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Tendulkar And Violence - Then And Now
Country: India
Language: Marathi, English
Color/BW: COLOR
Category: Documentary, Feature Film
Description
The documentary explores the themes of violence in Vijay Tendulkar's plays. Vijay Tendulkar is regarded as one of the greatest playwrights of modern India. Tendulkar heralded a revolution in Indian theatre, both in the content and style, by his bold themes and natural expression. He was the first Indian playwright to consistently explore the theme of violence in a direct way. This documentary examines the origin, expression and character of violence in his plays in the context of the period of writing as well as similar attempts worldwide. The film includes rare archived excerpts from his plays 'Kanyadan', 'Sakharam Binder', 'Ghashiram Kotwal', 'Kamla' and 'Shantata Court Chalu Aahe'.
