Mohit Takalkar

"At one level, the play is a comedy. But it is also a complex narrative of the times we live in, told through Bollywood and the way it holds sway over us," shares Takalkar. "So what you see on the stage is a clash between the rural and the urban, greed and aspiration, in a potent story of friendship and guilt." For, once the two simpletons experience the industry as insiders, the glitzy facade comes crashing, and the exploitative side becomes apparent, he adds.

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With rehearsals going on for two months, Takalkar tells us that language experts were brought in to help the actors get their accent right. And it wasn't just the Banarasi lilt they had to master. That Bollywood is a melting pot comes through in the characters of Marathi and Parsi assistant directors along with the Russian actor who wants to make it big in the industry. "Fleshing out these characters was integral to the play," he points out. Given the happy, fun-filled tempo of the play, the audience will leave the theatre in smiles, Takalkar assures. "But the point of the play is to also make it stay with you, so you can ponder about the strong statements it makes."

On Today and October 13, 4 pm and 7.30 pm
At St. Andrew's Auditorium, St Dominic Road, Bandra West.
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Cost Rs 300 onwards

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