Naha Le Re Bhai is a satire on Indian bureaucracy and judicial system. It is a collection of short scenes, each having one short story. The namesake case filed by wife seeking divorce from her husband is brought to the court as the last case of the play. The court employees also have standalone scenes with funny one-liners and jibes at government, society and beliefs.
Few of the scenes and one-liners are done well and entertains the audience. The performance of Vedika Singh as the plaintiff for the namesake case is spontaneous and memorable. Other actors also fit the role. The weak link is the script itself which doesn’t have much to offer. The dialogues and over-dramatizations coupled with few over-stretched scenes kick the fun out of the play.
The play touches on few serious issues and concerns which are left untold by media and government. The problem is that it fails miserably in connecting with audience. Partly the problem lies with Mumbai audience – it is tough enough for them (us) to visualize a free flowing river and a village. It only becomes tougher (impossible) to sympathize or connect with the cost of development or the cost of our tap water to such villages. But mostly, the problem is with the weak and uninteresting execution.
AglaPlay Verdict: Avoid AglaPlay Rating: 1/5 Language: Hindi Duration: 1 Hour 15 minutes (Approx.) Writer: Santosh Tiwari Director: Chitransh Pawar Cast: Santosh Tiwari , Vedika Singh, Asif Hussain, Reet Kaur, Jitender Singh, Naveen Sandhu, Gaurav Singh, Shalini Hirani, Neeraj Singh, Surabhi Darji
Below are few relevant links. The whole performance is available on the YouTube channel of director Chitransh Pawar, link provided below.
Complete Play on YouTube
