AJAATSHATRU
Director : K. K. Raina
Writer : Henrik Ibsen
Adaptation : Ila Arun
Group : Surnai Theatre and Folk Arts Foundation, Mumbai
Language : Hindi
Duration : 145 Mins
Date : 06 Feb. 2025
Play : AJAATSHATRU (An Adaptation Of Henrik Ibsen’s ‘An Enemy of the People’)
‘Ajaatshatru’ is a Hindi adaptation by Ila Arun of celebrated Norwegian playwright, father of modern drama Henrik Ibsen’s play ‘An Enemy of the People’. The play focuses on the burning problem of environmental disaster, air and water pollution confronting us today. The play highlights the dangers of lack of social responsibility and reckless business interest that force some business and political class to camouflage the problem for their political, business and vote bank politics. The play explores and addresses all the questions relating to this huge problem through a conflict between two brothers. One an enlightened doctor conscious of his medical and social responsibility, but unfortunately is in minority, and other a business man and politician who is supported by an ignorant powerful majority. The play focuses on the resolution of this conflict.