SWATANTRA THEATRE PUNE PRESENTS
An Award-Winning Hindi Play
AADHE ADHURE
BENGALURU, HERE WE COME!
Date & Time: 20 November, 7:00 PM
Venue: Rangoli Metro Art Centre, MG Road Boulevard, Metro Station, Bengaluru
About the Play
After winning hearts and accolades, Swatantra Theatre Pune is bringing its acclaimed Hindi production "Aadhe Adhure" to Bengaluru for the very first time!
Written by Mohan Rakesh, one of the most celebrated and influential playwrights of modern Hindi theatre, Aadhe Adhure is a landmark work that continues to remain deeply relevant across generations.
A powerful and thought-provoking exploration of human relationships, fractured families, emotional isolation, and the endless search for completeness, the play holds up a mirror to our society. It explores the complexities of marriage, the struggle for identity, unfulfilled desires, and the fragile bonds that hold a family together.
Synopsis
The play takes us inside a middle-class family where relationships are fractured, conversations are incomplete, expectations remain unfulfilled, and every individual is struggling with their own sense of identity and happiness.
At the heart of the story is Savitri, a woman searching for emotional, financial, and personal fulfilment in a world where every relationship seems incomplete. Her husband, children, and the people around her represent different shades of frustration, insecurity, conflict, and loneliness.
But who is responsible for this incompleteness? Is it the family, society, circumstances, or human nature itself?
Even decades after its creation in 1968, Aadhe Adhure remains remarkably contemporary. Mohan Rakesh does not offer easy answers. Instead, his extraordinary writing gives voice to the silences, conflicts, and contradictions of everyday life. His characters are not merely individuals on stage; they represent people we encounter around us, and perhaps even reflections of ourselves.
Cast & Crew
Written by: Mohan Rakesh
Directed by: Abhijeet Choudhary
Creative Director & Music Design: Dhanashree Heblikar
Produced by: Yuwaraj Shah
Cast: Rajeev Bhardwaj, Tara Mohini, Gunn Phalke, Sanjana Tejwani, Krishank, and a talented ensemble.
Under the direction of Abhijeet Choudhary, the production brings together powerful performances, compelling storytelling, and an intense theatrical experience. Swatantra Theatre invites Bengaluru's theatre lovers to experience one of the finest works of modern Indian drama.
A story of incomplete relationships.
A search for complete happiness.
A reflection of our own lives.
Tickets available on BookMyShow and at the venue.
For details: 8329696186, 9767178857
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Event venue
Rangoli Metro Art Centre: Bengaluru, Metro Station, Shivaji Nagar, Beside, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560001, India, Bangalore
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