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Writer -
Ramu Ramanathan
Director
- Jaimini Pathak
Concept
& Research - Amrit Gangar
Lights
- Kavi Bhansali
Sound -
Pragya Tiwari
The Players
- Jaimini Pathak, Suruchi Aulakh
DURATION:
1 hour 40 minutes, with an interval.
A WORKING
TITLE production
Synopsis
Probably
many people know that 14th April is the anniversary of the day the Titanic
sank, but few people know that 71 years ago, on 14th April, almost 3000
people lost their lives in Bombay!
The year
was 1944, and the Indian struggle for Independence was on its last tumultuous
leg. The world was being ravaged by war. All of India was on tenterhooks,
in apprehension of an attack from Japan. And on 14th April 1944 , a huge
explosion ripped Bombay harbour!
No, it was
not the Japanese invasion. The British ship, S.S. Fort Stikine had blown
up, due to the hundreds of tonnes of explosives that were stored illegally
in its hold, raining upon the city an assortment of explosives, oil, timber,
scrap iron, flesh, limbs and
gold bars!!!
Amidst all
this, in an old apartment building near the docks, a gentle love story
unfolded, in 3, SAKINA MANZIL
Contact:
Jaimini Pathak - 98200 77429
eMAIL:
jaiminiacts@yahoo.com
SOME REACTIONS
FROM OUR AUDIENCES (as recorded in our Comments Book)
"Unbelievable!"
Gita Chadha
"Simply
brilliant." Sahil Pingle
"Really
refreshing from the daily boring entertainment." Anurag & Gargi Kapur
(Delhi)
"Different."
Shruthi Shetty (Delhi)
"Superb
& inspiring." Esha Shamani
"Acting
par excellence & lot of thematic value." Prabhjot Butalia
"Must-watch
play." Manish Sharma
"Brought
the past to life!" Preeti
"Awesome!"
Gaargi Ramakrishna
THE DOON
SCHOOL , DEHRADUN
"A show
very well done" - Karthik Handa
"Simply
brilliant" Eeshan Tiwary
"The quality
of acting was just a class apart, and the theme was even more touching"
-Udit Agarwal
THE KRISHNAMURTI
FOUNDATION SAHYADRI SCHOOL
"Please
come again soon!" Cynthia Michelle Lewis (Class 6)
"Very touching"
Megha T
"It was
breathtaking!" Parth Barchha
"Brings
the past back to the future!" Ketaki Uma
"Watching
plays has never been so much fun!" Tami Shashikant
"I think
it's a great way to bring back history!" Pranali Patel
"Inexpressibly
eye-opening & beautifully subtle!" Aaksha Meghawat
"It can
aptly be described as a sublime experience!!" Pratyush Patodia
"Rocking
man! Too cool! Encore!" Adarsh Loyal
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