Theatre and poetry combine to make GHAR an engaging show for the audience that consumes plays. GHAR is the story of a girl who is studying abroad. She has a relationship with someone who she meets there. While there is a feeling that she has finally found her soulmate, it turns out the person has another woman too in his life. This breaks her heart. However, she starts her love life afresh with someone who is based in India with whom she is interacting on social media.
Jasmine Babbar has created a show that keeps an eye on the entertainment value. The show starts with Nasir Shaikh reciting a short poem on love and setting the tone for Jasmine's performance. Aarya Babbar plays a host to her performance. As a host he also narrates the real life episodes from which certain portions of her performance are inspired. This makes the show a little bold as many tricky love life situations are being put out there in the open.
GHAR has plenty of her original poems and some of that written by Rahat Indori. The play is well-rehearsed with poetry and narration performed by Jasmine with a variety of emotions. Music wafts through several portions of the show. Short interactions with the audience are held to break the possible monotony. Overall, we can say that the experiment works.
GHAR, presented by Awoken Words, can be a wholesome watch for youngsters who want to watch something that is created in the intersection of relationships, education abroad, social media, celebrity life and more.
(Tarun Agarwal is the author of a book, Hope Factory)