Season 6
February 2-3, 2002 | West Valley College
तलाश वजूदों की
Naatak presents its 10th production
A Hindi play exploring the confusions of changing gender roles and a quest of identities ...
तलाश वजूदों की
West Valley College, Saratoga, CA
February 2-3, 2002
About the Play
तलाश वजूदों की explores the conflict and confusion of gender roles in a changing world.Language: Hindi Run-time: 100 minutes For mature audience only. Infants not allowed.
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SHOWTIME
SAT Feb 2, 7:30 pm SUN Feb 3, 5:30 pm [/one_third] [one_third]Tickets
General: $12 Students: $8 [/one_third] [one_third last="yes"]VENUE
West Valley College, Saratoga, CA [/one_third] [clear]
film
Asphyxiating Uma
Naatak presents its 11th production
and its second feature film
Asphyxiating Uma
March 2002
About the Film
Recently, there has been a spate of films about the cultural experience of Indians in America. Asphyxiating Uma is a new kind of film.It is an Indian thriller set in Silicon Valley, a first of its kind. What happens after Indians have made money in the dotcom revolution and settled down in America? They assimilate... they are no longer geeks trying to adapt to American culture, or immigrants trying to come to terms with being away from home, or misfits trying to mix their culture with their American way of life. Asphyxiating Uma is the first Indian American film in the USA which is not about the "immigrant experience". It is a story of murder and intrigue set in California, with Indians as the main characters. Anil Vasvani is a colorless chemist who is quite contented with the three things he loves most - books, music and cooking. His only violent tendency, expressed through fantasies, is a belief that some people walking around him exist by mistake, and should be strangled and disposed of to make way for others. Living in California's Silicon Valley among newly minted dotcom millionaires, Anil's fantasy plays out in a manner even he could not have predicted, weaving his high-flying wife Uma and her cocky boy-friend Dinesh into a murderous plot that no one hatched. The film has been written and[one_third first="yes"]
SHOWTIME
SAT Feb 2, 7:30 pm SUN Feb 3, 5:30 pm [/one_third] [one_third]Tickets
General: $12 Students: $8 [/one_third] [one_third last="yes"]VENUE
West Valley College, Saratoga, CA [/one_third] [clear]
November 9, 2002 | Cubberley
Kaasu Mela Kaasu
Naatak presents its 12th production
A Tamil Comedy Play by Mani Ram
Kaasu Mela Kaasu
Reseda High School Auditorium, Reseda, CA
November 9, 2002
About the Play
Kaasu Mela Kaasu is Naatak's second Tamil Production. KMK (not to be confused with any political party in Tamil Nadu) is a light comedy set in the Bay Area. Many dream of becoming a millionaire. Our protagonist dreams to become one overnight. In the end, his dream comes true...... or does it?Language: Tamil Run-time: 120 minutes Children under 10 will not be allowed.
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SHOWTIME
SAT Nov 9, 7 pm [/one_third] [one_third]Tickets
VIP: $50 Special: $20 General: $12 Members: $5 (Current and New Members of California Muthamizh Sangam) [/one_third] [one_third last="yes"]VENUE
Reseda High School Auditorium, 18230 Kittridge Street, Reseda, CA 91335 [/one_third] [clear]
November 16-17, 2002 | American India Foundation Milpitas
खामोश! अदालत जारी है
Naatak presents its 13th production
Our first play under the "Naatak in a Room" program
खामोश! अदालत जारी है
A Hindi Play by Vijay Tendulkar
American India Foundation, Milpitas, CA
November 16-17, 2002 and November 22-24, 2002
About the Play
खामोश! अदालत जारी है is a Vijay Tendulkar classic. A drama troupe from Bombay arrives in a small town to stage a play, and their playful rehearsal turns serious when dark secrets tumble out. This was an experimental play, performed in a room with the audience seated on three sections and performers moving among them. <!--Khamosh, Adalat Jaari Hai is a Vijay Tendulkar classic social satire which portrays the hypocritical face of the Indian society. The story revolves around aLanguage: Hindi Run-time: 100 minutes Children under 12 will not be admitted
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