'Journey of an actor' play showcases real life struggle

Under the weekly '

Abhinayan

' series of

Tribal Museum

, a lucid play '

Journey Of An Actor

' depicting the real-life struggles that professional artistes go through to realise their dreams. Written and directed by Azam Khan, the play depicts trials and tribulations that come in the way of actors in their endeavours. Audience were moved by subliminal treatment of the act which was prepared over a two-month workshop.

The story of the play revolves around three aspirants from various cities, who reach Mumbai to make it big in the entertainment industry. Each of them, come across typical sets of problems and is confronted with dilemmas such as casting couch, to secure a role in a film or a reality show. So while there is the story of a village girl who gets a role in an upcoming film after agreeing to a director's demand for sexual favours. There is also the story of a

NSD

graduate Kabir, who commits suicide after many unsuccessful attempts. After his death, his friends find out that Kabir was assaulted by a casting director. Thus, the friends decide to raise their voice against the director so that no other aspirant faces similar issues. The play focuses on their struggle to draw out the truth.