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{{Infobox | {{Short description|Indian Marathi-language play}} | ||
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'''''Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe''''' (''Silence! The Court Is in Session'') is a [[Marathi language|Marathi]] play written by Indian playwright [[Vijay Tendulkar]] in 1963 and first performed in 1967, directed by Arvind Deshpande, with [[Sulbha Deshpande]] as the main lead.<ref>[http://www.mumbaitheatreguide.com/dramas/features/hindi_theatre.asp Hindi Theatre] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090301232723/http://www.mumbaitheatreguide.com/dramas/features/hindi_theatre.asp |date=March | '''''Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe''''' (''Silence! The Court Is in Session'') is a [[Marathi language|Marathi]] play written by Indian playwright [[Vijay Tendulkar]] in 1963 and first performed in 1967, directed by Arvind Deshpande, with [[Sulbha Deshpande]] as the main lead. Film received [[National Film Award for Best Marathi Feature Film]] At [[19th National Film Awards]]. [[Sulabha Deshpande]] Won [[Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Actress]].<ref>[http://www.mumbaitheatreguide.com/dramas/features/hindi_theatre.asp Hindi Theatre] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090301232723/http://www.mumbaitheatreguide.com/dramas/features/hindi_theatre.asp |date=1 March 2009 }}</ref> | ||
The play was written in 1963, for Rangayan, a Mumbai-based theatre group, though it was performed much later. It was inspired after the playwright overheard the conversation amongst the members of amateur theatre group traveling on Mumbai local train to perform a mock-trial at [[Vile Parle]] suburb.<ref>[[#La|Lal, p. 3972]]</ref> The play was based on a 1956 novel, ''[[Die Panne]]'' (Traps) by Swiss playwright [[Friedrich Dürrenmatt]]. | The play was written in 1963, for Rangayan, a Mumbai-based theatre group, though it was performed much later. It was inspired after the playwright overheard the conversation amongst the members of amateur theatre group traveling on Mumbai local train to perform a mock-trial at [[Vile Parle]] suburb.<ref>[[#La|Lal, p. 3972]]</ref> The play was based on a 1956 novel, ''[[Die Panne]]'' (Traps) by Swiss playwright [[Friedrich Dürrenmatt]]. | ||
==Translations== | ==Translations== | ||
The play has since been translated into 16 languages in India and abroad. The BBC showed its English version, filmed by [[Satyadev Dubey]].<ref>[http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/01oct26/edit.htm Daily Excelsior , 1 Oct | The play has since been translated into 16 languages in India and abroad. The BBC showed its English version, filmed by [[Satyadev Dubey]].<ref>[http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/01oct26/edit.htm Daily Excelsior , 1 Oct 2006] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090109173510/http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/01oct26/edit.htm |date=9 January 2009 }}</ref> Actor-director, [[Om Shivpuri]], directed the Hindi translation of the play as ''Khamosh! Adaalat Jaari Hai''. The play had his wife [[Sudha Shivpuri]] in the lead role and is regarded as a key milestone in the history of Indian Theatre.<ref>[http://www.4to40.com/art/print.asp?id=54 Modern Indian Theatre] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090707174944/http://www.4to40.com/art/print.asp?id=54 |date=7 July 2009 }}</ref> | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
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==Critical acclaim== | ==Critical acclaim== | ||
Its playwright, Vijay Tendulkar, got national recognition in the form of the [[Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay]] Award for drama in 1970 and [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] (National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama) | Its playwright, Vijay Tendulkar, got national recognition in the form of the [[Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay]] Award for drama in 1970 and [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] (National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama) in 1970 for playwriting.{{fact|date=September 2022}} | ||
==Adaptations== | ==Adaptations== | ||
Noted Marathi playwright and stage director [[Satyadev Dubey]] directed a [[Marathi cinema|Marathi]] film based on the play, with the same name in 1971. ''Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe'' started the New Cinema movement in [[Marathi cinema]]<ref>[http://www.upperstall.com/hist1966.html Chronology of Indian Cinema at upperstall] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516220502/http://www.upperstall.com/hist1966.html |date=May | Noted Marathi playwright and stage director [[Satyadev Dubey]] directed a [[Marathi cinema|Marathi]] film based on the play, with the same name in 1971. ''Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe'' started the New Cinema movement in [[Marathi cinema]]<ref>[http://www.upperstall.com/hist1966.html Chronology of Indian Cinema at upperstall] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516220502/http://www.upperstall.com/hist1966.html |date=16 May 2008 }}</ref> and is considered one of India’s finest films.<ref>[http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/imagineasia/guide/poll/india/long_list.html Long List bfi.org] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313063805/http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/imagineasia/guide/poll/india/long_list.html |date=13 March 2012 }}</ref> | ||
