Regalio has always been one of the highpoints of Intaglio every year. Soul stirring performances on stage try and recreate various plays that leave a lasting impact on the audience. Taking one’s mind away from the fierce competitions and rivalries that Intaglio is all about for the rest of the time, this is where both the students of IIM Calcutta and the competitors from other B-schools alike come together for an evening of fun and relaxation. And here, we are talking about a professional level full length play that is staged year after year to packed houses.
Last year, the event witnessed a scintillating performance by the ‘Dramatics Cell’ of IIMC in “Where there’s a Will“, a masterpiece written by noted playwright Mahesh Dattani. This play, which also happens to be the first play penned down by Mahesh Dattani, was about Hansmukh Mehta – rags-to-riches businessman and patriarch, his wife Sonal, son Ajit, daughter-in-law Preeti and mistress Kiran Jhaveri!
The play turned out to be a dark comedy with deep undercurrents of humour which kept the audience bound to their seats till the end. Set in a typical Indian setting of a joint family, the play was based on the promise of a will that kept a business tycoon and his family together. As it turned out, the cleverly designed contents of the will brought his wife and his mistress together after his death and held the troubled family close. The presence of the ghost of the dead Mr. Hansmukh Mehta added moments of brilliant humour and subtle observations to the play which expertly dealt with the shades of the relationships that he had forged with his late father, son, wife and mistress.
The fine blend of music and lights made it a delightful evening for the connoisseurs as well as the commoners. The sets were innovative and the unusual setting of rooms without any physically visible walls was displayed to perfection. The Dramatics cell at IIM Calcutta has a long history of staging world class plays and with a legacy of successful plays like Sartre’s “Keane” and Shankar Shesh’s “Ek Aur Dronacharya”, this evening added more glory to Dramatics cell’s history.
