There are such gifted playwrights and actors on the Indian
stage (we are indeed very lucky to live during their times) – its hard to
choose one best performance out of so many.
However if I had to choose the second ten best – this would be one of them. (I think top ten would be hard for me... and just to rub it in - I just recently read Naseeruddin Shah's excellent memoir "And then One day" where in the photos section he lists the ten greatest performances on theatre he has ever seen - and each of them stellar actors. The closest I have come to the list is - to see a few of the actors live, or a couple of performances from other actors - not exactly fulfilling - close but no cigar...)
However if I had to choose the second ten best – this would be one of them. (I think top ten would be hard for me... and just to rub it in - I just recently read Naseeruddin Shah's excellent memoir "And then One day" where in the photos section he lists the ten greatest performances on theatre he has ever seen - and each of them stellar actors. The closest I have come to the list is - to see a few of the actors live, or a couple of performances from other actors - not exactly fulfilling - close but no cigar...)
Broken Images is a play written by Girish Karnad and the English version directed by Alyque Padamsee and stars Shabana Azmi.
I had watched Shabana before in Tumhari Amrita where it was
fairly staid and not really the best showcase of her talent (I think!). But Broken Images is truly a testimony to her
enormous talent. Even better – it pits
her, against herself. So she’s competing
with the very best – herself!!
