Tuesday 4 October 2011

Aaj Ke Sham Bandh Ke Naam, An Improvisational Act by Avartan Theatre, Hyderabad


Bundh is a very relevant subject in the current political scenario.
In this skit, we try to show some of the effects of bundh as felt by various sections of the society.
If, on the one hand, the students are happy, on the other hand, the teachers come under severe
pressure. The transport services are thrown out of order and the government incurs severe losses.
Sometimes even public property is destroyed. The poor are the most affected of all and are
compelled to take other options of livelihood which may be even unlawful.
The politicians often end up using such situations to further their own political ambitions.
The bundh may be a genuine protest or a politically motivated move; in either case, it is the
common people who bear the brunt of it.
Cast
Neha Tripathi: Mother/ Lover (female) / Bundh Supporter4/ Labourer2/ School Teacher/ Wife
of ambulance patient
Varsha Ramani: Daughter/ Reporter/ Anchor
Oksana: Business woman/ Student3/ Driver1/ Ruling Party MP2
Abhishek Anand: Bundh Supporter1/ Labourer4/ Student1/ Patient
Mayank Kapoor: Bundh Supporter3/ Driver2/ Student4/ Ramu
Vinayak Kale: Dadaji/ Bundh Supporter2/ Agitator1/ Labourer2
Manish Sharma: Suraj/ Commuter / Software Engineer/ Ruling Party MP1/ Student 2
Vikas: Bublu/ Ruling Party MP3/ Ambulance Driver/ Labourer1/ Airport Taxi Driver/
Agitator 2
Raghavan: Autodriver/ Lover (male)/ Ruling party MP4/ Son of ambulance Patient/
Student 5

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