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Bhikre Bimb Vs Broken Images Play: Broken Images Cast: Shabana Azmi and Shabana Azmi’s Image (Conscience) Written By: Girish Karnad Directed By: Alyque Padamsee Venue: Chowdiah Memorial Hall, Bangalore Play: Bhikre Bimb Cast: Arundhati Nag and Arundhati Nag’s Image (Conscience) Written By: Girish Karnad Directed By: Girish Karnad Venue: RangaShankara, Bangalore The Crowd at Chowdiah Memorial Hall on July 19 2012: There were no tattoos on the left side just below the shoulder blade this time! Nonetheless the crowd was intellectual or apparently intellectual yet again. The English was fluent, the wardrobe was starched, the necklace was loud and clear! The Plot: Two sisters Manjula Nayak and Nalini Nayak grow up in a well to do Kannada (Hindi for Broken Images) family. However Nalini is paralysed from the waist and below and gets more attention of the two. Attention is not limited to parental care (where Nali...

An evening with “Tumhari Amrita” Play: Tumhari Amrita (Yours Amrita) Writer: Javed Siddiqi Cast: Shabana Azmi and Farouque Shaikh Disclaimer: This is an independent sharing of experience of an audience who saw the play and was mesmerized and disturbed at the same time by this poignant story. IN NO WAY WHATSOEVER IT IS INTENDED TO COMPROMISE THE LEGACY OF THIS GREAT PLAY! It’s through letters that they talk but they talk. A rationalist mind would have advised them to stop it immediately but emotions often score over rationalism and end with Amrita. Born into a Dewan’s family Amrita had a good upbringing at least from the economic point of view. Her proximity with Zulfi (Zulfikar Ali Hyder) began on a birthday party when the innocence of childhood was sublime. The letters (or as advertised love letters) that Amrita and Zulfi write to each other covers the journey of how mutual attraction at the first place soon blossoms into a close fri...