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In one of the many episodes that make up this play, Dubey is a rustic Haryanvi belittling her neighbour with her 19-inch TV, while in another she is a sophisticated, 34-year-old bride-to-be who is unsettled by the demands of the groom’s family. While the episodes look at the lives of the nouveau riche, the techies and even the lower middle class, Dubey along with the other actors — Shena Gamad, Ashish Paliwal, Andrew Hoffland — change props and accents in the blink of an eye. Varma’s chapter on the IT revolution becomes an episode of two techies, played by Paliwal and Hoffland, based in the US. Indians, the play says, are like this only, a blend of superstitions and Silicon Valley.
Varma, director-general of the ICCR, is planning to watch the play on Sunday. And he has no idea what’s in store since he has not even attended the rehearsals. “Lushin expressed her desire to stage a play inspired by my book,” says Varma. “I was a bit unsure about the idea as my book is not fiction but an extended essay, an honest portrayal of who we are, where we came from and which way we are headed.” But then he “has a high regard for Lushin’s theatrical prowess”, and so left it to her good sense to write the script with writer Nicholas Kharkongor.
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