JAMMU: Natrang presented a heart rendering performance of Sarweshwar Dayal Saxena’s Hindi play ‘Chaandi ka Vark’ here at Natrang Studio Theatre in its weekly theatre series, Sunday Theatre. The play was directed by Neeraj Kant. The message which the play wanted to convey was defined yet multifarious which was precisely depicted by the artists.
The play tells us the story of a man who lives by stoic approach. He is so much contented by whatever meagre he has that his contentment is always questioned by the people around him, even by his wife who has serious contradictions with him as they two live by opposite ideologies, where he expects nothing from the world and does no selfish effort for materialistic gains, his wife wants him to live the life practically and to behave like the world does, this leads to their separation. The rift between their beliefs gets so wide that she could not even visit him when he was on death-bed, waiting of a peaceful death.
One question was very glaringly raised in the play that what is important for a meaningful life? Success or contentment? When the whole world is running behind success, there are a few enlightened persons who seek contentment and inner peace, even if they have nothing in their possession, even if they have to face all the hardships of life, even if they get no returns for all the good deeds they have done for others and even if they are all alone, waiting for death to come and free their souls from the prison of life. Such was the tale of the person, around whom the story of the play was revolving. Though his son believes in his thoughts but his belief was not so strong that he could debate for his father’s ideology and stand by his side, on the contrary he gets influenced by the thoughts of others and could not support his father.
Young Natrang artists interestingly demonstrated lot of promise and gave praiseworthy performances particularly the lead players as Husband, Mahikshit Singh and Wife, Meenakshi Bhagat respectively. Others who also won appreciation of the audience included, Vishal Sharma and Rishabh Sharma. The lights were imaginatively designed and operated by Neeraj Kant and Shivam Singh did the music. The show’s creative departments were coordinated by Mohammad Yaseen, sets by Ankush Lakhnotra and the presentations were efficiently done by Rajan Thakyal.