In the play, director Quasar Padamsee has based Khatijabai’s character on his Ismaili Khoja paternal grandmother, Kulsum Padamsee.
Khatijabai of Karmali Terrace
August 13, 7.15 p.m.
What do you do when a man drags his sobbing wife backstage, to prove the emotional power of their play to the actor and director? What a humbling experience, affirming the power of theatre, when she confesses to seeing her own mother in the monodrama! What an affirmation of the power of theatre when a strapping gentleman says: ‘This play is not about a woman!” because he sees parallels between Khatijabai and himself! What comical dismay when a disgruntled couple complain about the choice of names — the husband was Jafferbai as in the play, and they lived in a building called Karmali Terrace!
via The Hindu : Life & Style / Metroplus : Portrait of a lady.
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theater is one of the best ways to convey messages. : )
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