The Balloon, a theater play which was my first experience to attend such theater event, that too a drama is completely a new one for me. It has been transliterated drama organized and staged by Mr.Gyani, a famous writer and much socially responsible person who organized the event which has created a lot of hype. I do have some personal experience of having participated in Mime programs in my college. This made me curious and with great enthusiasm I went to watch the drama in the memory of my past. One of my colleagues also acted in that play, also a reason for me to go. She kept on telling us about the play since a month and she also had keen interest in cultural activities, stage plays and literature as I do. The venue was a narrow air conditioned hall with the reasonable crowd. The audience was from the Cine and small screens, some famous writers, stage artists, etc.

The story of the play was about public protest against the irrational increase of bus fare. The complication arises after their resistance and the discrimination of the Justice and the volatility of the Judge are the main content of “the Balloon”. It has been wonderfully played by the Pariksha members ( self help youths creating Social awareness). The main theme of the play is to pull out the nature of Justice and how the common people are struggling for their rights and the time taken by the court to provide the Justice to the victims. The laxity of the authorities and their sluggish nature has been portrayed very well. The protagonist of the story was shown to be dying due to poverty and long-lasting illness and is a sample of a wonderful screenplay.

One of the girl’s character among the victims has been overloaded with some unparliamentary words which I found really abusive and some dialogue deliveries are the stumbling blocks of the play. Apart from this, the play is worthy a watch and wonderful experience. The play was not commercial in nature so the audiences are also the same and it has been sponsored by very few. The Pariksha members can look out for the best sponsors because such a socially responsible play must not be suppressed due to monetary reason.

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