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Play Summary and Themes

Papa Khogay Likhak Vijay Tendulkar Vijay Tendulkar dwara likhit is ekankika me nirjeev vastuon ko sajeev roop me prastut kiya gaya aur unme samvedna bhi darshai gayi hai. Vahin ek aadmi The one who works to pick up the children, there is no place of comfort in his heart. Night Time In front of the sea, there is a light pole, a tree, a letter box.

There is a poster of a movie on a wall, on which there is a woman's image in the dance. Pole Ram Ram, it's late night. PED Aaj kal ki raatein kaisi hai?

Jaldi beetne mein hi nahi aati. KHAMBA Tab bhi barsaad ki raaton se to ye raatein kaiy achchi hai, PED RAJA. Baarish mein raat bhar paani mein bheekte raho. Main lohe ka hoon isliye bimaar nahi padta. Isliye barabar khada hoon.

Naukri bhi koi cheez hai. PED Main bhi yahan tumse bohot pehle ka khada hoon. You too didn't talk to me when you first came.

And one day when the storm came, I fell on you. You were standing, so I got up. Later, my pride also fell and we became friends.

Both are quiet. There is a sound of air. The woman who dances on the poster turns into a tail. Her bells ring. Letterboxd kisi dohe ka ek charan gun gunata hai aur rukh jata hai.

Kauwa Kaun hai jo raat ke wakt itni meethi awaze laga kar meri neend kharab karta hai. Letterboxd Meethi awaz me nahi gaaye toh kya iss kauwe jaise kow kow kare? Letterboxd pet me haath daal kar ek patra nikaalta hai aur khol kar padhne lagta hai.

Khamba Kyo, Lal Tau, aaj kis-kis ke patra chori-chori padhte rahe? Letterbox, aashcharya se. Chori kis liye?

Sabhi chithiyan mere hi to kabze me hoti hai. Paid. Kabze me hone ka matlab yeh to nahi, Lal Tau, ki logo ki chithiyan padhte raho, postmaster ko pata chal gaya to? Letterbox. Chalta hai pata to chal jaane do.

Meri tarah yaa raat din baith kar dikhaan tab pata chale. Jamhai leta hai. Peed. Lekin chithi jise likhi gayi ho laal tau, usse hi padni chahiye.

Vahe private hoti hai. Peed. Koi aara hai lagta hai.

Sab chup ho jate hai. Poster par bani naachne wali ka santulan phir se bigadta hai. Bihari jaisa ek aadmi aata hai.

He has a sleeping girl on his shoulder. Man I am going to wake up the kids. I have just woken up this girl from the house.

I have not woken up yet because I have given her some medicine for her insomnia. Now I am hungry. I have been here so many nights that it is not possible for anyone to come here now.

I will make her lie down here and eat something. Man Khamba Ped Khamba Letter box. He has picked her up from somewhere.

I have heard. Everyone looks down at the girl. Cow.

Who has picked her up? Who? Tree. He has picked up this little girl by a bad man. Cow.

Looking. Okay. This is the girl.

And where is that bad man? Who has picked her up? Khamba Vah khane ki talash me gaya hai. Letterbox Thodi hi der me a jayega naas peeta. Aur yeh khilone si bachchi.

Kaun jaane kya hoga iss bachchi ka. Ped Apan yeh kaam nahi hone denge. Ladki uthkar baith jati hai.

Usse lagta sab aapas me baat kar rahe hai. Kauwa sab ko ishara karta hai. Tabhi sab ekdam chup, stabdh ho jaate hain.

Ladki achi tarah sab ko dekhti hain, par sabhi usse nirjeev lagte hain. Ladki Yeh toh theek lag rahe hain. Fir mujhe jo dikhaai diya, wah sapna tha. Ya kuch aur, mujhe dar lag raha hai. Letterbox Aage sarak kar.

Bachchi ghabra mat. Ladki Tum? You speak? Letterbox.

Yes, don't I have a mouth? Girl. You walk too?

Letterbox. Yes, looking at men, a girl laughs. Girl.

Letterbox, you are really very good. But I still don't feel it's true. It's a dream.

Letterbox. You've never seen such a thing. It just seems so. Where do you live?

What's your address? Girl. I don't know.

Bridge. In the middle. Amazing.

The girl looks at the bridge with surprise. Girl. Who said this? It's amazing. Tree.

He keeps it on his face. Girl. Look from there. There's a sound from that tree.

