*Case Number 99* (Check Mate) – Written by Yogesh Soman
*Genre*: Drama / Suspense / Thriller fefe
*Summary *
The play revolves around an insurance fraud and a cat-and-mouse chase with law enforcement.
Amar Desai dies in a train accident, making his wife Aarti Desai the beneficiary of a hefty insurance payout of ₹5 crores. Soon after Aarti receives the money, Amar is revealed to be alive — the couple had conspired together to cheat the insurance company.
While Amar and Aarti celebrate their success, CBI officer Vikram Inamdar enters the plot. What follows is a thrilling game of hide-and-seek as the baffled officer tries to crack “Case No. 99”.
The central question of the play: Will CBI officer Vikram Inamdar solve the mystery, or will Amar and Aarti succeed in conning the honest officer? The story builds toward an absolutely unexpected climax.
The play is also described as “शेवटाचा 'अंदाज' करता न येणारं नाटक” – a play whose ending you can’t predict. It’s been performed in Marathi and as a Gujarati drama that completed 100 shows in Mumbai.
Event Venue
Ravindra Bhawan (Anjani Sabhagruha): Bhopal, Rajbhavan Road, Near, Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Polytechnic Chouraha, Professors Colony, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 462002, India
INR 199
