Gudgudi

Gudgudi (Hindi/ 75 mins) Adapted & Directed by Sanjeev Johri. Three of Munshi Premchand’s stories, joined by a fourth plot. Mahila Sainik - A man believes that women can’t be men's equal during times of war. He then reads the following 3 stories. Will he change his mind?

Bohni -  A poor paan seller woman believes that the ‘bohni’ (first sale of the day) at the hands of the narrator Ramcharan is lucky for her. For this purpose, she pursues him everyday, thus showing great perseverance and out-of-the-box thinking; Dhaporsankh - A simple housewife proves to be far more sensible than her intellectual husband; Khuchad - A woman devises a clever plan to teach a lesson to her arrogant husband, thus revealing her capacity for strategic thinking. Prod. TOY Theatre Group. Tickets at Rs.500, Rs.350 and Rs.200 available online on bookmyshow.com and at the Programmes desk, IHC.