Lucknowites laughed out loud watching this play

Theatre lovers waited eagerly in large numbers outside the Thrust auditorium of Bhartendu Natya Akademi in

Gomti Nagar

when the play '

Jaat Hi Pucho Sadhu Ki

' was staged there, recently. The play had actors of the National School of Drama Repertory performing on stage.

(L) Basant (R) Shubham Pareek and Shruti Mishra (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui)
The play was a Hindi translation of acclaimed playwright Vijay Tendulkar's Marathi play Pahije Jatiche by Vasant Dev and was directed by Rajinder Nath.
The comedy play started with the lead character Mahipat, who gives a biographical sketch of his life. He talks about accomplishing the only one thing he aimed to do in his life, completing MA before dying. The play focused on how Mahipat lands a job in a university but ends up being an educated unemployed young man. "Of all the comedy plays written in any Indian language I know of, I consider Jaat Hi Pucho Saadhu Ki as the best," said Rajinder Nath.

(L) Prafull Gaur (R) Pragya Saxena (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui)
Shubham Pareek essayed the role of Mahipat and was successful in making the audience laugh with his wit and punches. Other characters in the play included Sina, Ishwar Bhai, Laundry Wala and Hanuman Seth which were played by Suresh Sharma, Raju Roy, Moti Lal Khare and Siddheswar Kashinath Thorat, respectively.
"The play had me in a rollercoaster of laughter. It was worth watching this two-hour long drama," saidPratyaksh.
— Saad Abbasi

(L) Prof Suresh Sharma (R) Vinay and Amit (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui)