'Satrange Log' staged by Madhyam Foundation on 20.1.2018 in Patna (हिन्दी में कथा-सार के साथ)

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Dualism in morality nakedly clear

(हिन्दी में कथा-सार के लिए अंग्रेजी टेक्स्ट के नीचे देखिए.)

एक और सम्बंधित रिपोर्ट यहाँ पढ़िये- 

http://biharidhamaka.blogspot.in/2018/01/102-27-2018-2012018.html

Dualism of morality is nakedly clear in this one-act superb play written by the veteran playwright Satish Prasad Sinha. A village belle is sleeping over the bench on some roadside and time is midnight. This young beautiful woman is perceived as a bounty by the people of all statures and fame who come across that corner. The leader, the businessman, the spoiled young chap and the goon, all come to the scene one by one and each of them feels stung by the overflowing youthfulness and fleshy beauty of the sleeping beautiful woman. A verbal fight is going on between them as to who is eligible to play a dirty game with that woman. One more person appears on the spot who is a drunkard. While showing the airs and coquetry of a boozer, the drinker smells the nefarious designs of the people thronging there. He is struck so much by the horribly lousy intentions of them that his drunkenness is over and he is now in full senses. He claims that the sleeping woman is his own wife who has perhaps left his home as he has beaten her in the morning. All are flabbergasted and plan to thrash the drunker man. Suddenly the police reach there and the drunker prays them to save his wife. But the policemen are also interested only in their share in the bounty. Suddenly, the woman awakes and it is found that the woman is in fact a eunuch. The eunuch dances a full dashing item number..." Bidi jalai le jigar se pia...."

Satish Prasad Sinha is well known for his dramas on Akashvai. The drama 'Satrange Log' hits upon the double standards of people in our society who speaks high but acts so low.To wrap up the issue of all pervading malevolence and that too only in an one-act play is a bold idea. Sri Prasad has come out successful on any yardstick. 

The actors playing the roles of Seth Damarilal (Sushan Chakravorty), Sevak (Kunal Sikand), Young man (Saurabh), Nataku (Suman Mishra) the goon (Vijay Kumar), Cops (Saurabh Singh and his partner) all  did justice with their characters. The director Kunal Sikand has succefully used the full floor of the stage. Pankaj Singh as the drunkard was fantastic. Make-up and music by Gunjan were impressive. Rajan Kr Singh was on lights who never missed to keep focus on the spot of movements in the play. As far as dance is concerned, it was not only the Nataku (Suman Mishra) who showed his comaand over the dance movements but also the other supporter actors who gave befitting company.

Precisely it can be stated that the play was a huge success the pillars of which were adept script, good direction, superb acting, a thunderous dance and skillful backstage.

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कथा-सार: एक सुन्दर युवती आधी रात में पेटी बगल में रखे सड़क के किनारे एक बेंच पर सोयी हुई है.  सेवक, सेठ, युवक, गुंडा आदि अनेक लोग उधर से गुजरते हैं और उस सोयी युवती के मांसल सौंदर्य से आसक्त होकर उसकी इज्जत लूटने की योजना बनाते हैं. उनमें इस बात को लेकर झगड़ा है कि इस मुफ्त के ईनाम का असली हकदार कौन है. तब शराबी वहाँ आता है और सारी परिस्थिति को भाँप जाता है. वह दावा करता है कि सोई स्त्री उसकी पत्नी है इसलिए उसकी इज्जत पर कोई हाथ न डाले. तभी वहाँ पुलिस का आगमन होता है परंतु वे कोई मदद करने की बजाय इस युवती के साथ होनेवाले दुर्व्यवहार में अपना हिस्सा लेने की सोचते हैं. तभी युवती जग जाती है और पता चलता है कि वह दर-असल एक किन्नर है. सभी अपना कपाड़ पीटते हैं. फिर वह किन्नर "बीड़ी जलाई ले जिगर से पिय.." पर अपना धमाकेदार नृत्य प्रस्तुत करता है. सभी उसमें शरीक होते हैं. नाटक लोगों के उस नैतिकता पर करारा चोट करता है जो कहने के लिए कुछ और होता है और करने के लिए कुछ और.

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Review by:  Hemant Das 'Him'

Photographs by:  Hemant 'Him'

E-mail: hemantdas_2001@yahoo.com