Theatre Review: Eka Lagnachi Pudhchi Goshta

Taking a cue from modern-day marital situations, writer-director Advait Dadarkar presents a story of Manisha and Manoj’s life from premarital to post-marital days. While the setup is modern, the traditional values are retained, making this sequel of the hugely popular play Eka Lagnachi Goshta a laugh riot.

The play starts with Manisha (Kavita Lad-Medhekar) giving a recap of her and Manoj’s (Prashant Damle) married life, and then taking you ahead with their current situation where everyone has gotten busy with their respective lives and their son Advait too has moved to Bangalore for higher studies. Manisha feels that their love life has lost the charm and wants to revive the old times, but Manoj seems to have deleted the old memories. To add to this, he is advised by Puru sir that having an extramarital affair is the key to a happy life. Though Manoj takes that ‘advice’ seriously, he realises his mistake while romancing the young office employee Kashmira.

The play unfolds in a series of hilarious situations and some clever lines. Prashant and Kavita are effortless and the pair’s chemistry is easy and crackling. And yes, the popular songs Hi pari asmani and Sukh mhanje nakki kay asta too feature in the play, much to the audience’s delight, making Eka Lagnachi Pudhchi Goshta a must watch.

Writer and Director: Adwait Dadarkar
Genre: Comedy/ Drama
Cast: Prashant Damle, Kavita Lad-Medhekar, Atul Todankar, Pratiksha Shivankar, Mrunal Chemburkar, Rajsinh Deshmukh, Parag Dange
Language: Marathi
Highlight: A comical drama that ensures a laugh riot and refreshes some nostalgic moments.

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