Baapjanma

Synopsis:
Every relation has a silver lining..but every quote comes with exceptions…and how! Baapjanma is a story about a father and his son. The father has never been able to conclude things in his life.A complete downtrodden, he finally succumbs to the aura of problems surrounding him. The son who has unpleasingly witnessed this progression is an untimely matured person.A Deputy Collector for the world he has boundless urge to meet his father…once!The curtain unfolds on the day where they face each other after fifteen long years.The natural outburst by the son speaks what all he has suffered in his fathers absence.The father tries to clear his side but the objections are always sustained.Both the characters present their own shades putting forth their sides.The more logically heavier side of the son weighs over that of father and the latter rests his case expecting mercy..but the son does not.The curtain falls over their relation.Dark clouds engulf the thin silver lining….forever!

Story by :
Umakant Ghate

Scripted and Directed by:
Nipun Dharmadhikari

Cast :
Shashank Shende
Hemant Dhome

Music Design:
Nipun Dharmadhikari

Light Design:
Harshavardhan Pathak

Set Design:
Hemant Dhome

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Review:
A play which I saw recently was Baap Janma, written and directed by Nipun Dharmadhikari. Based on a story originally written in the format of a letter from father to son, the play centres around a father who's returned home after absconding from the law for about 25 years. His son, meanwhile, has become an IAS officer. But the scars of childhood - his father's desertion and him having to support his mother and sister from a young age - haven't left him. In 35 minutes (the play's length), the play evolves as a confrontation between the father's and son's perspectives. This play was written by Nipun after Loose Control, which had a very 'catchy' take in content and style. So I was surprised to find such a tender subject, and that too presented so subtly. Performances by Shashank Shinde and Hemant Dhome were brilliant. What also excited me was that a 35 minute show was allowed in a theatre and that it worked, instead of tagging along another play. Two reservations: that the father-son confrontation had some moments of cliché; and that — the piece originally being a one person narrative — the final two character play seemed to be biased thereto.
- Mohit Takalkar

Awards and Achievements :
Best Play
Best Director
Best Actor





Schedule :
12th April 9.30pm (Marathi) Maharastra Mandal, London
(Contact : Mrs.Yamini Sathe on 020 8952 9394 / Hrishi Lonkar on 0208 357 6169)

20th April 7.00pm ( Marathi) Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, London
(Contact : Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan 020 7381 3086 / 020 7381 4608)

Ticket Rate : 2 Plays for £10 only

... a Samanvay, Pune presentation.