FUNNY
THING CALLED LOVE
UK Tour 23 April - 30 May 2004
One
of the infamous villains from the Bollywood movie classic Sholay
is making a rare visit to the UK to appear in the delightful Indian
romantic comedy 'Funny Thing Called Love'. Vijay Khote who appeared
alongside the famous bandit Gabbar Singh in Sholay will appear
on Sunday 2nd May at the Theatre, mac in Birmingham.
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Funny Thing Called Love is presented by Destin Asian Arts Limited
and Clowns 'R' Us, in association with sampad and is an adaptation
of the play by the late Professor Vasant Kanetkar, famed for the
invention of 'Hinglish Theatre'. The comedy which features 'hinglish'
is a combination of the English language with a few Hindi colloquialisms
and promises to provide many laughs, drama and a humorous insight
into the highs and lows of marriage and the effects of falling
hopelessly in love.
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Funny Thing Called Love is a heart-warming, colourful and hilarious
story of a family as the children endeavour to seek out 'true
love'. The Desai household includes the hen-pecked Mr Desai, the
matriarchal Mrs Desai, Anuskha and Bunty. But the tranquillity
of the household is interrupted with the arrival of Melwyn and
Dougy D'costa.
Away
from the watchful eye of Mrs Desai, Anushka and Melwyn profess
undying love for each other. Defying the barriers of religion
and caste, Funny Thing Called Love explores the hilarious angles
of love, making this play a lively and entertaining night out.
Funny
Thing Called Love is renowned playwright, adman, actor and director
Bharat Dabholkar's latest offering. Dabholkar is celebrated in
India for a string of successful comedies that audiences can fully
relate to because the shows mirror everyday life. Dabholkar is
also well known for bridging the regional and English theatre
through his invention of 'Hinglish' theatre - a typical mixture
of English with colloquial Hindi words. Funny Thing Called Love
is undoubtedly his best show yet.
Vijay Khote, who plays Professor Desai says, "My character
in this show is totally different to the villain I played in Sholay.
This will be one of the those rare occasions where audiences in
the UK will get to see me play a light hearted role, although
I'm still expecting Sholay fans to come up to me and say 'Abh
terra kya hoga Kaaliyaa!' ".