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FRIDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2010
THEATRE
WHAT’S HOT, THE TIMES OF INDIA
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Broken Images, (English), Tata Theatre, NCPA, Nariman
Saath Rahega Always
Chanakya (Hindi), Tejpal Hall,
Point, February 28, 7:45 pm
(Hindi), Rangsharda
Gowalia Tank, February 27, 8 pm
Directed by Alyque Padamsee
Auditorium, Bandra (W),
Directed by Manoj Joshi
This is a psychological thriller that shows how fame and
February 28, 7:45 pm
A historical play that presents the epic struggle of a
celebrity can be bestowed -- and snatched away -- with
Directed by Tushar Joshi
visionary to eliminate the entire political system of
equal alacrity. Manjula Sharma is a modestly successful
This story revolves
his time and establish a benevolent sovereign.
Hindi short story writer who becomes internationally
around the members of
Chanakya, the brilliant author of the Artha Shastra,
famous after writing a best-seller in English. She has
the Diwan Family. The
achieves his goal through ingenious planning and
opted for a global audience, but has she betrayed her
father and mother share a
political wizardry.
own language and identity? Without warning, her own
love-hate relationship,
Starring:
‘image’ decides to play confessor, psychologist,
pulling each others leg at
Manoj
inquisitor. Starring: Shabana Azmi.
every opportunity. Shefali
Joshi,
shares a sweet
Ashok
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relationship with her
Banthiya,
father-in-law but is
Kavita (Gujarati), Tejpal Hall,
usually at loggerheads
Rathod,
Gowalia Tank, March 1,
with her mother-in-law.
Bhuvnesh
Some Girl(s) (English), Experimental Theatre, NCPA,
7:45 pm
The crux of the entire
Shetty and
Nariman Point, February 27, 7 pm and February 28,
Directed by Dinkar Jani
play starts in the second
others.
6:30 pm Why isn’t a father willing
half where the
— Times card
Directed by Nadir Khan to get his daughter
relationship between all
holders get 40
Some Girl(s) is a humourous yet poignant look at married? Is he possessive
these characters takes a
per cent
relationships. A man on the verge of getting married, calls about her or is he worried
rather interesting shape.
discount on
up his ex-girlfriends to gain some closure and to apologise about her future with the
Starring: Padmini
tickets.
for past sins. We follow him through four cities in India man she has chosen?
Kolhapure, Mahesh
meeting old flames whose reactions range from shock to joy. Starring: Sachi Joshi,
Thakur, Tina Sanmati (Hindi), Bhavans, Chowpatty, February 27,
Starring: Mukul Chadda, Shivani Tanksale, Juhi Pande, Paresh Panchmatiya,
Parakh, Rajni
8 pm and Bhavans, Andheri, February 28,
Radhika Mital and Tarana Raja Kapoor. Tulika Patel, Yogesh
Shantaram and Upadhyay and others.
others.
7 pm (For members only)
— Times card
This show has Gandhiji’s thoughts
holders get 25
interwoven with those of Tulsi, Kabeer
per cent
and Vivekanand and will be an ode to
discount
the glorious human virtues of love,
on
compassion and understanding.
tickets.
Starring: Shekhar Sen.
— Times card holders get 30 per cent
discount on tickets.
Ka Var Badlo Ka Ghar
Teri Bhi Chup Meri Bhi (Gujarati), Bhaidas Hall, Vile
Chup (Hindi), Nehru Parle (W), February 28, 3:30
Centre, Worli, February pm and Bhartiya Vidya
28, 7:30 pm Bhavan Auditorium,
Directed by Dinyar
Chowpatty, 8 pm
Contractor
Directed by Suresh Rajda
This play is a merry mix
Head of the family, Ushakant Desai, has suffered heavy
Harakh Padudi Hansha
of mistaken identities,
losses and has nothing left. He thinks about leaving Mumbai (Gujarati), Bhaidas Hall,
errors and omissions,
and moving to his native place. Just then, Jaidev, the right
horseplay and an
Vile Parle, February 28,
hand of an underworld don, Kanubhai, offers Desai a
abundance of slapstick
proposal. The mafia boss looks just like Desai, but is in jail.
7:45 pm and Bhartiya Vidya
Jenu Khisu Garam Eny
humour that culminates
Soon he and Desai switch places and the don starts living
Bhavan, Chowpatty,
into a hysterical
Same Sau Naram
with the Desai family. What happens next? Chaos, of course!
March 1, 7:45 pm
nightmare of chaos and
Starring: Sanat Vyas, Santu Rajda, Manisha Mehta, Nimesh Directed by Vipul Mehta
(Gujarati), Chavan confusions. Khare and
Soni and others. Hansa is an overjoyed,
Auditorium, Near
Khote are partners in
animated, crazy mother,
Sachivalaya, February
business. Both their
who always desired to
28, 7:45 pm and Bhaidas
business and private
Gandhi become an actress with
lives will leave you
Hall, Vile Parle, March 1,
Before
rather unfortunate
amazed.
Gandhi
circumstances. But now
3:45 pm
Starring: Ali Asgar,
Directed by Imtiaz Patel
Swapnil Joshi, Kranti (Gujarati),
Shivkumar Joshi is
Rydkar and others.
Zaverben
retired bank manager and Sabhagriha,
his family treats him as a
Ghatkopar,
good-for-nothing guy.
