A remake of Sholay in this play staged in Lucknow

A play, titled

The Taleman In Sholay

, was staged at

Bharatendu Natya Akademi

recently. The play, directed and written by

Devang Tewari

, revolved around a director and casting director who conduct auditions for the remake of the iconic movie Sholay. The comic twists and turns in the play had everyone in splits.

A scene from the play (BCCL/ Vishnu Jaiswal)

(L) Dimpi Bajpai, Col Sanjay Bajpai and Col BK Prasad (R) Pooja Chauhan and Rishi Tewari (BCCL/ Vishnu Jaiswal)

(L) Nikhil and Tuhin (R) Seema Modi and Abhinav Tiwari (BCCL/ Vishnu Jaiswal)