Play: Final Solutions by Mahesh Dattani
Cast: Arshida,
Farsana, Jamseena, Jowza, Nishida, Ramya Narayanan, Ramya Pranoob, Roshna,
Sajitha, Shameera,Sayana, Thasni Banu.
Directors: Rineesha, Saisree
Stage Director: Nuzhat Unneen
Camera: Hafsath P.U,Nikitha
Recently we staged a play of
Mahesh Dattani, ‘Final Solutions’ in our class. We are happy to receive full
swing cooperation from everyone in the class. We were surprised to see almost
everyone taking up different forms and colours delivering an amazing
performance. Now something from the director who is the ‘Abhimanam Mol’ of the
class, Rineesha,
“It
was a great experience for me wearing the hat of a director. That was the first time I said ‘start, camera,
action’ in my life which I don’t see happening again anywhere in the distant
future. Initially I was not confident enough to play to play the role of a
director, but with God’s grace and my co-workers’ support, it was made
possible. I take this opportunity to express my deep gratitude to Saisree, the
assistant director who always at my beck and call with cent percent sincerity.
She was the official scene divider as our stage was the limited space of our
classroom that carried out all the scenes. So she would pop up in the middle of
the play and mark the scene and go. I can ramble on for hours if I let loose my
experience with the play but that wouldn’t be fair and as everyone is equally
involved, I think everybody will have something to talk about it.”
Next going on to the actors (who by
now have claimed to be professionals) are clamoring to share their gain from
the enacting. Well, let’s have a random pick and hear what Farsana has to say,
“I am so happy to be a part of this venture. It is as if I am in an interview
now. The exposure was good and I was able to put my talent into use which I was
hitherto unaware of. I played a secular character of Ramnik Gandhi which was
not very difficult to act I am more of a secular person myself. Frankly
speaking I am still not shook from the hangover and I see Jamseena (Aruna) as
my wife and Roshna (Smitha), my daughter. I must say the teamwork was great and
everyone has put their best.”
Now, a little from the audience
perspective; it was an edutainment to watch a play put up in our classroom
space. All of them literally came as their characters demanded with proper
costumes and props; Ramnik Gandhi (Farsana) in dhoti, Aruna (Jamseena) in sari
with sindoor on forehead, Smitha(Roshna) as Smitha should be, Javed and Bobby
(Shameera and Sajitha respectively) in trousers and shirt, Hardika (Jowza) as
an old lady and Daksha (Nishida) appeared as a teenage girl and last but not
the least, the Chorus (Ramya, Sayana, Arshida, Ramya and Thasni Banu) came in
black with masks ( thanks to Febna for designing the masks). Altogether it was
a delight for the eyes and some of were literally wonderstruck to see the
silent mongers of the class to exhibit a praiseworthy performance. Of the lot,
Jamseena, Sajitha and Shameera did exceptionally well.
Though we lacked a bit on the technical
side, it was rectified with the team effort and quick sense for practical
intelligence. For instance, our first and second bell for drama’s beginning was
the rhythmic slapping of an aluminum rod against the chair’s leg; an idea
clicked in Saisree’s mind for the idea gallery she is. One good thing for all
of us that emerged out of the play was that, we now know the play in full and
is captured like a photograph in our memory and all this would not have been possible
if it wasn’t for Aswathy ma’am, who motivated us and united the diverse people
within us with great perseverance and grit. We take this opportunity to thank
you ma’am. This write-up is a tribute from us to you.
IV semester M.A English.
