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Mr. Bhanu Bharti, who directed this play in Nepal in the local language in 1998, says this time round he has tried to unravel why human beings have failed to take lessons from history and continue to engage in war and bloodshed. “My play has acquired a new meaning as I have explored the reasons that force people to take up arms. To find a connection with contemporary times, I have made some changes in the play. It has become more purposeful and serious now.” Mr. Bharti says the play is an allegory of the pathos and feeling of hopelessness experienced by millions around the globe as violence and hatred have seeped deeply into the social fabric of various countries. “Though its pretext is that of the historical events that occurred during the Mahabharata war, it accurately captures the sentiments of loss as felt by both the victim and the victor in modern times too.” Considering the importance of the play, eminent theatre and television personalities played the characters of the five-act play. Veteran Bollywood and theatre actor Om Puri will give the voice-over for Krishna's character. Theatre personalities like Mohan Maharishi as Dhritarashtra; Uttara Baokar as Gandhari; TV and film actor, Zakir Hussain, as Sanjay and Govind Pandey as Kripacharya will be acting in the play. |
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