After the day is over he goes back to Ghasiram’s
For the sake of the play Pahaad Singh, the real brother of the king, was made into a villain who was the culprit behind Hadaul’s death. Finally Ghasiram himself ties a rope around the body’s one foot and drags him further away from his house and throws him below a distant hill. When Chandrakar had collected enough evidence and material to catch the rich and politically powerful corrupt individuals, he is shot dead. Another actor on stage who was a good singer-actor was Kusum Shastri as Champavati, the wife of Jujhar Singh. It was adapted and directed by Yamuna Ram who himself played the main role of Dukhiya. Pandit Ghasiram and the Harijan toli, are the chief protagonists of the story. However, a rumour is spread by the court about Hadaul’s relationship with Jujhar’s wife, and Hadaul is forced to kill himself by eating kheer made by his sister-in-law. A folk hero of the area, Lala Hadaul tried to bring about an equation between the upper caste and the lower caste, and was a great patriot of Bundelkhand; he took a vow to live and die for the region. The play goes on to say that the play, which is going to be staged today, was a play by Chandrakar, who was shot dead some time ago. It’s a story about a small township in India, where corruption rules.
The Carriage bolt Factory opening play was by host group; Gogol’s Inspector General adapted by Sanjay Sahai in Hindi as Jaanch Padtaal. The play was marked by extremely good music, with Jujhar and his wife singing a beautiful duet together without any musical instruments. After the day is over he goes back to Ghasiram’s house and asks his wife for a light for his beedi. The mayor’s second wife, Imarti and his daughter from the first wife, Baby, decide to attract the attention of the young man. However most of them overact in the play and rather than providing humour they extend the play uneccessarily. Both the protagonists in the play gave a good performance. It began rather theatrically with a pistol shot and the death of Chandrakar, an artist and journalist. Ghasiram comes to see him and he finds him dead. To get somebody to pick up his body and ‘throw’ it away is a problem for Ghasiram. The mayor with the intention of saving his officers goes to the youth and convinces the young man to move into his house as a guest. The latest news in the town is that the centre is sending a senior person to inspect the wrong doings in the township. He faints and dies after a while. Rupesh Tiwari as Hadaul, is a fine actor and singer.
