A play on superstitious beliefs staged at BNA in Lucknow

A

play

titled Khoobsurat Bahu depicting the common superstitious beliefs and over-exaggeration of little knowledge was staged at Bhartendu Natya Academy’s Thrust auditorium.
In the play, young

theatre

artistes performed for the first time on stage after having completed a 30-day workshop at BNA.

(L) Amit Singh (R) Basant (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui)
The play was an adaptation of a story with the same name, written by renowned writer Nag Bodas and directed by BNA’s senior artiste Manoj Sharma.
"The key characters in the play include a bride, a romantic but frustrated groom, a possessive mother and a flirtatious youth. The drama gives us the message that how people become blind in superstition," shared Manoj.

(L) Jitendra Kumar (R) Manisha Mehra (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui)
The chief guest at the play was Jitendra Kumar, Additional Chief Secretary and Director General of Culture & Tourism department.
— Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui

(L) Manoj Sharma (R) Navneet Pandey (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui)

(L) Privendra Singh (R) Raj Vardhan (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui)

(L) Ramesh Chandra Gupta (R) Yamini Suri (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui)

Shashank Awasthi and Omkar Saini (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui)