![]() Most of the times, while acting for the camera, actors have to tone down as their performances start to speak from within. While acting on the stage, actors tend to use the entire body to enhance their performances. Nandita added, “As all the plays have already been performed and have a particular style that works for theatre, it is very challenging to adapt it and yet not take away the original work of art. With dramas being played from ‘stage’ to ‘screen’, the chances of it losing its charm is pretty high. I hope it helps people invest more and time and quality in the theatre.” The best part about Indian drama is that even today it is very overwhelmingly raw. ![]() I am hoping CinePlay will create a wider audience that can give a better economics to the theatre. Subodh commented, “There is a bad economics in the theatre, people do not spend much time in making good productions. It is observed that Indian theatre has a poor track record of engrossing the audience. Nandita when asked about the politics that goes behind choosing plays. ![]() After deducting the cost of production, the CinePlay’s share of the profit is shared with the theatre group,” commented Ms. CinePlay is creating a new revenue stream for theatre groups that often complain that the medium is a dying art, no longer commercially viable. The play should have a strong script and strong text, in which the actors have created a magical performance. Plays that entertain us, makes us laugh or cry, plays that engage us. Plays that have stood the test of time or captured an important moment in history or speaks about relevant issues. From classics and comedy to contemporary. “We like to select plays across genres, making sure there is something for everybody. Working in the corporate world allowed me to build a team and understand the hard work that goes behind keeping a company.” While, there is a lot of creative funds that we have, there is a hardcore business in the back end which works to support creativity. Maskara remarked, “Every concept is a mix of creative and business idea. Our library is growing and so is our audience.” It is true to say that there are many issues related to theatrical performances like costs, logistics, economics, etc.When asked to talk about his corporate experience being a help to CinePlay, Mr. We have seven production plays that have been doing pretty good abroad. That was when the idea of CinePlay was born. We did the play in most of the countries, but we couldn’t do it in many places. We did the play, Between The Lines, which was very successful. Subodh Maskara answers, “Nandita offered me an opportunity to work in a play, and I said ‘yes’. When asked about CinePlay took its birth, Mr. Nandita Das, they talk about how CinePlay. It is a noble attempt to archive iconic plays, so that the future generations would get to experience the stories and performances.In a conversation with Mr. CinePlay is a brain child of the dynamic entrepreneur Subodh Maskara, and much acclaimed and talented actress, Nandita Das. No more economical, geographical and lingual issues. It is a cinematic experience inspired by theatrical performances. I sat on my couch with my legs and hands gripped as I watched theses exceptionally scripted and executed dramas streaming online on my system.Īll these plays are part of CinePlay, which is a ‘new genre’ of entertainment, based in Mumbai. There were other plays too which were brilliant in their ways like Mohan Rakesh’s, Adhe Adhure, Mahesh Dattani’s Dance Like a Man, Siddharth Kumar’s The Interview and Vikram Papadia’s Bombay Talkies. That results in unexpected consequences in their personal and professional lives. As destiny would have it, they end up arguing on opposite sides of a crimi-nal trial. Shekhar is a high-profile criminal lawyer while Maya balances work and life, drafting routine contracts for a law firm. Maya and Shekhar are lawyers who also happen to be married to each other for ten years. Directed by Nandita Das, Between The Lines is a contemporary play set in urban India, where well-educated and affluent couples find themselves caught between modernity and tradition. It is this line between Shekhar (Subodh Maskara) and Maya (Nandita Das) that changes in the drama, Between the Lines. The change could be like a germinal growth in people or the change brought by thin lines between people dancing in ecstasy. The word metamorphosis is a very subjective term.
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