Tina’s new play

Theatre is a genre that Tina has been interested in for quite a while

but never had either the time or the opportunity to explore. Recently

she began rehearsing for her first ever play, Saath Rahega Always, co-

starring Padmini Kolhapure and Mahesh Thakur. With barely a few weeks

to go for their first show, she found herself grappling with a

completely new idiom, one whose vocabulary and movement differed

greatly from her erstwhile forte, the small screen.

I was really keen to see an entire performance of hers, having never

watched more than 3-4 episodes of any of her teleserials to date (yup,

I plead guilty!) Also, since I often used to go to her sets to drive

her home, I had seen many of her rehearsals and shoots instead of the

finished products! Hence I decided not to watch any of the play

rehearsals, and Tina kept the suspense by not telling me the

storyline, especially of the second half.

So there I sat at the very first show a few days ago, and I guess I

should have been a bit nervous but wasn’t, at all! 🙂 And I have to

tell you, Tina’s performance just blew me away! The play itself is

really good, as it very sensitively explores the nuances of family

relationships without any melodrama. In fact, the first half is full

of hilarious situations, and the chemistry between the lead actors is

really good. It has been a pleasure getting to know Mahesh and

Padminiji who, besides being stalwart performers, are also deeply

involved in their respective spiritual paths as well — hence there’s

a lot of positive energy on stage!

Right now won’t tell you more, so that those of you who are in Bbay

can catch the upcoming shows (28th Feb 7:45 pm at Rang Sharda, Bandra

and 14th March 7:45pm at Manik Sabhagruha, Bandra) Please check the

ads in the papers or just get onto www.bookmyshow.com

And do write in and tell me how it was! Meanwhile, my wife has a new

fan — me!!

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