Jeene Bhi Do Yaaro

Dating, by design, comes with an easy off switch; no lawyers, no agreements, just‘it’s not you, and it’s me’. It’s like test-driving a car- if we don’t like the handling, colour, or interior, toss the keys and walk away. Besides the uncertainty of sex, it’s this relationship escape doorway that often makes men better boyfriends than husbands. Lazy, thoughtless, narcissistic, or judders- they all make better boyfriends. But marriage is different. Marriage takes pursuit & pursuit takes effort, intention, forethought, and over time the energy and asset it demands begin to wear on a man.

Don’t judge me! This is not what I have to say. It’s what majority of the women across the world opine. A sweet future together, walking hand in hand forever, exotic vacations and dreams of growing old together- you’ll find that all this and much more, generally are the pick-outs from the dreams of a couple who is dating. The dreams of a married couple look nothing like this! Although they should, but more often than not, the romantic love switches from the ‘pursuing’ stage to the ‘Now-I-can-chill-she-is-all-mine’ stage.

Harping on the same logic, Om Katare, a theatre veteran, has a new play in store for all of us. ‘Jeene Bhi Do Yaaro’ begins where the dazzling starry-eyed stories generally end- yes, it begins with marriage! It begins where undivided attention switches to fragmentary, text messages just to say ‘Hi’ switch to an outlook of ‘why-text-a-Hi? I-just-met-you-this-morning!’, when lunch ‘surprises’ switch to ‘planned’ and when the ‘my hero’ exclamation turns to a ‘my hero’ question mark!

Having started his directorial journey at Prithvi Theatre (Mumbai) with Ek Tha Gadha, in 1979, fifty-five-year-old Katare has literally seen the commercial theatre movement, build to what it is today. With busy lives and ever increasing need for dual incomes, it is a strongly etched fact that couples now a days have no time for each other. With divorce percentages rising by the day, Katare & his team, through ‘Jeene Bhi Do Yaaro’ take an intense, hilarious, and bold yet romantic take on the dynamics of a couple post marriage. “It is not a tragedy but it has pain, but our take is not very grave,” Katare points out.

Sharing his experiences of creating a play on a scale like this, he points out how some people manage to be a part of his group with steady jobs while some couple it with television work. “They often miss rehearsals and I understand that it is difficult for them. I know their heart lies in stage and given the option, this is the only thing they would do. The stage has something magical.”

Don’t you think this ‘magic’ that Katare speaks of so fondly, is worth experiencing once, even if it is the audience? With tickets to ‘Jeene Bhi Do Yaaro’- a Hindi drama play being available on popular ticketing platforms online, grab your share of magic today! Whether you are the fairer sex in the relationship, or whether you are the ‘conquering fool’ who is unabashedly spoken of above, ‘Jeene Bhi Do Yaaro’ has something in store for both you sets. Go ahead & book your tickets today!

Summary: What happens when you sweetheart becomes a nag? What happens when a husband starts taking his wife for granted. Watch the dynamics of this post marriage situation in ‘Jeene Bhi Do Yaaro’.