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Jan 24, 2000 |
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 Feroz Khan, the director who's given us plays such as Tumhari Amrita, Saalgirah and most recently, Mahatma Vs Gandhi, now brings to the capital Salesman Ramlal, a Hindi adaptation of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. Ramlal, a Mumbai man, is played by noted actor-director Satish Kaushik whose film Hum Aapke Dil Main Rehte Hain was one of the hits of 1999. Set in the urban melee that is Mumbai, it focuses on Ramlal and how he deals with his various and numerous problems, both family and financial. Venue: India Habitat Centre. Dates: January 21-23. For tickets and further details, call (011) 469-1920/1. Music store
Music
World at Ansal Plaza complex is one of the increasing number of retail
outlets in the country that combines shopping with entertainment. So while
there are 80,000 music titles available covering the entire gamut of
genres from rock to rap, western classical to Carnatic there's
also a deejay on hand and large video screens put up. Choose from
audio cassettes, CDs, video CDs and CD-roms. The store does not restrict
itself to English and Hindi music. Telephone: (011) 625-0410. Another
millennium do. This time it's an art show featuring 50 big names -- Atul
Dodiya, N.N. Rimzon and Rekha Rodwittiya to name a few -- titled
Embarkations. Curated by Delhi-based critic Yashodhara Dalmia, it includes
a breathtaking array of media: video, photo-montage, painting, sculpture
and installations. Why Embarkations? Because it seeks to highlight
"the different directions in which art has emerged over the past
decade" and predict its creative course in this millennium. Venue:
Sakshi Gallery. On till January 27. For details call (022) 491-0728/9,
491-8218. Restaurant It's
called Kabab Hut. No need to explain what the speciality is. This eatery
at Sun-n-Sand Hotel offers five chicken, three mutton and two sea-food
preparations apart from veggie fare such as Makai Seekh Kabab made from
corn. The Murgh Malai Kabab is mouthwatering. Also a must while ordering,
Dum Gosht Biryani or Dum Subz Biryani. The downside: don't go there unless
your pocket is packed. A meal for two (including taxes) could cost Rs
2,000. Telephone: (022) 624-2983, 620-1811. The Charlotte Bronte classic Jane Eyre comes to the Indian stage with Britain's critically acclaimed Shared Experience theatre group. Directed and adapted as a drama by Polly Teale, this story of a young governess and her personal struggles travels from Delhi to Calcutta, Chennai and Mumbai. Teale's version treats the tale not as a mere young-woman-older-man romance or as a rich-man-poor-girl love story, but as a psychological drama where Rochester's mad wife Bertha could well be a metaphor for a self-willed and sensual woman repressed in Victorian times. Dates: January 13-29 in succession in the four cities. For further information call the British Council at (011) 371-1401, (033) 282-5370, (044) 852-5432 or (022) 282-3560. |
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