Jammu, Aug 04: Balwant Thakur’s hard-hitting play ‘Inqlaab’ shakes masses here at Natrang Studio Theatre under its weekly series ‘Sunday Theatre’. Directed by Neeraj Kant this rebellious thought-provoking play mesmerised everyone at Natrang Studio. Aimed at lending eyes and ears to the majority masses who always keep them shut and never apply their own mind, this play of Balwant Thakur proved to be a shining example of effective theatre which revolutionises mass movements.
Set in unconventional alternative theatre style, the play opens with a group of youth representing the larger human resource of the country shown extremely disillusioned and pessimistic about the system. Everyone has a horrifying story to share and disseminate aimed at shaking the masses about the current state of affairs.
Dejected and demoralised with the peak corruption of all kinds, nepotism, maladministration, kleptocracy and anarchy, all are desperately looking for a way to set the system right. At this stage where they have totally lost faith in the system including in themselves, they are shown prone to separatist elements. Finding them in a surrendered state, the anti-nationals prompt them to start arms struggle, others push them to restore to vandalism to take revenge with the corrupt system. Aware of the end result of such misadventures, few still hope to find an amicable way. In this total state of uncertainty and to be or not to be situation, there emerges a saviour who is in possession of a non-violent invisible missile.
Curious to know about this invisible supernatural weapon all succumb before this savior to seek hold over that missile. He surprises everyone by showing them a small piece of paper where the power of a single ‘Vote’ is described elaborately. Terming that as the most powerful invisible non-violent weapon of the citizen of a democratic nation, he prompts them to use this in a rightful manner, ensuring a system of their dreams and aspirations in place. He illustrates further that a new revolution ‘Inqlaab’ aimed at changing the fate of this nation is possible, provided we all vote and that too without any fear, influence, fully valuing the power of your finger. He concludes with the poem of Guru Rabindranath Tagore “Where the mind is without and head is held high….let my country awake”.
The artists who enlivened this empowering theatre included Neeraj Kant, Palshin Dutta, Kananpreet Kaur, Amit Rana, Priya Kashyup, Mihir Gujral, Vishal Sharma and Kushal Bhat. The music and the lights of the play were operated by Mohd. Yaseen.
