Actor Ashutosh Rana has returned to the stage as Ravan within the theatre manufacturing, Humare Ram. Directed by Gaurav Bhardwaj, the play has already been efficiently staged in 10 cities. In an interview with SCREEN, Ashutosh opened up about returning to theatre, making of mythological dramas, and rather more.
When requested about larger-than-life cinema failing the viewers – living proof being Adipurush, whereas the theatre play grabbing consideration, Ashutosh replied, “When one is engaged on a larger-than-life topic, you will need to meet with the craft’s precise requirements, together with the dialogues, costume, or how you’re going to say one thing.”
He additional added, “If we don’t handle all these components, then the viewers doesn’t respect it in any respect. Be it a movie, play, or OTT, it can solely be praised when its emotions, language, costume and physique language are genuine. Audiences won’t settle for flaws in mythology, they’re emotional about it.”
The actor emphasised that not all mythological content material is trolled. “The TV present Ramayana was appreciated so much. The rationale was that their actor’s appears, atmosphere and the whole lot else was saved in thoughts. Folks ought to see Ravana in me, not Ashutosh Rana. Most films make the identical mistake, the viewers doesn’t need to see the actor, they need to see the character to really feel the feelings and join,” he elaborated.
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Ashutosh continued, “Each particular person tries to make genuine content material from their aspect, they assume they’re making a masterpiece. You get to know in a while in case your conviction wasn’t accepted by folks or not. The viewers would possibly really feel it’s masala, however to you it wasn’t. Therefore, it’s necessary to stay to the holiness of what you’re making.”
Speaking about his return to theatre after three many years, he expressed, “It’s a full circle second for me. My final look was at Kamani Auditorium in Delhi in 1994, after I was at NSD. After round 30 years, I’m coming again to the identical theatre to carry out Humare Ram. I couldn’t have considered a greater function or play to return.”
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In the meantime, speaking about his play Humare Ram, it showcases unprecedented scenes from the Ramayana, which have by no means been depicted on stage earlier than. Whereas Ashutosh Rana portrays the function of Ravan, Lord Ram has been essayed by Rahull Bhucchar, Danish Akhtar as Lord Hanuman, Tarun Khanna as Lord Shiva, Harleen Kaur Rekhi as Sita, and Karan Sharma as Surya Deva. Kailash Kher, Shankar Mahadevan, and Sonu Nigam have collaborated for unique compositions for Humare Ram.
It is going to be staged twice a day from Sixteenth-Twenty third February, 2025.
