Windermere Raamleela
| Windermere Ramleela | |
|---|---|
| File:Windermere Raamleela ram seeta.jpg "A still from the live performance of Windermere Ramleela" at Windermere Theatre, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India" | |
| Directed by | Ambuj Kukreti |
| Original run | Rang Vinayak Rang Mandal (Brijeshwar Singh), Bareilly |
| Genre | Mythological Drama |
| Setting | Ancient India & Sri Lanka |
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Windermere Ramleela is a three-hour long theatrical show of the Ramayana epic.[1][2] It has been produced by Brijeshwar Singh of the Rang Vinayak Rang Mandal (RVRM) at Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, India.[3][4] The show has been directed by Ambuj Kukreti.[5][6][7] It is staged at Windermere Theatre in Bareilly for nine consecutive evenings during Navratra every year and culminates with a grand show on Dussehra.[8]
Source Texts
Windermere Ramleela is predominantly based on Ram Charit Manas by Goswami Tulsidas, Pandit Radheshyam Kathawachak's Ramayana and Arya Sangeet Ramayana by Sardar Yashwant Singh.[6][9] It is also influenced by Uttarakhand Leela compiled by Chhammi Lal Dhondiyal.[9]
Narration
The narrator in Windermere Ramayana tells the entire story in shlokas from Manka Ramayana – another version of the epic that consists of 108 shlokas.[10] The author of Manka Ramayana is unknown. The set design, the costumes and the props have been done by the artists of Rang Vinayak Rang Mandal.[7][9]
Characters
- Lord Rama (Danish Khan)
- Sita (Asmita Shri, Diksha Tiwari)
- Laxman (Achal Sisodia, Vijay Kumar)
- Hanuman (Brijesh Tiwari, Mohsin)
- Parshuram
- Bharat
- Shatrughan
- Dashrath
- Kaikayi (Samyun Khan)
- Ravana (Ajay Chauhan, Kshitij Gera)
- Kumbhkaran
- Meghnad
- Shroopnakha
- Jamwant
- Sughreev
- Narrator (Pankaj Mourya)[10][3][6][7]
References
- ↑ "सब जानत प्रभु प्रभुता सोई तदपि कहे बिनु रहा न कोई". inextlive (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ↑ Manyaekta Gugliani (Oct 9, 2019). "'Modern Ramleela with a theatrical twist', a visual treat for Bareillywallahs! | Bareilly News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "विंडरमेयर में सीता हरण का मंचन देख भावुक हुए लोग". Amar Ujala (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ↑ "रावण वध के साथ विंडरमेयर में रामलीला का समापन". Amar Ujala (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ↑ "बरेली की इस रामलीला को देखकर आप भी हो जाएंगे रोमांचित". Hindustan (in hindi). Retrieved 2022-09-14.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "यहाँ रामलीला के पात्रों को जीवंत कर रहें है अल्लाह के बंदे | Muslims acting in Ramleela in bareilly news in hindi". Patrika News (in हिन्दी). 2018-10-15. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "सादिक सजाते हनुमान, रावण को तैय्यब". Dainik Jagran (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ↑ "यह रामलीला खुले मैदान में नहीं, लाइट और साउंड इफेक्ट से लुभा रही". Dainik Jagran (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "दानिश बने श्रीराम और रईस दशरथ, देखकर अम्मी बोलीं- शाबाश बेटा". Dainik Jagran (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Manyaekta Gugliani (Oct 19, 2018). "Bareilly actors' musical twist adds drama to this 2.5-hour Ramlila | Bareilly News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
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