Tendulkar And Violence - Then and Now
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 Published On May 20, 2018

This documentary, produced by CalAA, explores the theme of violence in Vijay Tendulkar's plays. Vijay Tendulkar is regarded as one of the greatest playwrights of modern India. Tendulkar heralded a revolution in Indian Theater, both in the content and the style, by his bold themes and natural expression. He was the first Indian Playwright to consistently explore the theme of violence in a direct way. This documentary examines the origin, expression and character of violence in Tendulkar's plays. Violence in his plays is explored in the context of the period of writing as well as similar attempts worldwide. Makarand Sathe interviews Vijay Tendulkar, Prof. Ram Bapat, Prof. G. P. Deshpande, Shri. Nilu Phule, Dr. Shreeram Lagoo, Dr. Jabbar Patel, Dr. Vijaya Mehta and Pt. Satyadev Dubey. The documentary includes rare archived excerpts from Tendulkar's plays Kanyadan, Sakharam Binder, Ghashiram Kotwal, Kamala and Shantata Court Chalu Aahe.

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