Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 19: Staged under the banner of Performers Kashmir Collective, the play Mazhab Nahin Sikhata exposed the nefarious designs of inimical forces from across the border to divide J&K society on religious line and made a clarion call for amity and brotherhood, at the Abhinav Theatre, here today.
Directed by young Rohit Bhat, and performed under Ministry of Culture’s Cultural Function & Production Grant Scheme, the play symbolically alluding to J&K, revolves around to neighbors who live in a divided house called Firdous Manjil. Where one part is beautiful and bigger, vibrant, while the other is in a poor condition.
The mischief mongers, exploiting the religious sentiments sow the seeds of hatred between the two. But the patron of the house with bigger portion foils their evil designs and through his compassion and overarching humanism brings everyone together.
In the prevailing socio-political climate wherein voices from within the Valley have started raising questions about the misplaced notions of separatism, that since three decades has wreaked havoc in the ‘paradise’, the play Mazhab Nahin Sikhata has come out as emphatic denouncement of the disruptive forces aiming to create a wedge from within the pluralistic fabric of Indian society.
The actors who enacted different roles were Sapna Soni as Firdous, Puneet Bali as Yaseen, King C Bharati as Uncle, Rani Bhan as Noor, Vinay Pandita as Ayaaz, Rahul Pandita as Azad Abhay Rajput as Jackob. Other members of the cast were Ashish Bhat, Nikhil Dhar, Ramesh Pandita, Daizy Bazaz, Meenakshi Bhan, Sakhsham Bhat, Ishu Bharati Pandit, Shivesh Bhat and Harsh.
Despite the long drawn dialogs heavy on the ears, often as conversation pieces between two characters, the cast was successful in communicating the message of the play. Veerji Sumbli’s with his ingenious use of materials successfully created the feel of a Kashmir rural household.
The music was operated by Sunny Mujjoo, costumes by Bharati Koul, props by Rajni Bhatti, makeup by Shammi Dhamir.
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