Khari ko Ghero

Khari ko Ghero
I just watched the play , “Khari ko Ghero” at Guru kul. The small discreet place was jam packed with people. Guru kul is a place where dreams come alive. It’s a place where ambitions and enthusiams are sky high. It’s a place where everything is possible. Today a river flew on the stage…..houses were burnt, we laughed and cried with the actors.
Khari ko Ghero is a play translated into Nepali. I don’t remember all the details of the original script but if I remember right we were told it was translated into more than forty languages, and the show today proved that it was a perfect translation to cater to the Nepali audience.
I was a little skeptic when I was invited by my friend. I mean there have been times when I have been utterly bored at plays. I mean I need to admit that plays sometimes lose their main purpose of it being an “entertainment” in an attempt to put in a lot of intellectual content. Its not important that all intellectual elements be entertaining. I never loved those big maths formulae.
Getting back to the play Khari ko Ghero, this article is my gratitude to all the people involved in it. It was so beautifully done. Like I said they made literally everything happen on stage. There were songs and dances. And beautifully crafted scenes…..and they did it all with limited resources. A big plastic strip made a river and paper shreds made snow flakes. The equipments and props were all hand made and crude but the performance of the actors could deserve an Oscar.
But what I envy the most in all the artistes is the zeal at what they do. They perform every evening and today they were excited like they were performing for the first time. I came back home excited about the arts. I saw in the artists the tremendous faith they had in what they were doing. I hope I have as much faith in the arts as they do. I am also a little ashmed of myself that four hours ago I was a little hesitant about going to the play. I thank my friend for taking me along.
I salute all artistes who perform on stage, whether the hall is packed with people or with a scanty audience. These artistes who make dreams come true for us. These artistes who act because they want to act and nothing else. These artistes who transform themselves to beggars and kings and yet actors whether they make a living out of it or not.

Khari ko Ghero is a must watch!