REVIEW: From the opening sequence of a troupe bus driving into a Kutch village to perform the RamLeela, director Hardik Gajjar, who has also written the screenplay, wastes no time in getting on with the story. Encouraged by the response his portrayal of Raavan is garnering from the troupe and audience alike, Raja Ram, inspired by Rani, also aspires to head to Mumbai to become an actor.
They’re drawn towards each other and start making plans to leave for the city of their dreams, oblivious that everyone in the troupe is aware of their blossoming love story. Bhanvar, who has his eyes on Rani, naturally, isn’t pleased with the development.
In all this, there’s also the local politician Ratan Singh (Gopal Singh), who uses the RamLeela for a Shobha Yatra/Rath Yatra as a preparation for his campaigning for the upcoming polls.
Interestingly, like the actors of a travelling troupe play dual or multiple parts, the players of this RamLeela, too, play more than one part. While theatre company owner Bhanvar also plays Raavan, Rajesh Sharma’s Bajrangi oversees the production, handles finance, drives their bus and also plays Hanuman, and Ankur Bhatia’s Lachhu, too, doubles up as their electrician, besides playing Laxman.