Cow. I didn't do it. He keeps it with his chin pressed. Girl. Who said this?

Who? Cow. Pigeon.

He's also a donkey. When you have to say no, then surely The balance of the dancer on the poster is again disturbed. She again stands on her feet. The sound of bells comes. Girl Look there, someone is dancing.

Who is speaking? Who is dancing? Letterbox Don't worry, I am Letterbox.

This tree, that light pole, this crow Vah cinema ka poster. Hum hi bol rahe hai aur naach rahe hai. Ladki.

Kassam se. Letterbox. Kassam se. Bas insano ke saamne hum yeh sab nahi karte. Insano ko lagta hai yeh sab bhoot karte hai, to ve ghabra jaate hai.

Isliye jab hum akele hote hai, tab bolte, chalte, naachte hai. Ladki. Apne irdh girth sab ko dekhti hai. Letterbox, ab mujhe yaha dhar nahi lagta. Ladki sab ko apne paas bulati hai.

Sab jaa kar uske paas baith jaate hai. Poster wali ladki ka phir santulan bigarta hai. Gunguru ki aawaz aati hai.

Choti ladki sab ko naach kar dikhaati hai. Paid, khambay se dheere se. Thodi deir mein waha bhi aajayega.

Khamba, kaun? Paid. That same bad man, the one who picks up the children.

Kamba. Something has to be done. Ped.

But what? The dancer on the poster comes. The girl and he both start dancing.

Everyone gives a kiss. In the middle, they whisper something in each other's ears. That's when that bad man comes. As soon as they see, everyone becomes speechless.

Where the dancer stands in the middle of the poster, everyone is their own. On a new place, the girl gets scared and runs after the tree. Man.

The girl looks where she was sleeping. Only the coat is seen there. Where did that girl go?

I won't let her go. Man starts looking for her. Tree, pillar, letter box, poster.

In between all this, the girl tries to escape. And all the things start coming in her way. The girl does not touch that evil man in any way.

Then suddenly the crow shouts. Crow. Ghost.

Behind the back, the tree, the pillar, the letterbox starts shouting while dancing. Ghost. Ghost. Ghost.

Ghost. Ghost. The evil man runs away in fear. Everyone laughs with their hands on their stomachs.

Letterbox Ache naak kati dusht ki Khamba Arey, par wo kahan hai? Kauwa Wo kaan? Khamba Wo, wo choti, ladki apni Letterbox Utha kar toh nahi le gaya bachchi ko badmash?

Sabhi ladki ko dhundte hai, par ladki nahi milti Sabhi shokgrast baithi hai. Tabhi naachne wali ke peechhe se ladki dheere se jhaakti hai. Ladki, shararat se. Main yaha hu, mujhe pakdo. Sabhi anandit hokar idhar udhar dekhne lagte hai.

Usse pakadne daudte hai. Vah pakad me nahi aati. Sab ko bhagati rehti hai.

Sab thak jaate hai. Akhir kauwa usse pakadta hai. Ladki Mujhe bohot neend aa rahi hai.

Mujhe uthaa dena haan. Fir hum mazaa karenge. Bohot thak gayi. Gehri neend so jaati hai. Sab usse pyaar se dekhte hua khade hai.

Khamba Thodi der baad subhay ho jayegi. Ped Tab ye kahan jayegi? Letter Box Sajh much re, kahan jayegi?

Kauwa Hum sab mil kar kuch karein to isko papa se milwa sakte hain Sabhi, uth kar Kaise? Kauwa Thambe Maharaj, aap zara tedhe ho kar khade rahiye Khamba Isse kya hoga? Kauwa Police will think there is an accident.

She will come here and see our little friend. She will put her address. I will stand here like a fool.

But if police doesn't come, then what will happen? I will keep on making noises here. I will pick up people's things.

I will attract people's attention. Letterbox, but still no one came, so? Cow, so you have to do one thing, Red Uncle.

Cow says something in his ear. Letterbox shakes his neck in acceptance. After some time, he becomes bright.

The pole is standing in its place, tilted. Cow starts making a noise of cawing. Cinema ke poster par bade bade aksharon me likha hai, papa kho gaye hai. Poster par bani naachne wali ki issse mail khaane wali bhangima. Letterbox dheere se sarakta hua prekshakon ki aur aata hai.

Letterbox, aap mese kisi ko agar hamari iss pyari si bachchi ke papa mil jaye, toh unhe jitni jaldi ho sake yahan le aayega. Parda girta hai.