Story is more important than big stars, says director of Devbabhali

Marathi

play

'

Devbabhali

' has won many awards and laurels. The real secret of its success lies is a strong storyline, said the

director

of the play,

Prajakt Deshmukh

recently, reports a website. That definitely seems to have worked in the favour of this play.

Flying under the radar for so-called crossover audiences, who are often more insular than clued-in, is a veritable juggernaut. In just under five months, the play has already performed 75 odd shows (mostly in Mumbai, Pune and NasHik), and has etched its mark on the cultural landscape by sweeping awards season this year.

The abhangas of Tukaram provide 'Sangeet Devbabhali' its musical texture, even as it focuses on his wife, Avali (Shubhangi Sadavarte), by imagining an extended encounter between her and Rakumai (Manasi Joshi), the consort of Vitthal of Pandharpur, the eternal object of Tukaram’s devotion, says a report published in www.thehindu.com