The same was theme for the monologue by Anupam Kher. The play, named Kuch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai, was staged in the NIMHANS auditorium as the concluding event for the Times of India Refresh Bangalore Festival. This play is about Anupam Kher’s life through his own eyes. He narrates his whole life and it’s up and downs by the means of stage. It’s his autobiography written in language of theatre.
He is a successful actor today. But when we look at his past, we realize that all the success has come only because of his hard work. There are numerous stories of struggle and failure. Hearts breaking, dreams shattering, hopes getting doomed, everything is presen in his past. Nothing can be earned without suffering. You try and you fail. But you again try and keep trying till you pass. That’s the success formula for life.
Like an innocent child, Anupam narrates to us some of the most heart-touching incidents of his life. He does not make it dramatic, pure and truthful. He does not try to be critical. He just shows colors of life and tells us that these things happen with everyone, I am no Superman. He does not preach anything but just shows what he did every time he was faced with some problem. It’s totally up to the audience to relate to him or to agree to him.
He has great sense of humor and is a perfect actor. Only actors like him can keep the audience awake for more than 2 hours in a monologue (or for that matter any play). Crowd enjoyed each of his joke and his actions. He had spell bound the whole auditorium. Superb experience indeed.
The play ends on a positive note with a nice one liners from Anupam Kher “Nothing in this world can be all wrong, even the clock which has stopped working shows correct time twice a day”.
Overall the play was a memorable experience. The kind of energy he showed is really great. He did not slow down for even a moment. Audience was totally mesmerized by his sheer presence and enthusiasm. He gets 100% for his performance. The play also incorporated some of the most memorable scene from his movies and some of the rare photos. Great direction and productioin. The venue is not the best of choice for plays but seeing the size of the crowd, it looked absolutely perfect. The arrangement could have been better, specially the entry and timings. Play started around 7 and stretched onto 9:20. Most importantly, as it was free entry event, a varied kind of audience was present. Not the best of the crowd for a play but still manageable.
Some of the memorable lines from the play:
- Bheega aadmi kabhi bearish se nahi darata hai.
- There is no need of going through a problem twice, once thinking about it and secondly actually going through it.
1 comment:
I really wanted to go for this one, but somehow could not squeeze time... looks like I missed a lot.. :D
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