However, one day his
February 28,
investment gets matured
8:30 pm
and suddenly Shivkumar Directed by
is richer by over a crore
Mareez (Gujarati),
Harin Thakar
of rupees!
Starring: Tiku
Prabodhan Thakare (Mini),
This play is based on
Virachand Raghav Gandhi
Talsania, Vandana
Borivali, February 28,
whose deeds have gone
Pathak, Nilesh 8:15 pm unnoticed so far. He was
Pandiya, Bijal Mehta
Directed by Manoj Shah
among the first people who
and others.
This play describes the life
had fought injustice with
story of a great poet and
ahimsa as well as
Mari Baydi Bhare Vaydi (Gujarati),
takes you on a
represented India at the
Nehru Centre, Worli, February 28,
journey of his
World Parliament of
life, his
Religions in Chicago in 1893
she’s all set to relive her
3:30 pm and Prabodhan Thakare,
creative urges
and even won a silver
dreams through her
Borivali, 9 pm
and devotions
medal. Also said to be close
daughter, Nirali. Soon
Directed by Jaideep Shah
to poetry
to Mahatma Gandhi, the
Nirali starts landing big
This hilarious comedy depicts the
world.
two even stayed together
roles and the family’s life
story of three generations where
Starring:
for almost two years. This
changes forever.
women are considered only for two
Dharmendra
is his story.
Starring: Pallavi Pradhan,
things — to cook in the kitchen and
Gohil, Ahlem
Starring: Chetan Dhanani,
Saunil Daru, Kukul
raise children. One day all the women
Khan, Pratik
Mukund Panchal, Ashok
Taarmaster, Vaishali
of the house unite and retaliate for
Gandhi and
Parmar and others.
Trivedi and others.
justice. What happens next?
others.
Starring: Kalpana Diwan, Mallika
Shah, Nimesh Shah, Harikrishna
Equus
Dave, Meghna Solanki and others.
(English),
Aall Izz Well
Prithvi, Juhu,
With
March 2 and 3,
Shuturmurgh
9 pm
(Hindi),
Directed by
Prithvi, Juhu, Daniel Dsouza
March 4,
Equus is based
9 pm
solely upon the
account of a
Directed by
crime involving
Ramesh
a 17-year-old
Talwar
boy who
A palace, a king, a queen, their honourable
blinded 6 horses
ministers and several soldiers... And a common
in a small town
man. But who is he? What is his existence?
near London.
Starring: Rakesh Bedi, Aasif Sheikh, Rashmi
The play tells
Sharma and others.
the story of a
psychiatrist, who
Cyrusitis: The One And A Half Man Show (English),
attempts to treat a
young man who has a
Tata Theatre, NCPA, Nariman Point, February 27,
pathological religious
7:45 pm and St Andrews Auditorium, Bandra, /sexual fascination
February 28, 7:45 pm
with horses. The play's
Directed by Kunal Vijayakar
action is something of a
A hilarious, interactive and spectacular comedy
detective story and in
show, which keeps you riveted to your seat. All
the process he is forced
originally written and based on his life’s first-hand
to take a look at his own
Holi hai , rangho li nahi !
experiences, Cyrus takes you through a minefield of
life and his duty to
topics you never thought it was alright to laugh at.
society as a
He partners with Kunal Vijayakar and together they
psychiatrist.
create a laugh a minute experience.
Starring: Cyrus Broacha and Kunal Vijayakar.
Dikri No 1 (Gujarati), Tejpal
Hall, Gowalia Tank, February
28, 7:45 pm
Andha Yug (Hindi), Prithvi, Juhu, February 26 and 27,
Directed by Rasik Dave
6 pm and 9 pm Dikri No 1 represents the
Directed by Bijon Mondal
struggle of a young girl,
Written immediately after the partition of the
who has to go through trials
Indian subcontinent, the play is a profound
and tribulations because of
meditation on the politics of violence and
several rituals in her in-
aggressive selfhood. The moral burden of the play
laws family. The play is how
is that every act of violence inevitably debases
she wins over her
society as a whole.
patriarchal father-in-law
Starring: Pobitro Sarkar, Kanak Khanna,
through her heart warming
Kulvinder Bakshish and others.
efforts.
Starring: Riddhi Dave,
Ritesh Mobh, Chaya Vora
ALSO SHOWING
and others.
● Mane Mara Mrs Nathi Gamata (Gujarati),
Bhaidas Hall, Vile Parle, February 26, 3 pm
This Holi, we make it all about water, not colour. At Water
flow to the tunes of singing sensations Sonu Kakkar & Ha
● Jaa Tari Sathe Kitta (Gujarati), Birla Matushri, DJ Ryan Beck. Or bust a move at Essel World’s Rain Dance
Dhobi Talao, February 28, 7:45 pm and Bhaidas
Parade And if all this leaves you thirsting for more, treat yc
Hall, Vile Parle, March 1, 7:45 pm
our specialty Jalebi & Thandai counters.
● Sanjeevani (Gujarati), Tejpal Hall, Gowalia
ESSETWORLD
Tank, February 28, 4 pm
● Kanjee Viruddha Kanjee (Gujarati), Kalidas Hall,
Mulund, February 28, 9 pm and Nehru Centre,
Park Timings: 10 am. to 8 p.m. Ticket Rates: EsseiWorid or Water Kingdom: Adtit height above 4’6 Rs. 599, Child between height 33 and 46 Rs. 449, Child height below 3’3 Free Entry.
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