About The Event
"Our lives - the good, the bad, and the ugly - and how the making of one book, through the power of the written word, changed (or did not change) everything. 'Aaeen' is a musical comedy bringing together 5 different stories - written by Lawai BemBem, Amitosh Nagpal, Purva Naresh, Sarah Mariam, and Varun Grover - all traversing the impact of the constitution of India in different spaces, weaved together through movement, music, interaction, and more.
In MOVE: REMOVE, Lawai BemBem explores the dynamics and politics behind the making of a constitution - in particular, Indian and American constitutions - zooming in on what goes on inside the room when humongous decisions are being made, and who's allowed to be inside the room in the first place.
In Amitosh Nagpal's "Kala Akshar Bhains Barabar", we get to see what happens in the fantasyland where Mr. Raj - a chat-pakodewala - decides to declare a country of his own, setting his own rules with a few friends: a goat and a kid.
Sarah Mariam's "Aaj Shahani Hai Raat" encircles a mysterious wedding procession where nobody has seen the groom, or knows who he is - but the revelation is larger than what it seems.
In Purva Naresh's "Pashu", two people guard a field at night, awaiting and fearing a mythical creature - the Pashu - while exchanging a telling conversation full of humour.
Finally, Varun Grover takes us through the story of a stand-up comedian who has been jailed because of a joke, in 'Desh Drohi Akshar' - a quick-witted take on the sedition clause and its misuse."
Credit list:
Writers: Lawai BemBem, Amitosh Nagpal, Purva Naresh, Sarah Mariam and Varun Grover
Directed by Atul Kumar
Assistant Director: Vara Raturi
Creative Assistant: Bhagyashree Tarke
Cast: Bhagyashree Tarke, Ipshita Chakraborty Singh, Silpi Dutta, Vara Raturi, Janhvi Marathe, Suvrat Joshi, Puneet Kumar Mishra, Satish Badal, Manoj Thapar.
Production/Sound: Sachin Kamani and Hussain Zaidi
Lights: Rahul Joglekar
Music composer: Gagan Dev Riar, Anik Sharma
Movement Training and Choreography: Ronita Mookerji
Set Design: Pravaha Khandekar
Harmonium: Apoorv Petkar
Percussion: Pranav Gurav
Created with the help of: Sufi Khan, Swanandi Tikekar, Shimli Basu.
Thank you: Aishwarya Paul, Rajiv & Sukra, Saurabh Nayyar, Mallika Singh, Rachana Raikhelkar, Dipna, Amod Bhatt, Shruti Gurav, Rahul Sharma, Rahul Kumar & Zareen Zaidi.
