Yet, in the digital revolution of the 21st century, it is perhaps organic for theatre, too, to look to the web. And since there is no supply without demand, it is safe to assume that the Indian audiences are still culturally drawn to theatre. Remarkably, Indian theatre has continued to thrive despite the monopolisation of entertainment by Bollywood. The Indian theatre circuit gave Hindi cinema character actors to reckon with - Naseeruddin Shah and late actor Om Puri. Over the years, we’ve had acclaimed playwrights - Vijay Tendulkar, Vijaya Mehta and Kiran Nagarkar, Girish Karnad to name just a few. Nothing can compare to a live performance, but a cineplay is financially viable as it is not possible for an audience in Bangalore to go to Mumbai to watch a play.From the traditional jatras of Bengal, to the sangeet natak (musicals) of Maharashtra, India has an old tradition of live theatre. “The first time we screened a cineplay, people came thinking they would see a well-known actor perform on stage. Lakshmi Sankar of Atta Galatta says cineplays have received mixed reactions. It is also more convenient for people, such as those on the move, new mothers, who want to watch plays but don’t have the time.” Looking at the positive side to cineplays, Rose adds: “It has a wider reach. Theatre is spontaneous, both for actors and viewers.” The beauty of theatre is that you can almost touch the actor, it is real, and you cannot take a quiet moment to cry or laugh. I think it’s mighty hard to replicate the essence of theatre via any other medium, especially video.
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“I find it not very different from a regular movie online. We are slowly developing a market.”īengaluru-based author Rose Garg, says she almost watched a cineplay. “When we first started Cineplay, there was no obvious market. It is to show the power of theatre through the medium of cinema.” He adds that a year since the founding of CinePlay,īetween the Lines has travelled to 20 cities. And there have been many successful theatre productions that have been turned into great film, such as Alfred Hitchcock’sġ2 Angry Men. It is much more contained cinema with real stories and real people, not like a typical, fantastical Hindi film. It was difficult to travel with a theatre production, particularly in India.”īut can cineplays do justice to either theatre or film? “You can’t transpose one medium to another,” says Subodh, adding, “But a cineplay, as the name suggests, is half theatre and half cinema. “Our playīetween the Lines was invited to shows both in India and abroad. Subodh Maskara, CEO and founder of Mumbai-based Cineplay, says he started his venture because cineplays is a viable business model. But I enjoyed the cineplay as well.”Ĭineplays, Preetisha adds, is a cost-effective way to get theatre to travel. “The thrill of a live performance can never be discounted. It is shot like a feature film.” Preetisha has watched both the theatrical and cineplay versions ofīetween the Lines. Cineplays have the same storyline and actors of the original play. “Nandita Das, Lilette Dubey and Mohan Agashe draw crowds. Preetisha Sen, from Jus Trufs, says cineplays have garnered quite a good response. Other theatre productions such as Lillete Dubey’s productionsĭance like a Man, have also been turned into cineplays. Venues in the city such as Jus Trufs, Atta Galatta and even PVR have been screening cineplays with increasing regularity.īetween the Lines, directed by Nandita Das, and performed by her and her husband, Subodh Maskara, is among the most-talked about cineplays in the country. With changing times, however, the lines seem to be blurring with the emergence of cineplays, a filmed version of plays. Theatre and film have always been perceived as being diametrically opposite.
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