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Journalism of Courage
EGO TUSSLES: Harin Thaker and Vandana Jhaveri present a Gujarati play, Abhimaan. A social drama, it is the story of the conflict between an egoist daughter-in-law, played by Zankhana Desai, and her warm-hearted mother-in-law, played by Kalpana Diwan. At Tejpal, Gowalia Tank. Time: 3.45 pm.
EVIL OBSESSION: Mudra Production presents Savita Damodar Paranjape, a Gujarati play, originally written by Shekhar Tamhane, and directed by Sarita. Starring Ketki Dave, Rasik Dave and Rajiv Mehta, it tells the story of obsessive love bordering on insanity. At Tejpal, Gowalia Tank. Time: 7.45 pm.
THE BEST LAUGHS: Devendra Pem’s hugely successful comedy All The Best is being staged in Gujarati at Hinduja, Charni Road. Time: 7.45 pm. The English version will be played at Rangsharda, Bandra. Time: 8.30 pm. LAUGH TRACK: A light Hindi comedy, Zara Muskura Do, written by Vasant Kanetkar and directed by Jairoop Jeevan. The cast includes Pratibha Kapoor, Rakesh Parmar Vivek and Paullami. At Rangsharda, Bandra. Time: 4.30 pm. GROUP SHOW: Minakshi De, Sheila Kapoor, Arunabha Karmakar, Dipto Chattopadhyay are exhibiting their paintings at Nehru Centre Art Gallery, Worli. Till May 7, 1997. Time: 11.00 am to 7.00 pm.
CULTURAL STROKES: Ramnayak Verma, a painter from Uttar Pradesh, is exhibiting his works for the fourth time in the city. The theme of his paintings is Indian culture and heritage. Ramnayak Verma at Jehangir Art Gallery. Till May 4, 1997. Time: 11.00 am to 7.00 pm.
TEACHER TALK: Fourteen faculty members of Sir J J School of Art, exhibit their works at the Oberoi Art Walk. Till May 7, 1997. Time: 10.00 am to 7.00 pm.
SECRET PASSIONS: Siddharth Sitholey, a banker by profession, also loves to paint on the side. He has explored with water colours and oils. A self-taught artist, his oil paintings are on exhibition at the ANZ Grindlays Bank Gallery, Breach Candy. Till May 3, 1997. Time: 9.30 am to 5.00 pm. DEAR DIARY: Sans Tache art gallery, Worli, presents a theme show titled – A page from my diary. Works from the sketchbooks of late Rao Bahadur, M V Dhurandar, late Shankar Paliskar, late, Dinanath D Dalal and late G S Haldankar will be exhibited at the gallery. Till May 14. Time: 11.00 am to 7.00 pm.
Saturday
THE LIMIT: A Hindi play directed by Om Katare, Hadh Kar Di Aapne, at Tata Theatre, NCPA. Time: 6.30 pm.
KRISHNA’S FLUTE: A Marathi musical based on Lord Krishna’s birth, Sangeet Poornavatar at Experimental Theatre, NCPA. Directed by Vijay Kenkre, the cast includes Parag Waghmode, Mangesh Nadkarni, Seema Deshmukh and Rajiv Khandangle. Time: 6.30 pm.
Sunday
SOCIETY SNAP: Writer Pravin Solanki and director Feroz Bhagat present a social drama in Gujarati called Malava Jewa Manaso. At Patkar Hall. Time: 7.45 pm.
MUSICAL CHAIRS: Hosi Vasunia and Meher and Nosherwan Jehangir have produced an English comedy, Don’t Dress For Dinner. Starring Hosi Vasunia, Farid Currim and Devika Sahani, it is about a married couple who are having an extra-marital and have a dinner date with the same person. At Sophia auditorium, Breach Candy. Time: 7.30 pm.
Monday
SOLO SHOW: Shyamkant Jadhav, a painter from Kolhapur, is holding an exhibition of his paintings on nature. Jadhav is also a poet and a prolific author of children’s literature.
Shyamkant Jadhav at Jehangir Art Gallery. Till May 11, 1997. Time: 11.00 am to 7.00 pm.
Wednesday
KIDSCAPE: Shivalik Arts has organised four summer camps, for children between 9 to 14 years of age, called Kaleidoscope at Nehru Planetarium. The cartooning and voice culture workshop will be conducted by Vivek Mhetre and Chetan Sashital. From: May 7 to May 10, 1997. Time: 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm. The mask-making and theatre workshop will be conducted by Prabhakar Bhawe and Jayadev Hattangady. From: May 11 to May 17, 1997. Time: 10.00 am to 5.00 pm. The other two workshops on TV media, pottery and clay modelling will be held later in the month. For further information contact: Draupadi Rohera at 4930494.
