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  • Celebrate World Theatre Day with these plays available on Tata Sky Theatre

    Celebrate World Theatre Day with these plays available on Tata Sky Theatre

    NEW DELHI: Theatre has always been a significant place to present ideas and ideologies before the audience. Hence, people started celebrating World Theatre Day on 27 March to generate awareness about the importance of theatre arts. Commemorating the occasion, Tata Sky Theatre powered by Zee Theatre presents a week-long Carnival of renowned plays from 21 March to 27 March, that you can enjoy on your screens. Tata Sky Theatre, available on multiple screens across TV, laptop, desktop, and smartphones, allows you to indulge in exquisite plays anywhere, anytime. Listed below are some of the plays that are scheduled this week.  

    Wrong Turn – Featuring Varun Badola, Govin Namdev, Suneel Sinha, Lait Tiwari

    The play is inspired by the German story, Breakdown, which touches on various aspects of life through the protagonist, Arun Mehra. One rainy night, Arun walks into an old house and finds three retired lawyers amusing themselves with an unusual game that he agrees to join. The lawyers recreate a trial scene with one of them agreeing to prosecute Arun, while the other defends him. They promise him a fair trial, but if proven guilty, a severe fate awaits him.

    The Relationship Agreement – Featuring Sumona Chakravarti, Darius Shroff, Sajeel Parakh

    The play revolves around the couple who draws up a relationship contract to avoid the trials and errors of a relationship. Things get further complicated when their parents meet each other on social media and start dating. Will the young couple be able to stick to the agreement? A humorous take on modern relationships, the play is almost like a stand-up comedy; it keeps you amused all through.

    Doll’s House – Featuring Swastika Mukherjee, Subhrajyoti Barat, Joy Sengupta, Ratnabali Bhattacharya and Dibyendu Bhattacharya

    The story revolves around the married couple NORA and TORVALD. The husband considers his wife, a prized possession, like a doll, to be played with and for entertainment only. For him, Nora is weak, cannot take decisions, and does not consider her  an equal partner in marriage. The story will make you question if a woman is merely a subordinate to the husband in a hierarchy imposed by society, and what place does equality hold in a marriage?

    Hamidabai Ki Kothi – Featuring Rasika Duggal, Himani Shivpuri, Amruta Subhash, Ganesh Yadav

    Written by Anil Barve, the play goes back to 1978, where Hamidabai, a spirited artist of the dying Kotha tradition, is determined to not let the demands of the popular culture corrupt her establishment, despite societal and financial pressure. Her educated daughter Shabbo was forced to return to an empty and almost bankrupt business, much to Hamidabai’s dismay. It is up to Shabbo to fight for her ancestral Kotha pride or accede to her husband’s wish to turn it into a brothel.

    Jhaanjar Di Paanwan Chhankaar – Sarmad Khoosat, Samiya Mumtaz, Zain Afzal and Iman Shahid

    The play is based on a youthful, visually impaired man who chooses to live away from his over-protective mother. He forms a close friendship with his neighbour (an actor) who is set to essay an unusual role in a film. The play addresses how society responds to individuals with disabilities, be it physical or emotional, and regards them as pariahs.

    Sir Sir Sarla – Starring Makrand Deshpande, Aahana Kumra, Sanjay Dadhich, Faisal Rashid

    Sir Sir Sarla is the story of Professor Palekar and his student Sarla – the pretty, innocent young girl who seems to be enamoured by her mentor – and Phanidhar who shares a love-hate relationship with the professor. The play explores the bond between the students and their professor, which faces many ebbs and flaws. Secrets are revealed, accusations are thrown, and the three lives remain interwoven for many years to come.

    Ladies Sangeet – Starring Joy Sengupta, Loveleen Mishra, Nidhi Singh, Siddhant Karnick, Harsh Khurana

    This play tells the story of young Radha, who is to wed her beau Siddharth at her ancestral home in the hinterlands while her enthusiastic family members and their wedding planner are trying to make the wedding resemble the ones in Bollywood! The play uses wit, humour, music, and drama to bring out relevant challenges faced by families, and individuals, especially against the backdrop of a big, fat wedding.

    Tata Sky Theatre service is available for subscribers on  #316 and on the Tata Sky Mobile App under Live TV.

  • Tata Sky Theatre to premiere iconic Marathi play ‘Natsamrat’

    Tata Sky Theatre to premiere iconic Marathi play ‘Natsamrat’

    MUMBAI: Tata Sky Theatre in partnership with Zee Theatre is all set to premiere the most gripping, unconventional play of Marathi ‘Natsamrat’ as tribute to the Late Dr. Shriram Lagoo, who played a leading role in the play written by Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar.

    The joint venture between Tata Sky Theatre and Zee Theatre brings theatre enthusiasts a chance to watch the most celebrated and award-winning plays across genres from the comfort of their homes.

    The Marathi play features Mohan Joshi and Rohini Hattangadi in the lead role. It was first staged in 1970 and has seen many runs over the years with several theatre stalwarts in lead roles.

    ‘Natsamrat’ is a first Marathi play to be premiered on the channel that portrays the story of a veteran actor Ganpat Belwalkar, who must choose between a successful past and the realities of being a father to ungrateful children.

    The Marathi play ‘Natsamrat’ was also adapted into a film which received multiple accolades and has been well-received by the audience across the country.

    The iconic play Natsamrat could be watched every day until 4 January alternately at 12 pm and 7 pm on Tata Sky Theatre. It can also be viewed on the Tata Sky Mobile App under the Live TV section.

  • Tata Sky’s Pallavi Puri says TRAI tariff order has no impact on VAS portfolio

    Tata Sky’s Pallavi Puri says TRAI tariff order has no impact on VAS portfolio

    MUMBAI: DTH operator Tata Sky has been banking on value-added services (VAS) for a long time to differentiate itself from competitors. Its newly launched Tata Sky Theatre has emerged as one of the fastest growing services. While there have been speculations on the new tariff order’s impact on such services, Tata Sky chief commercial officer Pallavi Puri said the new price regime has not affected its VAS portfolio at all.

    “Tata Sky Theatre is priced at Rs 75 and Rs 99 depending on whether you take SD or HD. At Rs 75, subscribers get four new plays every month; one new play every week plus there are other plays. There is no comparison. The new tariff order has no impact on it. It’s a big value offering for consumers,” she commented.

    Tata Sky launched the subscription-based service for theatre enthusiasts in collaboration with Zee Theatre last September. According to Puri, customer insights revealed a need for access to theatrical content which led them to the ideation of this service. Puri said that while the company was identifying need gaps for launching more services, theatre came across as one.

    “It’s been one of our fastest services. We launched over 30 services. What we found very unique about Tata Sky Theatre is that we have seen consumers actually calling us and say what they want more. So, the engagement has been higher. They love the plays and they want more regional plays,” Puri commented on the traction of the service.

    In the initial phase, more traction has come from the Northern and Western part of India because primarily the plays are in Hindi. However, Puri revealed plans to expand the service in other regional languages. The company is currently discussing what would be the right plays or languages to add on.