Pratibimb Kala Darpan presents "Rakt Beej" Hindi Play at The Little Theatre Group Auditorium (LTG), Copernicus Marg > 6:30pm on 24th December 2013

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Time : 6:30 pm

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)

Place : The Little Theatre Group Auditorium (LTG), Copernicus Marg, Mandi House, New Delhi-110001
Landmark : Next to Kamani Auditorium
Venue Info : Events | About | Nearest Metro Station - 'Mandi House(Blue Line)'
Area : Mandi House Area Events

Event Description : Pratibimb Kala Darpan presents 'Rakt Beej' Hindi Play. 
Rakt Beej is a well renowned play written by eminent playwright Dr Shankar Shesh, though written in the year 1978 but it is even more relevant today with the exceptional growth of the Indian middle class and its rising aspirations to achieve success.

"Rakt Beej" (Blood Demons) talks about the blood demons inside all of us, to be something or to get everything, these blood demons encourage us to follow one rule: USE EACH OTHER. Dr Shankar Shesh introduces us to this demon but leaves the question of dealing with it open ended. Does our society have the inner strength to deal with this RAKT BEEJ or do we have to wait for divine intervention alone to come out of this cycle? The play uses familiar surroundings to handle these questions and presents two incidents in support of these arguments.

The first incident involves a young clerk and his wife who have invited the Managing Director of the firm for cocktail in their house. The intention is to cultivate contacts with him to climb the corporate ladder. The husband plans to use the wife to entrap the boss. The wife is initially hesitant to be a part of this scheme but becomes a willing party later. The complex situation arising out of these relationships culminate in suicide. The husband in the meanwhile has successfully climbed the corporate ladder and has no hesitation in even blackmailing the boss further. The exploited becomes the exploiter.

The second incident involves a senior scientist in a research institute who attempts to cultivate his Director for getting foreign trips and recognition in his research work. He has deliberately included the name of the Director in his earlier research papers to use him to get fame and recognition. He now plans to publish a major path breaking research work independently and hopes for support from the Director. The Director, who is himself a post graduate in such manipulations, publishes this work in his own name to get fame and name for himself. The climax of this conflict leaves everyone stunned.

Writer : Dr Shankar Shesh

Directed by Rajesh Babbar

Cast : Ravi Taneja, Jyoti Pant, Rajeev Gupta, Deepak Sharma, Vasundhra, Hari Semwal, Parul and Megha

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