ACTING GYAAN - 2

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SAMARPAN

Awestuck actors, dumbstuck pens

finesse of an actor, writers' pen

We, the dramatics' enthusiasts of MBA Tech were searching for a direction in which we could organize and work to nurture our asthetic talents. This enthusiasm to organise and win gave birth to 'SAMARPAN'. Started in Sep- Oct 2005 currently this society has grown from strength to strength and has today a strength of 60 odd members from MBA Tech, B Tech and MBA Pharma Tech.

MILESTONES

Winners of 3rd prize in a spoof competition at MOOD INDIGO'05(IIT B extraveganza).

Super hit 'No Problem' (Euphoria'07 - NMIMS) directed by Yogesh Pagare.

Street Play 'Ithihaas Dhoondhta Hoon' directed by Mrinal Sharma was the recepient of 1st prize at Xion'06.

Other performances include dus ka tees at Kaliedoscope, thespian sea at IIT B, skits at intra collge competitions, also participated in Umang 2005,2006.

ISS HAFTE KA YADGAAR SCENE (GO TO HELL!)

Film: Iqbal

Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Shreyas Talpade, Girish Karnad, Shweta Prasad

Director: Nagesh Kukunor

Banner: Mukta Arts (Subhash Ghai)

MOHIT: Guruji! shukriya aap aaye.

GURUJI: Mohit! Tumhara ladka waaqai kaamal ka hai.

MOHIT: Aisa khiladi toh ek saadi me ek baar milta hai. Isss saal ranji trophy humari hai.

GURUJI: Ho sakta hai. Toh mujhe kyun bulaya.

MOHIT: Suna hai ke Indian team ke kuchh selectors finals dekhne aa rahe hai.

GURUJI: Shaayad. Toh kya deal offer kar rahe ho?

MOHIT: Koi deal nahin. Maine yahi batane aapko bulaya hai kee in bachhon ko apna game khelne dijiye. Ye baazi maidan par hi taay hone den.

GURUJI: Mohit naadan mat bano. Tum jaante ho ke dhandhe aur saude iss khel ka buniyaadi hissa ban chuke hai. Is desh ke sabse ache khiladi bhi saude ke wajah se oopar aaye hain. Mujh jaise log aur ab tum bhi wo saude karte hain jisse ke best possible team tayaar ho sake.

MOHIT: Isilye meri jagaah ka sauda kiya tha aapne.

GURUJI: Mohit tum mere sabse acche student the. Lekin kahin baar sirf itna kaafi nahin hotaa. Agar tum mere saath rehte toh kabhi naa kabhi main tumhe Indian team me select karva hi deta.

MOHIT: Agar koi doosra raaiz saada aapki chaukhat pe naa aata toh. Main select nahin hua uska afssos nahin hai mujhe. Agar koi cheez hai jisne mujhe toda hai to yeh ke jab main bebas aur laachar tha to ek daafa bhi aapne apna haath nahin rakha mere sar pe. Ek din mere dost, mere guru, mere bhagwan the aap. Aur dusre din main aapkee academy ke register main naam ke siva kuchh nahin tha.

GURUJI: Main sirf great players banana chahta hun bas.

MOHIT: Meri baat dhyaan se sun lijiye. Iqbal ke saath who nahin hogaa jo mere saath hua.

GURUJI: Is waqt Indian team ko ek batsman ki zaarorat hai, bowler ki nahin. Aur kamal woh batsman hai.

MOHIT: Aap jo chahe kar lijiye guriji. Yeh ladka meri tarah haar manke gumnaami me nahin khoyegaa. Iqbaal ki qismat me wo nila uniform likha hai. Aur who use milne se aap aur aapki daalali kabhi bhi nahin rok sakti.

GURUJI: To phir main uska bhala chahta hun.

MOHIT: Ek muddat se ye baat kehna chah raha tha aapse. Aapse apne baap se aur har uss insaan se jisne mera bhala chaha hai. GO TO HELL!

THE BIGGEST PANGA WITH PANGA NAA LO

Director: Rajen Kothari

Banner: Vidisha Production Pvt Ltd

Cast: Om Puri, Satish Shah, Supriya Pathak

Release date: 20/4/07

1st week gross: 6 lacs approx( business of cinema)



The schedule of the film started on 8th August, 2005. Seems long ago. Yes it was long ago. The shooting of the film was completed by feb/march 2006. Then the film took an eternity in the post production and the first copy was out by diwali' 06.



Then started the next struggle. Finding a buyer. Mukta, Adlabs, UTV, PEN, Ashtavinayak, Percept and many others. Finally PEN took up audio video rights and Adlabs gave a green signal for theatrical release.



Now tareekh pe tarrekh, taarekh pe tareekh, it was slated for release mid march. Why? the cricket world cup! Empty cinema halls. No big releases.



But the Indian team had different aspirations. They managed an eary exit. Now the entertainment world wanted to capitalize. Bigger films were pushed ahead.