It marked the debut of actors [[Amrish Puri]] and [[Amol Palekar]], and of [[Govind Nihalani]] for whom this was his first film as a full-fledged cinematographer; till then, he had worked an assistant to [[Guru Dutt]]’s cinematographer V.K. Murthy.<ref>[http://www.bollywoodsargam.com/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=10033 Govind Nihalani at bollywoodsargam] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208120919/http://www.bollywoodsargam.com/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=10033 |date=February | It marked the debut of actors [[Amrish Puri]] and [[Amol Palekar]], and of [[Govind Nihalani]] for whom this was his first film as a full-fledged cinematographer; till then, he had worked an assistant to [[Guru Dutt]]’s cinematographer V.K. Murthy.<ref>[http://www.bollywoodsargam.com/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=10033 Govind Nihalani at bollywoodsargam] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208120919/http://www.bollywoodsargam.com/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=10033 |date=8 February 2012 }}</ref> Govind Nihalani co-produced the film with Satyadev Dubey.<ref>[http://www.govindnihalani.com/biography.html Govind Nihalani Biography] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209161719/http://www.govindnihalani.com/biography.html |date=9 February 2012 }}</ref> This was [[Vijay Tendulkar]]'s first screenplay, who went on to write films like ''Nishant'', ''Aakrosh'', ''Ardh Satya'' and ''[[Umbartha]]''.{{fact|date=September 2022}} | ||
Indian film director Ritesh Menon adapted the play into a [[Hindi]]-language film titled (after the name of the play's Hindi translation) ''Khamosh Adalat Jaari Hai'' in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=At Film Bazaar, Khamosh, Adalat Jaari Hai stirs your soul |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-cinema/at-film-bazaar-khamosh-adalat-jaari-hai-still-stirs-your-soul/story-8lpX63isfQwsJhfG6F54qO.html |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |language=en |date=29 November 2016}}</ref> | Indian film director Ritesh Menon adapted the play into a [[Hindi]]-language film titled (after the name of the play's Hindi translation) ''Khamosh Adalat Jaari Hai'' in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=At Film Bazaar, Khamosh, Adalat Jaari Hai stirs your soul |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-cinema/at-film-bazaar-khamosh-adalat-jaari-hai-still-stirs-your-soul/story-8lpX63isfQwsJhfG6F54qO.html |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |language=en |date=29 November 2016}}</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
* {{cite book |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature, Volume 5|author=Mohan Lal|publisher=Sahitya Akademi |year=1992|isbn= 978-81-260-1221-3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KnPoYxrRfc0C | * {{cite book |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature, Volume 5|author=Mohan Lal|publisher=Sahitya Akademi |year=1992|isbn= 978-81-260-1221-3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KnPoYxrRfc0C&dq=Sulabha+Deshpande&pg=PA3972 |ref=La }} | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* {{IMDb title|0295599|title= Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe}} | * {{IMDb title|0295599|title= Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe}} | ||
* [http://www.onesmartclick.com/marathi/marathi-film-directory.html Film Awards for Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe] | * [http://www.onesmartclick.com/marathi/marathi-film-directory.html Film Awards for Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025080637/http://www.onesmartclick.com/marathi/marathi-film-directory.html |date=25 October 2011 }} | ||
{{Marathi Theatre}} | {{Marathi Theatre}} | ||
{{authority control}} | {{authority control}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Adaptations of works by Friedrich Dürrenmatt]] | ||
[[Category:Postmodern plays]] | [[Category:Postmodern plays]] | ||
[[Category:Plays by Vijay Tendulkar]] | [[Category:Plays by Vijay Tendulkar]] | ||
[[Category:1967 plays]] | [[Category:1967 plays]] | ||
[[Category:Marathi-language films]] | [[Category:1970s Marathi-language films]] | ||
[[Category:Indian plays adapted into films]] | [[Category:Indian plays adapted into films]] | ||
[[Category:Marathi-language plays]] | [[Category:Marathi-language plays]] | ||
[[Category:Plays based on novels]] | [[Category:Plays based on novels]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:22, 27 February 2026
| Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe | |
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| Place premiered | India |
| Original language | Marathi |
| Country | India |
Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe (Silence! The Court Is in Session) is a Marathi play written by Indian playwright Vijay Tendulkar in 1963 and first performed in 1967, directed by Arvind Deshpande, with Sulbha Deshpande as the main lead. Film received National Film Award for Best Marathi Feature Film At 19th National Film Awards. Sulabha Deshpande Won Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Actress.[1]
The play was written in 1963, for Rangayan, a Mumbai-based theatre group, though it was performed much later. It was inspired after the playwright overheard the conversation amongst the members of amateur theatre group traveling on Mumbai local train to perform a mock-trial at Vile Parle suburb.[2] The play was based on a 1956 novel, Die Panne (Traps) by Swiss playwright Friedrich Dürrenmatt.
