Alok rajwade biography sample
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K, Hauz Khas
I sit in front of a modern building,
With modern balconies and modern bricks,
Far removed from the alphasexual hub that Hauz Khas is.
A building with no particular significance,
So much so that as I perch myself on the footpath in front of K,
All watchmen from the building there look at me in wonder,
With heavy bouts of judgement.
"They don't know" I say to myself.
I wish I could go ask them if they know,
But instead I set the cancer stick between my fingers on fire,
And resort to the only form of escapism I know - poetry.
"Ek budhiya chaand pe baithi",
Gulzar starts speaking,
And soon enough he's convinced me to dissolve all sounds around me and listen to the rhythm of her charkha.
Now here's the thing about poetry,
It's just a step away from schizophrenia,
For your mind will make you believe in things, that even your mind knows don't really exist.
Now here's the thing about love,
It's just a step away from schizo
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Ashutosh Potdar*
Abstract
This article reflects on the enactment of the archive in ideation and composition of a story through words and space. Focusing on his own engagement with the archive in playwriting, Ashutosh Potdar discusses the different artistic ways and techniques of dramatic compositions and teatralisk representations in archival engagement and historicizing of a reality in India. Investigating different methodologies of writing a play, the article also addresses dramaturgical mediations in the context of evolving identities, languages, mobilities, collaborations and the dynamics of the local and the global.
Keywords: archive,colonial theatre, Marathi teaterpjäs, playwriting, Theatre Studies, dramaturgy
Focusing on my two plays, Sindhu Sudhakar Rum ani Itar () and Sadasarvada Purvapar (), this paper discusses the role of archival ämne in the creative process of writing a play. The archival material here is the material that records the before and after of a
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30 Under How anti-hero Tahir Raj Bhasin gets into the actor&#;s skin
Image: Joshua Navalkar
Tahir Raj Bhasin | 29
Actor
Category: Entertainment
The biggest thing for an actor is to not have to introduce himself to a producer or a casting director. And that happened,” says Tahir Raj Bhasin, about the impact of his performance in Mardaani(). “It’s a filmy thing to say that life changes on a Friday, but I experienced that in real life.”
His menacing portrayal of the kingpin of a prostitution racket was followed by another impressive turn as an anti-hero in the espionage thriller Force 2() which also earned critical acclaim. “Tahir is a thinking actor who is superb at giving subtle nuances in performances. That is a rare commodity in today’s age,” says Abhinay Deo, director of Force 2.
Bhasin, who believes acting is a philosophical craft and a psychological process, likes to go into the depths of a character. As a result,