Review of the Hindi play 'Didgarshak'.

'Digdarshak' - The Hindi play

             The film screening committee of department of English, M.K.B.U. organised the screening of the one act play named 'Digdarshak' on 8th august, 2017. This was a very nice play. This play is written by Priyam Jani and the director of this play is Rishit Javeri. The main theme of the play is the main conflict between Theater and Cinema or Stage Vs Screen. This is the central conflict in the play.
            

            

              The protagonist of the play, the director is in favor of theater. He dislikes talented actors joining film industry or cinema. This is about 'Art for the sake of Art' Vs 'Art for the sake of life'. This play also talk about the theme of Art Vs family, means the balancing between professional work and family, it is very difficult to give same time to both work and family. The protagonist, the director has sacrificed the joy of family life on the alter  of theater,, he gives more time to his work and he is more creative or active towards theater.
         

                In this play, there is also reference to 'method acting' and Stanislavsky's system.This play also reffed to kunstlerroman, means artist's novel. The novel in which the protagonist is an artist like painter, musician, or poet. this play has both these trajectories. The story of the director was highly potential to be Kunstlerroman, where he ens with arrogant rejection of the Cinema life. the story of the actor is that of Bildungsroman where he settles for being a mere useful Bollywood actor. So, in short, this is great experience to watch this such a nice play.

Thank You.