Hindi Play - Andha Yug - Delhi

Andha Yug is a 1953 verse play written in Hindi, by renowned novelist, poet, and playwright Dr Dharmveer Bharti. The plot of the play is centered around the last day of the Mahabharata war. It presents the problems and human ambitions of the war and its aftermath. Andha Yug highlights the perils of self-enchantment in an anti-war allegory. It explores human capacity for moral action, reconciliation, and goodness in times of atrocity and reveals what happens when individuals succumb to the cruelty and cynicism of a blind, dispirited age. The story hints at the perils that await a society that turns away from its wisdom culture and instead succumb to the logic of the moment that can be easily swayed by emotions. Bharti uses the war of Mahabharat to make an anti-war statement and raises questions regarding moral uprightness in the wake of Partition- related atrocities loss of faith and national identity. The play deals with the important philosophical questions like, ethics, necessity and consequences of war.

Cast Credits Actors: Saveree Sri Gaur, Prabhakar Pandey, Sahil Mukhi, Prince Nagpal, Vipin Chauhan, Ashutosh kumar Singh, Kakoli Gaur Nagpal, Ankur Rudra Sharma, Rawal Singh Mandhatta, Anuraj Arya, Sanjeev Sisodia, Hemlata Yanshin, Supriya Jena, Ashutosh Yadav, Jitendra Kumar Bhagat, Ritesh Ojha, Manoj Prasad, Akansha, Khushboo, Aparna Puranik, Karuna, Simran, Tabu, Ragbir, Vaibhav and the team. Chorus: Deepak Joshi, Rakshit Prabhakar, Hemant Mishra, Rajat Shandilya, Abhishek Sharma, Arjun Gupta, Arun Panghal, Production incharge and Costume design: Kakoli Gaur Nagpal. Music arranger: Sandy Singh. Music by Dr Sangeeta Gaur.