Do you remember those third standard high school essays that you used to get to write on "Friendship"? And you knew how to adorn it with larger than life words like ‘unconditional love’, ‘the spirit of sharing & caring’, ‘sacrifice’ etc. in order to get an A+ on it. But the truth of the time was that only a few friends were really the ‘best’ ones, some were a little less than the ‘best’, others were not more than just pencil sharing buddies and remember those hard core enemies belonging to the other gang with a name equally weird as yours. The hierarchy was in place. The hierarchy is still in place, with categories more profound, outlined and quantifiable than ever before. And these categories often become loud and evident in front of us when picking up the right birthday or marriage gift for a friend.
The basic rules remain pretty simple though! The ones inviting through a WhatsApp message or email are the basic ‘Rs. 1100’ category friends. A mixer grinder or an electric iron should do the deal for these. The ‘Rs. 2100’ category corresponds to those sending invitation with a tangible and palpable high quality marriage card and a box of sweets. Yummy! And then the rare ‘Rs. 5100’ category, wherein you are likely to be spotted doing funny dance moves with a Rs. 100 note stuck in your mouth to flaunt your ecstasy and celebration! The list goes on…
Based on the quest of redefining friendship in the realms of today's running cities and the joyful & roller-coaster journey of friendship, Vayam Performing Arts Society brings to you its fresh stage play “1500 Ka Dost".
The play is designed with a universal approach keeping the ageless relationship of friendship in mind. The play attempts to touch the lost and forgotten chord of affection and benevolence in our hearts because all of us have ‘that friend’ whom we want to meet again.
Cast:
Reha Sharma, Abhishek Yadav, Praveen Peethambhar, Rakesh Kumar, Stalin, Ramjeet Rajbhar, Mukul Rohilla, Yashika Dhankar, Gunjan Tiwari
Directed by: Ashtam Neelkanth, Amit Tiwari and Rahul Saini
Designed by Ashtam Neelkanth
Assistant Director: Ravi Bhadoria