English comedy play
Media Mix, after the phenomenal success of 'Class of '84' and 'Pune Highway', brings to Chennai the next theatre show 'Beauty, Brains and Personality' by Vandana
Sajnani.
'Moksh Creations' has come a long way since it started in October 2003 with Vandana Sajnani's first production and directorial debut 'Please Divorce Me Darling' (which ran to packed houses all over India and overseas) associating her production with the best in the corporate world. This play also marked film star Rati Agnihotri's debut on stage.
In 2004, Vandana Sajnani once again produced and directed 'Love Hua Once More' which starred herself and Rati Agnihotri once more, and again was a huge hit amongst the audiences in every city. This play was selected by a 'Theatre Festival' for a 4-city tour.
Her third production is 'Beauty Brains and Personality' which is a sweet English comedy play about three girls. This popular American play ran to packed houses and an amazing audience response in America. Vandana has taken the performance rights from the famous American writer of this play, Emmett
Loverde.
A brilliant unique play... one of its kind which will amuse the audience, move them, touch their hearts, make them smile, laugh, giggle and will leave them all smiling with a message at the end of the play.
Synopsis
'Beauty, Brains, and Personality' is a classic English comedy about three very different modern women and their friendship. It's about how they love each other, tease each other, trouble each other and above all how they support each other in the decisions of life. A play with a complete fun tag attached to it. A 'perfect' English comedy about three 'imperfect' women.
Sara, Tanya, and Pia, meet for their monthly dinner party and to click a monthly picture.
Pia: A very attractive woman of 30 studying Ph.D. She is a highly disciplined woman, a strong feminist (kind of), constantly talking about morals and ethics; she is not interested in men or marriage (at least for the time being). She only talks about her books and her career. In short, she is just brains, brains and more brains! According to Pia, she doesn't need a man.
Tanya: A very cute woman of 25, working at the hot spot restaurant - Sizzling Fries - where she gets all the male attention, because she is so cute looking and attractive, but according to her, she will never get a man! She thinks it's because her expectations are too high. The man usually runs away after the 3rd date. Her biggest dream and desire is to be a mother, so she goes through artificial methods to have a baby! She is more like a confused kid who proves that she can actually take a strong step like that.
Sara: An attractive woman of 28, vivacious, obsessed with make-up and men, knows little or nothing about her office work, has a problem with Pia and her views; has had a lot of relationships and boyfriends in her life, and considers herself an ultimate beauty! She looks like she has no focus in life at all but surprises the audience completely with her views about life. According to Sara, what would she do without a man?
On one such monthly dinner session, the conversation leads to a debate where Sara hurts Pia and Tanya claiming that she is the prettiest of the three and that's the end of the monthly session. Six months later Tanya is about to have a baby. Pia, who is the epitome of morals and who calls herself a feminist, is making major career/life changes that include posing glamorously in a famous fashion magazine right after earning a Ph.D. And Sara who considers herself the best looker is struggling in her life to be something more than simply "the beauty"... and failing miserably.
The three of them meet again where things lead to a comic situation, which has the audience smiling throughout and also makes all the three characters so loving and endearing. Besides the humour in the play there is a strong content and a message at the end conveyed to the audience, which will touch your hearts!
The cast
Tejaswini Kolhapure: A well-known and popular fashion model who has a list of ramp shows and top designer shows to her credit. A striking new face that has stepped into Bollywood with three films up her sleeve and already created her mark. A well-known face in the modelling and cinema world, she has a charming personality, with an amazing stage/screen presence and good looks. A good actor/performer who has had theatre experience in a couple of experimental plays with Makarand Deshpande and Satyadev Dubey. The striking resemblance to film star Padmini Kolhapure is because of the fact she is her younger sister who is all set to create waves in the theatre and film industry soon. She is a brilliant actress to watch out for.
Vandana Sajnani: A well-known theatre personality and an ex-Miss Mumbai, she has been a TV and theatre actress for almost a decade with popular serials and plays to her credit. She has acted in serials like 'Kartavya' on Zee and 'Shaheen' on Sony. Within a short span of two years she has produced, directed and acted in her two well-received hit plays, which have travelled all over India and overseas. A complete natural on stage, she has good looks, dialogue delivery, diction, perkiness and an amazing voice and smile to match. She has also acted in plays outside her own production as well her own plays - 'Please Divorce Me Darling' and 'Love Hua Once More'! She has been creating waves in the theatre industry by churning out excellent classy plays.
Cast
Tejaswini Kolhapure, Vandana Sajnani, Kashmeera Shah.
Date & Time : Sunday July 31, 2005, at 7 p.m.
Venue: The Music Academy
RR
