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Year : 2001
Total Shows : 262 ( Last show : 29 Jan, 2005 )
Producer : Chandralekha
Writer : P. L. Deshpande
Director : Chandrakant Kulkarni
Co-Stars : Asmita Chinchalkar, Sanjay Pandit, Gautam Murdeshwar, Surendra Naik, Vighnesh Joshi, Nikhil Tadfale, Amol Bawadekar
Story :A revival of the legendary P.L.Deshpande’s one-man revue based on his book of the same name, which itself was a series of literary pieces about characters drawn from various communities who lived together in an imaginary tenement under the chawl or “chaal” system.

The new production uses sets, lighting and cast of actors, singers and musicians to present the legacy of “Pu La” to a new generation. The performance consists of four episodes from the book : “Upaas” the hilarious implications of a person’s attempts at diet control, “Sangeetika” : a musical showcasing (and parodying) various musical genres and themes relating to life in a chaal, “Bhraman Mandal”, even now retained as a one-man piece by Prabhavalkar, about the travel adventures of the members of the chaal’s tourist club and, finally “Chintan”, an introspective look at the “chaal” over time, as a reflection of the changes in society and a touch of nostalgia.

“Panta” in “Upaas”,
“Anta Joshi” in “Sangeetika”,
“Kochrekar”, “Trilokekar”, “Khare”, “Nadkarni” and
various walk-on parts in “Bhraman Mandal”,
Old man in “Chintan”.

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Nanda Soukhya Bhare

Year : 2001
Total Shows : 30 ( Last Show : 5 April, 2002 )
Producer : Suyog
Writer : Sai Paranjpe
Director : Vijay Kenkre
Co-Stars : Vandana Gupte, Bharati Achrekar, Vijay Kenkre
Story :
Written by Sai Paranjpe in the seventies, this was a pioneering effort in Marathi theatre in the 'revue' style - a theatre form which has its origins in France and consists of a collage of comic skits revolving around the lives of common people and everyday situations - a form which has recently spawned a number of productions of this genre. In a series of hilarious episodes, 'Nanda Saukhya Bhare' takes a pick at various peculiar interpersonal relationships that exist under the institution of marriage. Though written about 30 years ago, the themes seem just as fresh today, as does Sai Paranjpe's typical humour.

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Vatchal

Year : 2004
Producer : Suyog
No. of Shows : 15 ( Last Show : 7 Nov, 2004 )
Writer : Dr. Prakash Lothe
Director : Vijay Kenkre
Co-Stars : Ila Bhate, Vijay Kenkre
Story :
This light comedy deals with the experiences of an Indian couple that lands up in the United States in the 60's and, in a series of episodic sequences, traces their journey together in life in a foreign land -
the culture shocks, the adjustments, the compromises,
and the moments of joy and sorrow.

Aappa Ani Bappa VCD to be released shortly

Year : 2005
Producer : Suyog
No. of Shows : 190 ( Last Show : 2 Jan, 2007 )
Writer : Uday Narkar
Director : Vijay Kenkre
Co-Stars : Vikram Gokhale, Deepak Damle, Nilesh Ranade, Mugdha Karnik / Prajakta Datar
Story :
A comedy play based on the Neil Simon classic 'The Sunshine Boys'.
It tells the story of two elderly vaudevillians, formerly partners known as "Appa ani Bappa", who grew to hate each other over the years, and for their last year together never spoke to each other off stage. When a nephew tries to bring them together and perform their old act to television, they have to learn how to get along with each other. It derives much of its appeal from the audience wondering if this is what it was really like between some real life comedy duos. Besides hilarious repartee between the two old men, each with his own quirks and eccentricities, the play also has an undercurrent dealing with one time celebrities fading into oblivion.

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