BHAGWAN gave me this life - A play in Hindi

DURBAN, South Africa - Dec. 3, 2013 - PRLog -- -          “I have but one life; given to me by Bhagwan.”

presented by POLART productions in association with Radio Hindvani and the Consulate general of India.

Set in 1981 a lonely widower, Balram, engages his only company, a bird, to tell the story of how he came to be in his lonely state. He reminisces his colourful past, his marriage, his life as a corporation worker and he plays out the characters amidst song and dance.

Balram’s wife Lalita was introduced to him via a family arrangement by two acentric aunties from Ottawa and Inanda. The proudest of his family was his brother, Sukhram, who involved himself in the wedding. The brothers shared a very tight bond that lasted until the bitter end. The plot of the play centres on the couples inability to have a child at first. Balram’s parents long for a grandchild until years later a son is born. The traditional values of an old community, the wooden iron house, the nostalgia of the music we listened to and spiritual guidance instilled in us over the years come to the fore in this dramatization of our inner wars.

Balram is not a person who is disillusioned by life. He is not robbed of anything. He has not hurt anyone to repent; nor has he ever deprived anybody of their rights; yet life has not dealt him the right cards. When does good Karma step in and give you your dues? Does it ever? Do we go back on our advice to others and if so; under what circumstances?

Pranesh Maharaj is an accomplished character actor who plays Balram in this one man piece to be staged at the Catalina theatre. He uses his skills as an actor who is able to play multiple characters, voices, a musician, a singer and some dance complete his contribution to an exciting trip down memory lane.

The play is mainly in Hindi and was written by Vivian Moodley who has an illustrious resume in the performance arts on every known medium. “This is SA’s first Hindi cultural production. Yet it is designed to be accessible to all. The story is specific to the time and area; and if you are from that generation then it will bring back memories, make you laugh and drop a tear. If not, then it will give you a sense of history and entertain you.”

‘Bhagwan gave me this life’ opens on the 16^th December 2013 and runs until the 22 December. Tickets are available at COMPUTICKET.