Swatantra Theatre in Pune Presents COURT MARTIAL, 12/29
By: BWW News Desk Dec. 20, 2009
Swatantra Theatre presents 'Court Martial', a play with a social justice message, written by Swadesh Deepak and directed by Abhijeet Choudhary. The play will be staged on December 29, at the Balgandharava Rangamandir venue in Pune.
As per press notes, "Court Martial presents a mixture of natural and legal justice, which is not only the truth of the Indian Army, but that of the whole Indian Society. That, despite all his qualifications, an individual is traumatised because of his low-caste origins is not merely social violence, but a crime against humanity.It is a burning truth of the Indian Society. Its about an army lawyer and a court martial case classic court room drama."About The Play
In the an army court, the functions of which are not too familiar to the general public. The play gives an insight into the methods of functioning of an army law court. The theme deals with the rift between the upper and lower castes, which is prevalent in the army too. A case is filed in the court against a soldier, Ramchander,stating that he killed his superior officer Capt. Mohan Verma and made also an attempt on the life of Capt. Kapoor's life. Ramchander is brought before the court for court martial. Presided by Brig. Surath Singh, a 'Vicharak' (jury) is set up. The defence lawyer Capt. Bikash Roy analyses what made Ramchander commit this crime and discovers that the reason was caste rivalry. Ramchander pulled the trigger, convinced that he was being ill treated by his boss Captain Verma. And the Vicharak' blames the caste-based complexes that made Ramchander to commit crime in a fit of emotion. The dialogues in the court scene are crucial. The play presents the truth very much prevalent in the Indian society. That, a person with merit, is traumatised just because of his low-caste origins. Play raise the Question that Can we march into the 21st century with such a narrow mindset?. The 12 member cast came upwith effective performances. The stage concept and design was imaginative.
ABOUT SWATANTRA THEATRE
SWATANTRA stands committed to aesthetically innovative & socially relevant theatre.It takes up contemporary issues to underline the contours of our time while providing the best of entertainment. Abhijeet Choudhary( Director ) formed the group with a vision to revive the dying form of art - "Hindi Theatre".
SWATANTRA Theatre has a purpose of awakening the audience to contemporary issue & creating a dialogue on prevailing social problems by staging plays of humorous ,tragic and varied socio-political interest while not losing out on mass appeal.The group since its insertion has produced many quality plays and has been entertaining the audience . Swatantra has performed at numerous venues with prestigious institute like FTII ,NDA , SYMBIOSIS etc. The group also conducts workshops for young and enthusiastic youngsters in the city which nurture young talent ,NDA cadets and disabled children at balkalyan sansthan.SWATANTRA Kala group a Theatre group is one of the leading HINDI performers in Pune's Theatre scenario.
About the Director: Abhijeet choudhary
A 27 year old graduate from Delhi University,did his Direction and editing course from AAFT(Asian Academy of Film and Television).At the same time he was an aggressively involved in Delhi'sTheatre ..After attaining experience in theatre he came to Pune and never getting off by the discouragement done to him he fulfilled his dream of establishing Swatantra Theatre in the heart of the city.Now he is directing a commercial film called PUNE TAKE CARE" .He Judged many shows like:- Horlikcs- 30 seconds to fame at Ganash kala krida manch,Wave festival 2009 at Bharatiya Vidyapeeth ETC.
Asst.Director:Dhanashree Heblikar
About The Actors
JAYESH SANGHVI (SENIOR ACTOR)
After six years JAYESH SANGHVI a veteran theatre actor is going to perform in this play in the role of Brig. Surat Singh.He has performed in many marathi plays for "Firodia" and "Pursottam karandak" in the year of 87-89 he also performed with Srujan-Pune. He has also dubbed his voice for film "Baba Lagin".
SHAIK RIYAZ (WRITER ,ACTOR & PRODUCER OF FILM)
In this play he is playing the role of Ramchandar- the victim. He has written for a film called PUNE TC.and is also playing role of protagonist in this film. Now for the first time he will be performing in a Theatre performance with Swatantra.
The rest of the cast includes: CAPT.SURAJ SINGH- JAYESH SANGHVI, RAMCHANDAR-SHAIK RIYAZ BIKAS ROY- RAKESH SHAH, MAJ.PURI-AADITYA ALANKAR, B.D. KAPUR-SHIVANKIT, and GUARD-AYUB KHAN, AND MORE
The play will be staged on December 29, at 9:30PM. It is 1:45 in duration. The theatre is located at 844 Agarkar Road, Sri Mahavir Jain Vidyalaya, in Maharashtra, Pune.
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