Vijay Tendulkar’s Kamla Made Into A Serial

Vijay Tendulkar’s Kamla Made Into A Serial

One of Vijay Tendulkar's much acclaimed plays, 'Kamla', which was made into a film in 1985, is all set to hit the small screen in the form of a serial.

While the film had Deepti Naval playing Kamla's character with Shabana Azmi and Marc Zuber in important roles, the serial will introduce theatre artist Ashwini Kasar in the titular role while TV actors Akshar Kothari and Deepti Ketkar will play the other two characters.

Moving away from typical daily soaps that are ruling the roost on TV presently, the serial will highlight issues faced by women. Tendulkar's 'Kamla' was inspired by a real life incident where a journalist bids for a girl, in order to expose the flesh trade prevalent in a village. "The play is just an inspiration and the serial will raise many questions that plague women today," said Ajay Mayekar, director of the play. While the play focused on Kamla's plight and the journalist's mission of exposing the flesh trade, the serial will focus more on the life of journalist Devashish's wife Sharayu. "We have picked up from where the play ended and presented the story through Sharayu's point of view. Despite having the opportunity to make a career for herself, she sacrificed everything to support her husband.

'Kamla' will also be about Sharayu's inner conflicts and problems that arise when Devashish decides to marry Kamla on his lawyer's advice," informed VikasMayekar, writer of the play. Speaking about her role,Deepti said, "For me, this is a role of a lifetime and I think every woman will relate to Sharayu's journey." Source