The Play ‘Jeena isi ka naam hai’ is inspired from Arbuzov’s original Russian play ‘Do you Sommersault’.
Sarita Sharma is at a sea side health centre to recoup and rejuvenate but according to Dr. Bhullar, the head of the centre, there is hardly anything wrong with her physically. Her unpredictable ways, funny ideas and impulsive action have completely upturned his familiar, orderly world. The old lady instincts refuse to confirm to rules leading to explosive confrontations with the utterly responsible Dr. Bhullar. But Sarita’s enthusiasm for life is infectious and the lonely doctor finds their irritating conflicts and confrontations growing in to concern, understanding and perhaps to the beginning of a delicate new relationship……
She teaches him to enjoy old age, be it by going for recitals, drinking in a pub, dancing in a street, getting soaked in the rain or hearing the sound of the waves lapping at the shore. No wonder then that the story is a “happy ever after one.” It does not mope, pine or despair, but revels in the new vistas that old age holds.
On Saturday the 23rd od December, 2023
