Many among the audience were trying hard to hold their emotions while a few wiped tears with a handkerchief as Lucky Gupta, a theatre actor from Jammu, ended his one-hour-long solo performance, Maa Mujhe Tagore Bana De, at Bhoomi Rangamane in Sagar on June 18. It took a few seconds for the spectators to realise that they had to convey their appreciation with a round of applause.
It was the 1,171st show of the Hindi play, inspired by a Punjabi story by Mohan Bhandari. Mr. Gupta has travelled across India with his solo performance. In Sagar, the show was organised by Prathibha M.V. and Raghavendra Sagar of Spandana troupe.
The play deals with the story of a boy who wrote poetry as a student and wanted to become Rabindranath Tagore. Unfortunate events in his life forced him to cut short his education and end up as a labourer.
