New Delhi: Strange as it sounds, a 'Mirza Ghalib meets Tulsidas' scenario is being played out at a Ramlila maidan in Faridabad. The Shraddha Ramlila group has hit upon the idea of punching in Urdu couplets with Hindi dialogues to narrate the great Indian epic.
Sample this: Dasrath telling Kaikeyi: "Fizayein dekhti hain, dekhte hain mahal saare, zameen, aakash, parvat, sakshi hain chaand aur tare (Everyone is a witness, this palace, earth and mountains, moon and the stars...)."
Kaikeyi replies, "Kya kahon main janti hoon apko mujhse hain kitna pyar, pyar ki baatein hain muh me bagal me hai katar (I know how much you love me... sweet words on your lips, murder in your heart)."
"Our ancestors had brought this from Pakistan. We removed some Urdu words to make it simpler. We are getting more audience and appreciation," said director Anil Chawla.
Sample this: Dasrath telling Kaikeyi: "Fizayein dekhti hain, dekhte hain mahal saare, zameen, aakash, parvat, sakshi hain chaand aur tare (Everyone is a witness, this palace, earth and mountains, moon and the stars...)."
Kaikeyi replies, "Kya kahon main janti hoon apko mujhse hain kitna pyar, pyar ki baatein hain muh me bagal me hai katar (I know how much you love me... sweet words on your lips, murder in your heart)."
"Our ancestors had brought this from Pakistan. We removed some Urdu words to make it simpler. We are getting more audience and appreciation," said director Anil Chawla.
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