Since its debut in 1913, George Bernard Shaw's play ‘Pygmalion’ has inspired multiple adaptations on stage, in cinema, and also television. Zee Theatre’s teleplay ‘(LOVE),’ is a refreshingly different take on the classic story and will be screened on Tata Sky Theatre, all through this week.
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Actor Rajeev Siddhartha who stars in the teleplay says, “(LOVE)’ is a futuristic adaptation of ‘Pygmalion’ and tells the story of a brilliant scientist and inventor who falls in love with his own creation. He has lived a life of isolation and is always busy with his own experiments. He has gone through a broken engagement and to spite his mother who is after him to get married, he creates a robot. It is so close to life that his mother actually mistakes it for a woman. As the teleplay progresses, an unusual bond develops between the creator and his creation and the audience realises that, ultimately love is the answer to everything.”
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The role of the brooding scientist, says Rajeev was challenging because there is a perpetual air of sadness around him. However, he adds, “The process of understanding this character was also full of fun. As an actor, exploring the inner world of a character is very exciting. It also helped that I had a wonderful team of co-actors. Everyone working on the set got along very well and helped create an atmosphere that was very conducive for me to play this part. I thoroughly enjoyed the shoot.”
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To prepare for his part thoroughly, Rajeev also went back to the source material and studied it. He says, “There are a lot of similarities between the original character and my character. There may be variations in our adaptation and a few nuances may be different as compared to the original text, still the foundation remains the same.”
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The teleplay, he says, is primarily about the power of love and has been made with a lot of passion. He concludes, “This adaptation presents to you a classical play in a very modern format both in terms of the text and in the way it's been shot. I think the audience will definitely enjoy this new-age version of ‘Pygmalion.'’
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‘(LOVE)’ is directed by Karan Talwar and also stars Yuki Ellias, Shivam Patil, Sonali Sachdev, Payal Nair, Nandini Sen, Priti Shroff and Suhani Gandhi.
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