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West Coast Ekaankikaa Competition
Six Outstanding Ekaankikaas Selected
something and vanish, few of them snatch something away from you. We get angry with these snatchers or we hate
them. Living our busy life and having such snatchers around, we don't realize that we also become like them. This is
Beggar's life …. a light comedy, a story of a modern young man …. Beggar's Life is written and directed by Sanjay
Pachpande. Participants are Sanjay Pachpande and Amol Lele.
"WiranguLaa": A couple's efforts to defy the normal course of humdrum domesticity and to spice up their marriage by
pretending to be adulterous lovers in the afternoons. At first, the couple seems happy with the 'zing' this adds to their
relationship. The only problem is that role-playing games can often get out of hand, and here they lead to unexpected
conflict. "WiranguLaa" is written by Nobel Laureate Harold Pinter and Adapted in Marathi by Irawati Karnik. Directed by
Jyotsna Khandekar. Participants are Sanjay and Saylee Apte.
“Thief Police”: An event occurs in a train going from Mumbai to Pune. The event links the passengers in such a way
that the actual event itself seems to be overshadowed. What follows is a tale of suspicion, confusion and blunders.
Thief Police is written by Vijay Tendulkar, directed by Malhar Ambhaikar and participants from Los Angeles are Rohit
Godkar, Jaideep Raje, Kaustubh Page, Vidyullata Mahabal, Madhura Godbole, Mugdha Yeolekar, Rohan More,
Saurabh Alurkar, Atul Riswadkar, Malhar Ambhaikar, Vidyut Gharpure
“Nirnay”: Medical advances have greatly increased our life expectancy. In our busy lifestyle, we don't even think
about death, presuming that there is cure for every illness. What if we are unexpectedly faced with death? "Nirnay" is
about trials and tribulations when one has to decide between "life" and "death" for a loved one. Nirnay is written by
Bhagyashree Barlinge, directed by Aarati Ranade and participants from Phoenix are Mukul Renawikar, Nilesh
Agnihotri, Shilpa Kelkar, Netra Joshi, Ravindra Laddu, Pushpak Karnik, Chetan Date, Bhagyashree Barlinge, Aarati
Ranade and Narendra Godbole.
“Opuntia”: The auto-garage mechanic Jaggu and the white-collared middle class Apte are neighbors, and have
nothing in common, except a front yard. They share a love-hate relationship, they love to hate each other. They share
feisty exchanges daily and neither is trying to understand the other; until they have a surprise visitor. The visitor
captivates their attention and helps them to learn a lot about each other! Does this result into breaking the wall
between these two "poles apart" neighbors? Opuntia is written by Mrs. Vinita Pimpalkhare, Directed by Seema Gore
and participants are Sachin Shrikhande, Manoj Tamhankar and Sumedha Kshirsagar
“Tooch Maazhaa Raajaa”: An incident in Pune comes to our attention in the form of news and makes us
introspective. The improved standard of living of the middle-class Maharashtrian is an indication that the new
economic order in India is going strong. With the improved standard of living comes the evil of materialistic
extravagance. If the society has accepted this evil as unavoidable, then the society’s struggle and helplessness to
deal with the consequences of this evil is the story of “Tooch Maazhaa Raajaa”. Written and directed by Jagdish
Kulkarni. The participants from Los Angeles are Milind Nandekar, Manish Sathe, Shrinivas Sadachar, Sangeeta
Sadachar, Jagdish Kulkarni and Ruchira Kulkarni.
© California Arts Association 2006