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People to an increasing extent had confined themselves to the safety of their homes.

This is a very critical play as there are both positive and negative sides to the characters, he added.ДЄhead of its premiere, here are excerpts of the conversation with Asit Patra, which throw some light on what inspired him to do this CinePlay and its relevance: He believes there is a вЂSakharamвЂ™ in all of us. In a conversation with OdishaBytes, Asit hinted about his transition from acting to directing or screenwriting, which is a dream come true for him.ДЄmid the safety guidelines to keep the raging COVID-19 pandemic at bay, the team took up a challenging, yet lean working model and completed the entire film in just 25 days, says Asit. It was banned in 1974 for a few years due to its contentious premise of male chauvinism вЂ“ a man who lured destitute women and castaway wives with food and shelter only to reap his own benefits. Vijay TendulkarвЂ™s вЂSakharam BinderвЂ™ remains one of the most controversial Marathi plays performed in 1972. For instance, our content is being shown on 13 September in the US at the Washington DC South Asian Film Festival.вЂќД¬inePlay is also launching its own Video On Demand channel in about a month вЂњas there is a lot of interest and potential growth in VoD and other digital platforms for our content.Bhubaneswar: Donning his directorial hat, actor Asit Patra, known for his lead roles in вЂBhairavвЂ™ and вЂNayaka Ra Naa DevdasвЂ™, has leaped from being in front of the camera to behind it, crafting his upcoming CinePlay вЂSakharam BinderвЂ™. In terms of its global appeal, Maskara thinks вЂњthere is a huge market overseas starting with the diaspora. CinePlay has hosted ticketed screenings at cultural venues вЂ“ instead of cinemas вЂ“ such as MumbaiвЂ™s National Centre for the Performing Arts and DelhiвЂ™s India Habitat Centre. In addition to Between The Lines, other productions include iconic Hindi play Adhe Adhure (which has been staged since the sixties) and Dance Like A Man. We wanted to do specially filmed versions with the right lighting and sound while still preserving the live experience.вЂќД¬inePlay has produced five plays so far and has fifteen productions in the pipeline. Maskara also says that while he had seen some international references of recorded versions of plays, вЂњI never found them engaging since they were mostly recordings of a live performance for an audience. STORY Study Abroad: The Top 15 International Film Schools вЂњThat got me thinking about doing a specially filmed version of the play so that it could be shared with a wider audience.вЂќ

вЂњWe had about 40 house full shows and had requests for another 30 or so performances but due to various logistical reasons, we couldnвЂ™t do more shows,вЂќ Maskara вЂ“ who has a background as a serial entrepreneur and angel investor вЂ“ told The Hollywood Reporter.

The idea came into being when Maskara and Das co-starred in their 2012 English play Between The Lines which revolved around a lawyer couple who end up arguing on opposite sides of a criminal trial, blurring their personal and professional lives. Future plans include marketing the concept via digital and other platforms to target a global audience. Co-founded by actress and former Cannes jury member Nandita Das and her husband Subodh Maskara, CinePlay has produced specially filmed versions of plays and screened them at cultural venues in Mumbai and Delhi. CinePlay is a recently launched Mumbai-based first of a kind venture that blends the live theater experience with cinema.

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