Rib-tickling comedy play "Tu Che Lajawab" mesmerize Chicago audience

Chicago IL: Bluestar Mortgage (Bhupen Patel) & Manpasand(Bhavna Modi), presented Mumbai’s No. 1 Super Hit Comedy Drama, “Tu Che Lajawab” on Friday – March 2, 2012, at Swaminarayan Temple, 21W 710 Irving Park Road, Itasca IL. This being the first Gujarati play to come to Chicago in 2012 this laughter-riot was SOLD OUT. It was attended by 600 plus people despite the bad snowy weather. It was also attended by prominent community leaders.

Bhavna Modi, the National and local promoter of the play who has always bought quality plays to USA was encouraged by the response. She reflected that “Comedies only work when the actors share certain camaraderie and comfort level with each other, the audience could feel the amazing chemistry of the entire cast on the stage. Sarita Joshi has returned to USA after a decade. She is the incomparable Queen of Gujarati Theater and her performance, the applauses and the subsequent standing ovation proves the fact.

Cast – Sarita Joshi, Shruti Gholap, Hemant Bhatt, Vikram Mehta, Jai Pandya, Ashwini, Ram Jambhale, Mehul Joshi & Bakul Thakkar.
Produced by: Kaustubh Trivedi
Directed by: Vipul Mchta
Written by: Aslam Parvez, Nilesh Rupapara
Sponsors: MedStar Laboratory Inc., New York Life, Merlin Muffler and Brake (Arun Patel), Quick Color (Suresh Dave), Dana Bazar, JD Electronics Inc (Jatin Patel), Dr. Nita Patel and Tushar Chotalia, www.Palkhi.com (Trusha Mehta), World Money Exchange (Anil Shah), New York Life (Avinash Desai)

The USA and Canada tour began with this show on March 2 and will conclude in April with 45 plus shows. Shows are organized in all big and small states including California, New York, New Jersey, and Texas to name a few and in metro cities like Boston, Washington DC, and Detroit etc. You may contact Manpasand at (630) 913 3893 to do a show in your city. A complete schedule is included at the end. Delicious dinner was served by the Swaminarayan temple.

The play reflects upon a woman’s role in different relationship; daughter, sister, beloved, wife a mother etc… However, we easily forget that behind these relations, lays her own identity. However, it is the biggest irony of our social system that we have forgotten this fact. The power of a woman who can single handedly handle all aspects of life is always underestimated. “Tu Chee Lajawaab” is a humorous attempt to highlight this serious fact. This is a story of a middle-aged woman Kaumudi Mehta, who is trapped in different relationships. As a daughter and sister she is expected to be sharing/caring generous. As a wife and older Daughter-in-Law she always has to compromise and as a mother she always has to support and empathize. Did she succeed in her mission? Did she ever become a complete woman? The answer lies in this hilarious production made with the dual purpose of underlining the irony of social system and entertainment. This play is a must see by the whole family as it entertains as well as educates. As they say “It is very easy to defeat someone but is very difficult to win some one”. KUDOS to Bhavnaben and Bhupenbhai for presenting such a wonderful Drama.

Suresh Bodiwala, Chairman of Asian Media and Jyotikumar Chokshi editor had a chance to interview the evergreen Sarita Joshi. She told us that, she had been interested in dramas and other cultural programs from a young age of 8. She was fortunate to be encouraged by her family members and schools. She earned many prizes in those days. Back then there was no facility of training as it is today. Experience always helped. According to her, hard work, self confidence, ability to interact with Audience, and a sense of humor are primary steps of success. She is very satisfied with her career spaning over 60 years. When asked about challenges in the career, she laughingly replied, she had not faced too many and the ones she faced she overcame them happily. Her success is highlighted by the wonderful plays she has done like “Santu Rangili” “Mausum Chalke” “Saptapadi”, “Sakha Sahiyara” to name a few. Offcourse “Tu Che LajawaB” is also one such feather in her cap. Her message to the youth of today; she said they should be prepared for the challenges, they must know what they are doing and concentrate on their goals . Hard work, endless efforts, confidence will bring them the desired success. She also attributed her success to the audiences. She said that success of any artist lies in audience appreciation. An artist cannot flourish without their support. Don’t miss the show in your city.

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