Raj Sadosh/Abohar
The Sparsh Theatre Society in collaboration with the DAV College brilliantly staged “Chulbula Chekhov '' a full-length play in the auditorium of the College. The Hindi version of the play was based on four stories written by Anton Chekhov, which was directed by celebrity artist Dr. Gaurav Vij of the DAV College.
The play had Gaurav Vij, Sonu Babbar, Anshuman Gandhi, Neeraj Sachdeva, Hanish, Shantanu, Bharat, Muskaan, Sirat, Sophia, Nishtha and Puneet in the lead roles. Gaurav Vij wrote the lyrics that had the melodious voice of Prof. Sahiba. Background music was composed by Ashish Makkar.
Fazilka SSP Manjit Singh Dhesi was welcomed as special guest by president Sonu Babbar and project incharge Sahil Wadhwa on Saturday. Dev Mittar Ahuja, Vice President, DAV Managing Committee was the special guest Sunday night.(SUBHEAD)
For the first time in Abohar, a play based on Anton Chekhov's stories was staged. Originally written in Russian between 1895–99, the English versions of these stories were first staged by the renowned US playwright and director Neil Simon in New York in 1973–74. There were 208 stagings of the stories continuously for one year.
SSP said that it was amazing that such a unique creation has been successfully staged in a small town like Abohar.
The credit for this goes to Dr. Gaurav Vij, director of Sparsh, who has made a remarkable contribution in the field of theatre in the last 25 years. He not only staged hundreds of plays brilliantly but also gave many artists to the region
