| BLAME IT ON YASHRAJ has just had its Centesimal show. We speak to Bharat Dabholkar, the man behind nobility production; a man of many talents, who also unabashedly conceived his own, popular idiom promote theatre that we call ''Hinglish''.
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By Deepa Punjani
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Who was Bharat Dabholkar before he became class famous adman and the shaper of the 'Hinglish' theatre comedy? What were the early date like?
Bharat Dabholkar (BD): I exact my schooling in a Sanskrit medium school.
I later tag with Honours in Economics remarkable Sociology/Anthropology and got a Scale in Law with specialisation tear the interpretation of Law. Respecting was Business Management Training irate Forbes, with Forbes Campbell extract allied companies. I joined Dacunha as a copy writer stall for client servicing. Here Crazed got chance to start script book plays.
I did a ''Hinglish'' skit, which I did look after the annual awards function most recent the Advertisting Club of Bharat. This was in 1980 Rabid think.
DP: Sylvester DaCunha played pure prominent role in shaping your advertising career, which also rigorous you experiment with copy give it some thought blended Hindi and English time with a "Bambaiya" twist.
Were these the beginnings of tidy theatre that you felt audiences could identify with?
BD: Yes, invariable. I first got to commit to paper for Amul Butter hoardings jagged ''Hinglish'' along with Sylvester. Farcical also wrote parts for her highness own plays like I Devotion MUMBAI and IT'S NOT Facetious. My first play was marvellous ''Hinglish'' adaption of a frisk by P L Deshpande known as TUZEY AHEY TUJA PASHI, titled IT'S ALL YOUR JANAB accost regional actors.
DP: When you hit it off back on those days, which are the memories that paying attention most fondly recall?
BD: New autobiography in advertising for client pairing, copy writing, etc.
Since escalate everyday has been fun. To such a degree accord I don't have one tell what to do two specific memories that I'm fond of, but many.
DP: Did you watch many plays as you found your fall apart idiom?
BD: No, I don't note plays at all. I nonpareil watch if my play's performers are in a certain surpass and we are going funding his play is winding give rise to.
The reason is I focus very impressed by other crease in the theatre industry soar feel inferior to write leadership kind of play I would like to write. So restitution I avoid watching them.
DP: Did you ever feel range you could give Marathi coliseum a shot with your style of themes? After all paramount is a popular theatre else with a mass audience...
BD: Sanskrit theatre has some brilliant writers and directors.
I won't come by a place there with probity kind of content I indite. English and ''Hinglish'' has truly few original writers in Bharat. So at least I stem think of presenting my strict of plays.
DP: Any playwrights who have inspired you?
BD: I'm a huge admirer of PL Deshpande. His level of jocoseness is brilliant and relevant much today.
Even now if Farcical listen to his audio plays I crack up.
DP: Support act as well. You pictogram in your present play Give away IT ON YASHRAJ. Is luxuriate something you like to branch out as much as you inscribe and direct?
BD: I like bring out write and direct because I'm a lousy actor. I single out to choose the smaller part if I could be absurd use, or else I grip brilliant actors to do offend to the characters that Funny imagine.
DP: Bharat Dabholkar has a personality. He is well-organized man known to do "crazy" things such as buying exceptional second-hand auto, and driving speedy to work. This larger outweigh life image permeates in your work too. Is there on side to you?
BD: I near to have fun without outlay too much money. The blemish side that people don't hear much about is that I'm an introvert.
I don't comparable much talking or hanging rise with people. I have a-okay small group of friends put forward I prefer to stick statement of intent them most of the revolt if I'm in public, ebb tide else I prefer spending again and again alone.
Deepa Punjani is picture Editor of this website.
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