Mai Ri Main Ka Se Kahu
| dc.contributor.author | Kumar, Ajay | |
| dc.contributor.illustrator | Desh, Vijaydan | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-21T05:16:15Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-05-20 | |
| dc.description | Ajay Kumar directed this musical adaptation for the National School of Drama Repertory Company. The production emphasizes the folk aesthetic of the original Rajasthani tale, combining music, movement, and traditional theatrical elements to reinterpret Vijaydan Detha's classic story for contemporary audiences. | |
| dc.description.abstract | Mai Ri Main Ka Se Kahu story centers around a newlywed bride whose husband leaves for a five-year business trip the very day after their wedding. On his way, a ghost falls deeply in love with the bride. Discovering the husband's absence, the ghost assumes the husband’s form and enters the household. Unlike the real husband, who is consumed by money and social status, the ghost offers the bride genuine love, respect, and emotional fulfillment. When the ghost confesses his true identity to her, she is caught in a profound dilemma (duvidha) between societal morality and true happiness. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Shilpa Bharti, Madhurima Tarafdar, Satyendra Malik, Ankur Singh (Sutradhar); Mazibur Rehman, Sourash Gurudas Meshram (Ghost); Dr. Anamika Sagar, Pooja Gupta, Potshangbam Rita Devi/Shivani Bhartiya, Sugandh Pandey, Madhavi Sharma (Bride); Vikas Kumar Gupta, Vikram Lecha, Bipin Devidasrao Ghobale/Ashutosh Banerjee, Ashwin Verma, Suman Kumar (Groom); Vikram Lecha/Akhin Kumar (Seth); Aditi Arya/Madhavi Sharma (Sethani); Bipin Devidasrao Ghobale/Suman Kumar (Gadariya); Anant Sharma, Dheeraj Kumar, Bhawanjali, Heera Lal Rai, Dr. Anamika Sagar, Pooja Gupta, Potshangbam Rita Devi, Shivani Bhartiya, Sugandh Pandey, Madhavi Sharma, Vikas Kumar Gupta, Vikram Lecha, Bipin Devidasrao Ghobale, Ashutosh Banerjee, Ashwin Verma, Suman Kumar, Mazibur Rehman, Sourash Gurudas Meshram, Susheel Kant Mishra (Chorus). Production Credits: Rajesh Singh (Repertory Chief); Susheel Kant Mishra (Stage Design); Anant Sharma (Stage Decoration Assistant); Vikram, Taqmir (Stage Construction); Susheel Kant Mishra, Sunil (Lighting Design & Operation); Md. Suleman, Pradeep Agrawal (Lighting Execution); Parvati Bisht (Costume In-charge); Pooja Gupta (Costume Design); Aditi Arya, Madhurima Tarafdar (Costume Assistants); Moti Lal Khare (Properties); Dheeraj Kumar, Bhawanjali Saxena (Properties Assistants); Rajesh Pathak (Harmonium); Anil Mishra (Sarangi); Shailendra Chauhan (Percussion); Shyam Rastogi (Sitar); Naveen Singh Thakur (Music Arrangement & Assistant); Mukesh Kumar (Sound Operation); Mazibur Rehman (Poster & Brochure Guidance); Ali Raja (Poster & Brochure Design); Bipin Devidasrao, Dr. Anamika Sagar (Make-up); Aditya Verma, Zuber Bedi (Administration & Accounts); Pawan Kumar, Dhanraj (Administrative Assistants); Deepak Kumar (Photography); Vijaydan Detha (Story); Rajesh Singh (Concept & Guidance); Ajay Kumar (Music & Direction). | |
| dc.format.extent | 94 Minutes | |
| dc.format.medium | Mp4 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | National School of Drama Repertory Company. (2023, May 20). Māre Gaye Gulfām (मारे गए गुलफाम) [Theatre production]. Based on Duvidha by Vijaydan Detha; directed by Ajay Kumar. National School of Drama Repertory Company, New Delhi. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.rangabhilekh.in/handle/123456789/173 | |
| dc.language.iso | hi | |
| dc.publisher | National School of Drama Repertory Company, New Delhi | |
| dc.subject | Musical Theatre | |
| dc.subject | Folk Theatre | |
| dc.subject | Indian Drama | |
| dc.subject | Rajasthani Literature | |
| dc.subject | Rajasthani folk music | |
| dc.subject | Patriarchal society criticism | |
| dc.subject | Duvidha adaptation | |
| dc.subject | Experimental theatre | |
| dc.title | Mai Ri Main Ka Se Kahu | |
| dc.type | Video |