Finally PNL was released with roughly 22 prints all over India one week later than promised that is 20th of April 2007. Masses had very little idea that there is a film called PNL running in the halls. Reasons. Well many. THe promos were only aired on Zee Network, no MTV, VTV or Radio Mirchi. Media tie up broken beacuse release was shifted to a date close to Abhi Ash wedding and how could they not cover that.



20th April 2007, worse than expected the morning shows were cancelled in almost all the halls of Mumbai due to lack of patronage. The next shows managed crowds but in double digits only. To add to this there were chaotic misprints in the ads published in the newspaper. The timings printe were totally differenty than actual show timings. As for example the Bombay Times showed following timings (Fame Andheri 12.30, 2.30,8.35) but the actual paln was (Fame Andheri 12 30 pm, malad 2 30 pm and kandivali 8 35 pm). Finally the ad was corrected Sunday onwards but the ad disappeared all together from Monday onwards.



Was it a lack of trust in the film. Was it sheer negletion or was this film used only to take the over flow of Bheja Fry? Whatever it was, was it PROFESSIONALISM???

NO PROBLEM!!! NO PROBLEM!!! NO PROBLEM!!!!

20 actors full of energy, 1 determined director, 4 passionate backstage co ordinators. What did this result to? A SMASHIING HIT. 'NO PROBLEM'!!!

The Prelude:

Early Feb'07

Severe brain storming sessions. O'er a coffee,o'er lunch,o'er dinner. This resulted into a play which was already 20 minutes long leading no where. Time flew. It was March. Euphoria 07 was arriving. We had promised some quality. Finally Mrinal and I decided to take help of a professional.

The Auditions

Mr. Yogesh Pagare (Yogi), our commander in chief walked in at sharp 7 pm. Auditions started. Most of the people were selected.

Day 1

Mr Yogi was on time again. I humbly asked him for a script. He replied that he doesnt need one. He remembers all dialouges.

Days flew. So did time. every day some one would be late and Pallavi would pay. People started getting into the groove. Acting improved. Co ordination did and so did ENERGY. Some blood spilled. Some jaws were broken. Some tears rolled. Some voices started fading. Sometimes fun sometimes a hell used to be our sessions.

I definately remember the way Yogi made us remember the order of scene. He would ask us to speak out the order. Any fumble or a mistake would be fined by Rs 5. I aslo remember the poll dance jig we all enjoyed. Another memorable moments were when Yogi was not there for 3 sessions and Ashwani was supervizing our practices. The way we would fight like kids and the way he'd fume up if the word 'buffer' was mentioned. Some people still owe me Rs100 for costume arrangement

Finally ther dress rehersales. The fatigue of the nightouts started seeping. Fever, low energy,high tempers, it was all happening till the 11th hour.

On the D day some ppl were on time, some were not but now was the time to pull up the socks and give it the best shot. The nervous bodies started shaking, Some ppl made sure they had the scene order right by carrying a list on their palms.

Finally we banged in from the rear entrance of Juhu Jagruti Hall. For the next 25 minutes, non knows what happened. Then started the claps and cheer. This time it was not the sarcastic one. Yipee we did it. No Problem was a big hit.

Happy and content and voiceless we left for green room again. Enter Mr Dennis that there was enough crowd for a repeat performance!!!

KATHA COLLAGE

Motley is well living up to the trend that it initiated in the year 2000 with ISMAT AAPA KE NAAM. Having practiced the art of rendering pieces of Hindustani/Urdu literature in a viable dramatic form, Motley once again pays homage to two well-acclaimed writers- Munshi Premchand and Kamtanath.KATHA COLLAGE thus derives its dramatic format from three stories, each infused with the timbre that accompanies all good narration.

The first story titled Badebhai Sahab (Big Brother) by Premchand explores the relationship that exists between two brothers with particular reference to their adolescence.The second story titled Shatranj ke Khiladi (The Chess Players), also by Premchand looks at a pre-independence era in Luknow and centers around its two protagonists, best friends because of their shared passion for chess. The last story titled Sankraman (The Circle of Life) by writer Kamtanath is reflective of the transitory yet ironically unchanging nature of life and way of being. This is highlighted through the characters of a father and a son who are completely unlike each other till the son grows to resemble his father in every which way.

On the face of it, the three stories may sound simple and straightforward but actually they offer a variety of themes and motifs that are engaging. The production in its entirety, be it in its backdrop or in the virtuosity of the actor’s craft is significant of a minimalism that is commendable. In short, KATHA COLLAGE, like other Motley plays is not to be missed.

ACTING GYAAN

CINEMA IS LARGER THAN LIFE, DRAMATICS IS LOUDER THAN LIFE!!!

Cinema is a medium where we act for camera and the camera can come as close to you as wanted. So even the most subtle of changes will be registered. But in dramatics you have to directly connect to the audiences seating in the last row so you need to register the variations by performing slightly louder. Louder is not only the projection of voice but also the expressions