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A timeless tale
Updated On: 20 March, 2021 08:53 AM IST | Mumbai | Sukanya Datta
Makarand Deshpande is back on stage to reimagine the last meeting between Lord Krishna and Radha, in the musical company of sitar-zitar maestro Niladri Kumar
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Makarand Deshpande and Niladri Kumar in a scene from Krishna presented by Ansh Theatre Group
The story of Lord Krishna and Radha isn’t new; it’s an age-old tale of romance, friendship and devotion that most of us in India have grown up with. Actor, writer and director Makarand Deshpande, who’s always had Krishna on his mind, has now reimagined this popular narrative for a play that explores the duo’s last meeting. And he’s bringing his story to Prithvi Theatre this weekend as a drama-music jugalbandi, called Krishna, with musical maestro Niladri Kumar. Ahead of their performance, we caught up with Deshpande, who’ll assume the role of a Puranic sutradhar, as well as the characters. Edited excerpts from an interview.
Theatre has changed considerably in the past year. How have you been coping with this time?
Workshops, classes and online talks were the only ways to keep in touch with theatre in the past year. It helped me reach out to people I would have other-wise not been able to. How-ever, I didn’t do any online theatre; I felt it was too complicated. It’s like perform-ing in a war zone. I figured it was best to wait the period out, read up and work on ideas. And that’s how Krishna happened, too.
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