Now there are some things that one does right in life...Yes, we all make mistakes and some of us feel sorry about them later. But we should also be thankful for the good things and the good decisions we make, right?
Of course ignorance can never be bliss.
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Visiting Prithvi theatre with my family this July was one of them.
Our mistake was not knowing the fact that the Bard from Assam was ill in the hospital and not being able to meet him.
Prithvi theatre named after the late theatre/ acting stalwart Pritviraj Kapoor,started by his son and daughter-in-law the late Jennifer Kapoor and accomplished actor Shashi Kapoor and now run by their daughter Sanjna Kapoor, son Kunal Kapoor and a few other wonderful people, has a unique place in Mumbai for all art lovers.It has encouraged lots of upcoming and struggling actors, writers, directors et al in the city.
Some of them are ones who wish to graduate to doing movies and some others who don't care about the glitz and glamor of B-town much.
Sanjna Kapoor is a wonderful lady. She did a couple of Hindi films, starting as a very young girl in her father's productions such as 'Junoon', 'Utsav' etc. Later as a young woman, she could have signed many films and accepted many offers as she had the Kapoor name, one of the most respected surnames in B-town. But she studied acting in New York, went ahead with managing Prithvi as she became convinced Hindi films were not her cup of tea. She says, she missed nothing,as she isn't too fascinated by Bollywood which 'wasn't called Bollywood' in the eighties and early nineties when she had started out.
She believed and believes theatre will survive all the over shadowing and all the intense competition...
In the picture above, Sanjna is pictured with Paddy Hater of Footsbarn Travelling Theatre Company. Her maternal grand parents Geoffrey and Laura Kendal had a very famous traveling theatre group in the past.Sanjna knows it's a hard thing to have now, but still hopes to accomplish that dream of hers someday.
Just for info- Apart from other Kappors in the family, Sanjna's aunt(mother's sister) Felicty Kendal is a known British actress and her brother Karan Kapoor is an actor turned accomplished, award winning photographer from London.
By the way, over shadowing is a hell of a thing, since Bollywood with it's copied name, more mindless entertainment than substantial ones has a huge fan following and kind of reflects Indian culture(when it's actually not true) abroad as well.
There's so much more to Indian culture, it's just that many don't know.
And the quality in Bollywood has gone down big time. First there were formulaic films but they were connected to the culture. But now, except for a few sensible ones, it;s total cultural degeneration.Something Babetude has said,time and again.
And some of these artistes are really very talented.Some have showcased their talents in the better known movie industry( Gandhi,my father was a beautiful movie made by Feroz Abbas Khan, a well known theatre and film director, playwright, screenwriter) while some are lesser known.
Not that I hadn't visited Prithvi before. Each experience has a fantastic one. This time, really enjoyed showing off Indian art and culture to some who weren't from India, sitting and enjoying the hospitality at the Prithvi Cafe where lots of creative people discuss ideas, going through their collection of books and enjoying the play Classic Milds, 2,where they staged a collection of short stories by world renowned writers.
http://www.prithvitheatre.org/home.php
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http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/02/26/stories/2005022602440100.htm
http://www.verveonline.com/27/people/sanjna/full.shtml
http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/12/24/stories/2008122450090600.htm
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