its regular feature at Durga Bhawan, Janipur, Jammu.
Written, produced and directed by ML Dogra (chairman, BLSKS), the play reflects the agony of two conservative families who are bent upon getting their daughter and son married at tender age, ignoring the advice of intellectuals of the society.
Soon, the marriage turns into a disaster making the life of both bride and groom miserable. Even bride ends her life owing to pangs of pregnancy at childhood after delivery of a dead baby. The cries of baby girl in womb of the mother urge—Don’t kill me. I will be your helping hand in old age.
The song sung by the artists were “Dhiyan gi na marro”, “Mang rahi hai beti jag mai jine ka adhikar”, “Baiman lok kase diya mar re”, “Sun -sun saheli meri sun, paruhn likhu yehi meri dhun” and “Kya pier kahun apne mann ki”.
The music was composed by Raju Bajgal and songs sung by students of BLSKS. The famous classic song “Jago Jago Mere Desh Ki Betiyo” composed by Ustad Ravi Bhan was also sung by the artists.
Those who performed in the musical play were Usha Handoo, KK Joshi, MC Kotwal, Raju Bajgal, Sunil Kumar, Dhruv Pandit, Shaksham Khajuria, Rajni Gupta, Neelam Gandotra and many others.
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