Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 12: Theatre group ‘Natrang’ here today staged Hindi comedy play ‘Chor’, written by Rajindra Kumar Sharma and directed by Neeraj Kant.
The play opens with Naresh fast asleep in his room in the middle of the night when his sleep is abruptly disturbed by an unusual noise and he is shocked to find a young woman in the guise of a thief standing in front of him armed with what appears to be a gun.
She threatens him and demands money. Terrified and confused, Naresh pleads for mercy but the intruder remains firm.
In a sudden turn of events, Naresh gathers courage and snatches the gun from her. Attempting to assert control, he tries to scare her but learns that the gun is fake. The girl, unfazed, adopts a new tactic and begins blackmailing him. She threatens to raise an alarm and falsely accuses him of molestation if he refuses to comply with her demands.
As tensions rises, the commotion attracts the attention of Naresh’s wife and brother-in-law, who enter the room and react with shock and displeasure at the scene unfolding before them. Naresh, now completely helpless and cornered, finally gives in to the pressure and expresses his inability to deal with the situation any more.
The narrative now takes a humorous and unexpected twist. It is revealed that the so-called ‘lady thief’ was in fact Naresh’s sister-in-law, who had staged the entire episode to make her first meeting with him dramatic and unforgettable.
Artists who performed in the play were Mehak Chib, Aadesh Dhar, Sheetal Sen and Nikshya Mahajan; lights were design by Neeraj Kant and the presentations were managed by Priyal Ashok Gupta.
