Thanks to All Who Came to see Mere Bachché

Thanks to all who came to see Shirin in Mere Bachché [pdf] this weekend. The performances were a huge hit, thanks to loads of hard workers at Natya Bharati.

For those who were unable to make it, there are rumors of more performances to come. We'll keep you posted. In the meanwhile, here are a few more stills from the play taken by Sameer.

Shirin Acting in Mere Bachché this weekend

For all those in the DC area and who can understand some Hindi or Urdu, make sure to check out this weekend's production of Arthur Miller's "All My Sons", featuring Shirin as Anu. The play is being produced by Natya Bharati, which we got involved with when we discovered it was the only half decent Desi theater group in the area - at least the only one we could find.

Mere Bachché tells the story of Anu as she returns to the house of her neighbor and fiancé, Sharad, who disappeared three years ago during a major war. Anu's father and Jamna Prasad, Sharad's father, were business partners during the war and were accused of knowingly supplying faulty parts to the army, an act which resulted in the deaths of 21 pilots. As Anu and Sharad's family struggle to make peace with the past, events unfold which make living in the present even more difficult.

The play will be performed on Saturday and Sunday, June 21 and 22 at 4pm at Kreeger Auditorium, Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington, 6125 Montrose Road, Rockville, MD 20852. The dialogues are pretty Bollywood, so don't worry if your Urdu/Hindi isn't that great; you'll definitely understand it. Tickets will be available at the theater, but come early in case it sells out.

Shirin Acting in Mere Bacche

For those in the DC area, Shirin will be acting in a Hindi version of Arthur Miller's All My Sons called Mere Bacche. Looks like it's going to be a great production, and the last Desi production we saw in DC got sold out quickly, so get your tix here.

Welcome to our Blog

Ok, so we've tried this a few times now, but this one's for real. Shirin and I are starting a blog. Again. This time, it's not about a particular project of ours, it's not about the 50 Years Is Enough Network, it's not about scholarships for girls and women in India, it's not about violence in the name of religion. Instead it's really all about us.

Self centered... um, yes we know ;-)

This way, we can keep all of you folks out there informed about whatever it is we happen to be working on at the moment, whether it's a better way to make dhahi ki kadhi, or the latest on the U.S. War Of Terror in the Middle East and elsewhere, or it's the latest play or piece of music we're working on.

We're looking forward to blogging and we hope that our own disparate interests will keep you interested.