Translations[edit | edit source]
The play has since been translated into 16 languages in India and abroad. The BBC showed its English version, filmed by Satyadev Dubey.[3] Actor-director, Om Shivpuri, directed the Hindi translation of the play as Khamosh! Adaalat Jaari Hai. The play had his wife Sudha Shivpuri in the lead role and is regarded as a key milestone in the history of Indian Theatre.[4]
Plot[edit | edit source]
A group of teachers plan to stage a play in a village. When a cast-member does not show up, a local stagehand is asked to replace him. An improvised, free-flowing 'rehearsal' is arranged and a mock trial is staged to make the novice understand court procedures. A (mock) charge of infanticide is leveled against Miss Benare, another cast-member.
All of a sudden, the pretend-play turns into an accusatory game when it emerges from the trial that Miss Benare is carrying an out-of-wedlock child from her failed illicit relationship with Professor Damle, the missing cast-member.
Critical acclaim[edit | edit source]
Its playwright, Vijay Tendulkar, got national recognition in the form of the Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay Award for drama in 1970 and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama) in 1970 for playwriting.[citation needed]
Adaptations[edit | edit source]
Noted Marathi playwright and stage director Satyadev Dubey directed a Marathi film based on the play, with the same name in 1971. Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe started the New Cinema movement in Marathi cinema[5] and is considered one of India’s finest films.[6]
It marked the debut of actors Amrish Puri and Amol Palekar, and of Govind Nihalani for whom this was his first film as a full-fledged cinematographer; till then, he had worked an assistant to Guru Dutt’s cinematographer V.K. Murthy.[7] Govind Nihalani co-produced the film with Satyadev Dubey.[8] This was Vijay Tendulkar's first screenplay, who went on to write films like Nishant, Aakrosh, Ardh Satya and Umbartha.[citation needed]
Indian film director Ritesh Menon adapted the play into a Hindi-language film titled (after the name of the play's Hindi translation) Khamosh Adalat Jaari Hai in 2017.[9]
Film cast[edit | edit source]
- Arvind Deshpande
- Sulbha Deshpande as Leela Benare
- Amrish Puri
- Amol Palekar
- Eknath Hattagadi
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- Silence! The Court Is in Session (Three Crowns). Priya Adarkar (Translator), Oxford University Press, 1979. ISBN 978-0-19-560313-2.
- Collected Plays in Translation: Kamala, Silence! the Court Is in Session, Sakharam Binder, the Vultures, Encounter in Umbugland, Ghashiram Kotwal, a Friend's Story, Kanyadaan. New Delhi, 2003, Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-566209-2.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Hindi Theatre Archived 1 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Lal, p. 3972
- ↑ Daily Excelsior , 1 Oct 2006 Archived 9 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Modern Indian Theatre Archived 7 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Chronology of Indian Cinema at upperstall Archived 16 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Long List bfi.org Archived 13 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Govind Nihalani at bollywoodsargam Archived 8 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Govind Nihalani Biography Archived 9 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "At Film Bazaar, Khamosh, Adalat Jaari Hai stirs your soul". Hindustan Times. 29 November 2016.
- Mohan Lal (1992). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature, Volume 5. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-260-1221-3.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe on IMDb
- Film Awards for Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe Archived 25 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine