Memory #1-
Umm, well it's been a while i posted something here, so i thought why not take you to a journey of my regular days, when i was in college. The story takes place, 1 & a half years back when we were practicing for a play we had to do in our college. We were thinking to set the bars high now, we should do something that's not been done till now. What i had in my mind is a idea & also a passion to do a role, which i think has never been performed on stage. I gave that idea to my friends & my sir, my friends completely loved it, but my sir, asked, Can you really do it? to which, i said, we will try our level best. then, we got the permission to do it. The play was based on the novel & the movie "American Psycho", the story of a guy named "Patrick Bateman" who is a investment banker & his life mainly revolved around expensive dinners & keeping up his appearance with his fiancee & his other wealthy friends. but, he's got a dark side too, he is a complete psycho, loves to watch porn, kills ladies & anyone who comes between the things he wants. the movie & the novel were a hit & got a "cult" rating attached to it, since their release. The hardest part, was to maintain the consistency the novel & movie maintained, because till now, theatre has never shown such bold scenes in a play. I cannot tell, about foreign theatre, but in India it has never been done.
So, we studied all the facts of the movie & the novel, to get the same intensity in the role & in the play. After having, enormous of meetings, we finally thought of casting. So, all the people shouted my name to play the lead role, i was happy & was very happy, that it's been my dream to play this role. So, when all the things were done, the script was ready, the dialogues & everything. We were ready to practice. So, as we started the practice, a call from our colleges' director comes, that they are calling all of us into her cabin. We went & as we went in the office, the first thing she told us "Are you guys, mad??", we were like shocked, we asked "Why, mam?", She said, "You're going to do a play in which, you have shown everything, you mean everything?. To which, i said, "Yess, mam..!! We are going to do it & we are not showing everything, not any intimate body parts, Nothing. It's a complete Adult play, with no such things. But, we call it adult because, you will not see the things we are doing in this play. She was astounded, shocked & said, "Can you really do this, in front of an Indian Audience. To, which my friend said, "Mam, our audience is much more evolved than we think. They're gonna love it. Mam, also said "Yes" & we got back to our practice.As the days, went by the scene which i had to first, is to stand under the shower in which whole back is exposed from toe to head, i said i'll do it & i did, to which one of my teacher said, "So, you are really gonna take it higher this time" & you're gonna kill some women in the audience, when this scene appears, to which i laughed & said, haha, yess mam, sure..!! :D
Then, after some days, we were rehearsing, then a scene a came upon where i had to kiss my partner. I was really, nervous at that time, obviously, kissing in front a public is frightening. But, had to do it. So i said, to my partner that, i've never kissed anyone before, to which she said, don't worry i'll show you & i just kept looking at her face & well, as we proceeded to this scene there was stunned silence in the auditorium & for the first time i kissed somebody, whether it was a play scene or anything, i kissed a girl & for an hour, i kept on thinking that "Did i really do that??". But, that was just the beginning. But, the biggest challenge was yet to come, in the role, as i said he is a psycho, kills ladies, so i had to kill a lady with an axe, with half of my body in blood, well in real it was just red paint, i had to run before a girl with just an underwear on & as i come to my character to seriously & start shouting, the girl begins to cry & says, "Don't Do It..!! Mom, look he is trying to kill me..!!" & i just got back, threw my axe down & came near her to console her that im just acting, she just moved back saying, "No, don't kill me".. I was in complete shock. All the people said, please step aside, she'll get normal in sometime. As, i step backwards, one of my friend said, that she gets nightmares of this scene & she feels like you'r really going to kill her. To listen to this i felt astounded, i was speechless..!! At one hand, i was worried for that girl, but on the other hand, i felt did i really got too much in the character that she thinks, im really gonna kill her..!! After, some hours, i went to her & told that, i am just acting & if i don't do it with my intensity, then there is not point of having this scene..!! Next day, we did that scene again & she had to fight back, as she did, she just punched me straight in my face literally, so hard that i got down & was literally, seeing stars in broad daylight & i said "Now you tell me, that i was trying to kill yo or you were?" to which all laughed, but there was red patch on my left cheek, i still get that "Owww" feeling when i even think of that.
The rehearsals were in its last phase, we just had to do our last scene in which, i had to look miserable & crying, so i had to put some glycerin in my eye & i shouted oh god, what is it, is it redd chilly that you have put in my eyes. But, it gor mixed well & i did, the thing was i didn't needed glycerin & some tears came from glycerin & but other came naturally, from heart, by feeling the misery of this man, trying to get into a normal life with normal people..!! As we finished, we were proud on ourselves that we had done this boldest thing on the indian stage.
This is how my life revolved when i was in my college doing plays & all..!! Having the best moments in my life..!! We all have such moments in our life. Some are thrilling, some are intimate, some are happy, some are sad..!! It's all about how to tackle these problems..!! But, please don't go & try killing ladies or people. :P
Go, Live Your Life..!! Have Fun..!! :) <3 :D
So, we studied all the facts of the movie & the novel, to get the same intensity in the role & in the play. After having, enormous of meetings, we finally thought of casting. So, all the people shouted my name to play the lead role, i was happy & was very happy, that it's been my dream to play this role. So, when all the things were done, the script was ready, the dialogues & everything. We were ready to practice. So, as we started the practice, a call from our colleges' director comes, that they are calling all of us into her cabin. We went & as we went in the office, the first thing she told us "Are you guys, mad??", we were like shocked, we asked "Why, mam?", She said, "You're going to do a play in which, you have shown everything, you mean everything?. To which, i said, "Yess, mam..!! We are going to do it & we are not showing everything, not any intimate body parts, Nothing. It's a complete Adult play, with no such things. But, we call it adult because, you will not see the things we are doing in this play. She was astounded, shocked & said, "Can you really do this, in front of an Indian Audience. To, which my friend said, "Mam, our audience is much more evolved than we think. They're gonna love it. Mam, also said "Yes" & we got back to our practice.As the days, went by the scene which i had to first, is to stand under the shower in which whole back is exposed from toe to head, i said i'll do it & i did, to which one of my teacher said, "So, you are really gonna take it higher this time" & you're gonna kill some women in the audience, when this scene appears, to which i laughed & said, haha, yess mam, sure..!! :D
Then, after some days, we were rehearsing, then a scene a came upon where i had to kiss my partner. I was really, nervous at that time, obviously, kissing in front a public is frightening. But, had to do it. So i said, to my partner that, i've never kissed anyone before, to which she said, don't worry i'll show you & i just kept looking at her face & well, as we proceeded to this scene there was stunned silence in the auditorium & for the first time i kissed somebody, whether it was a play scene or anything, i kissed a girl & for an hour, i kept on thinking that "Did i really do that??". But, that was just the beginning. But, the biggest challenge was yet to come, in the role, as i said he is a psycho, kills ladies, so i had to kill a lady with an axe, with half of my body in blood, well in real it was just red paint, i had to run before a girl with just an underwear on & as i come to my character to seriously & start shouting, the girl begins to cry & says, "Don't Do It..!! Mom, look he is trying to kill me..!!" & i just got back, threw my axe down & came near her to console her that im just acting, she just moved back saying, "No, don't kill me".. I was in complete shock. All the people said, please step aside, she'll get normal in sometime. As, i step backwards, one of my friend said, that she gets nightmares of this scene & she feels like you'r really going to kill her. To listen to this i felt astounded, i was speechless..!! At one hand, i was worried for that girl, but on the other hand, i felt did i really got too much in the character that she thinks, im really gonna kill her..!! After, some hours, i went to her & told that, i am just acting & if i don't do it with my intensity, then there is not point of having this scene..!! Next day, we did that scene again & she had to fight back, as she did, she just punched me straight in my face literally, so hard that i got down & was literally, seeing stars in broad daylight & i said "Now you tell me, that i was trying to kill yo or you were?" to which all laughed, but there was red patch on my left cheek, i still get that "Owww" feeling when i even think of that.
The rehearsals were in its last phase, we just had to do our last scene in which, i had to look miserable & crying, so i had to put some glycerin in my eye & i shouted oh god, what is it, is it redd chilly that you have put in my eyes. But, it gor mixed well & i did, the thing was i didn't needed glycerin & some tears came from glycerin & but other came naturally, from heart, by feeling the misery of this man, trying to get into a normal life with normal people..!! As we finished, we were proud on ourselves that we had done this boldest thing on the indian stage.
This is how my life revolved when i was in my college doing plays & all..!! Having the best moments in my life..!! We all have such moments in our life. Some are thrilling, some are intimate, some are happy, some are sad..!! It's all about how to tackle these problems..!! But, please don't go & try killing ladies or people. :P
Go, Live Your Life..!! Have Fun..!! :) <3 :D
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Haha! it felt more amazing while reading than when you had narrated certain incidents in chat :D
ReplyDeleteSo far the best post! I am sure I am gonna read it more than twice :D
Haha..!! Thankyou so mucch, Priyaa..!! Well, more incidents or i should say, memories gonna come as posts in the blog.. :D :D
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