In a forgotten hamlet, three village misfits use a community radio to follow Kalpana Chawla’s odyssey to space. Their daily broadcast sets off a flight of imagination and misadventures. As Space Shuttle Columbia takes off into the earth’s outer orbit, teddy-bear makers in a remote village hear about Kalpana Chawla’s mission into space. Minaz, a young girl and Gita, her older teacher venture on a path to track the odyssey that captures their imagination. BBC Hindi and Akashwani report the news as dry data, but the vivid minds of Minaz and Gita see in it, discovery and passion. They convince local RJ Bobby to give them air space on his community radio. Their show explores the universe in a way they themselves never can. But further on their journey, they find themselves in uncharted skies. Daily callers wonder if buffaloes can fly, a confounded farmer worries that the Black Hole has swallowed his prized donkey. The inexperienced RJs broaden their minds and win the hearts of the villagers, making their weekend radio broadcast the village favourite, next only to B R Chopra’s epic, Mahabharat. Hello Farmaish! is a heartwarming story of resourceful women who surpass the limitations of society and their surroundings, to reinvent the world they live in.
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Playwright: Yuki Ellias, Sneh Sapru, Vidit Tripathi
Language/s: Hindi
Genre: Comic-poetic adventure
Duration: 80 minutes
Interval: No
Director: Yuki Ellias
Theatre Group: Dur Se Brothers
Credits:
Cast: Abhishek Chauhan, Adithi Kalkunte, Priyanka Setia, Puja Sarup, Tanvi Lehr Sonigra,
Vaishali Bisht, Jaymin Thakkar, Rahul Kumar Brar, Akshay Shimpi and Yuki Ellias
Written by: Yuki Ellias and Sneh Sapru
English Script Co-Written By Sneh Sapru & Yuki Ellias
Hindi Adaptation Co-Written By Vidit Tripathi, Yuki Ellias & Sneh Sapru
Producer: Niloufer Sagar
Assistant Director: Vishnu G Varrier
Production Executive: Jaymin Thakkar
Set Design: Vivek Jadhav
Lights Design: Asmit Pathare
Original Music Score & Sound Design: Pruthu Parab
Songwriter & Composer: Mohammad Muneem Nazir
Costume Design: Priyanka Babbar
Director’s Quote:
"Hello Farmaaish is a whimsical adventure- Inspired by the Space Shuttle Columbia and Kalpana Chawla, a group of enterprising women travel from a small Haryanvi settlement into Outer Space, and back again! With the help of radio airwaves and some stunning leaps of imagination there is no stopping this village from defying gravity.
Our story is also a tribute to the rural community radio stations of India. During our research we met many radio jockeys from rural stations in the Mewat region of Haryana who shared their intrepid stories with us. They are inspiring women and men who daily through their broadcasts work towards expanding ideas, extending support and creating new horizons for their communities.
Our play is rollercoaster ride from reality into science fiction to dreams and back to reality again. Based on several true incidents and a good dose of fantasy....Hello Farmaaish is going to make you laugh and cry and find new wonder - not just for outer space but also for the valiant heart within” - YUKI ELLIAS
Suitable for: 10 years +
Date & Venue:
- Chennai - August 18, 2019, Museum Theatre
- Hyderabad - August 25, 2019, Ravindra Bharathi
Time: 7.30 pm
Sponsors in Chennai
Associate Sponsor: Apollo Hospitals
Co-Sponsor: Casa Grand
Hospitality Partner: Taj Coromandel
Travel Partner: Air India
Sponsors in Hyderabad
Associate Sponsors: Apollo Hospitals, Aparna Constructions
Hospitality Partner: Taj Krishna
Travel Partner: Air India
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