Lalit Gupta
JAMMU, Nov 23: “Doosra Aadmi Doosri Aurat”, the Hindi play staged by The Kalakar’s, on day-11 of ongoing Annual Theatre Festival, at the Abhinav Theatre, here today, explored the psychological and emotional complexities of those engaged in the extramarital relationship with subtleties.
Written by Maithili author Vibha Rani, directed by Sapna Soni, the play’s plot revolved around one Shoma Das who moves to Mumbai for a job and is attracted to office colleague Sambhav Singh. The feeling of stagnation in their respective married lives brings them together and leads to physical relations. The slow realization that she is “just-another-women” for Sambhav makes Soma hysterical. The relationship which shone only for a time starts fading. The play ends with Shoma getting back to her own life, where she discovers joy and satisfaction in her responsibility towards her daughter and ends up looking upon Sambhav, nothing more but a friend.
Today’s production was marked by good performances by the two actors; Sapna Soni as Shoma Das and Arun Singh as Sambhav. The duo despite play’s bold theme kept the audience engrossed with their realistic acting. The set design was effective in creating the ambiance of different locales: office space on the right in the downstage, while interiors Soma’s flat with windows (empty frames) in the left, and the restaurant in the center stage.
Other members of the cast were Rahul Kumar as Waiter and child actor Arnia. Lights were designed by Navneet Kumar, music by Rohit Kumar, make-up by Sahil Dhamir and costumes by Sapna Soni.
Tomorrow, Hardeep Dance & Cultural Society will stage ‘Pishach Yatra’ under the direction of Aditya Bhanu.
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