Prithvi Theatre's Mood <a href="mailto:I@Prithvi" target="_blank">I@Prithvi</a> is finally happening.u00a0IIT Mumbai's annual festival, Mood Indigo largest college festivals in the country. 
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Prithvi Theatre: IIT Mumbai's annual festival, Mood Indigo</td></tr></tbody></table>Mood <a href="mailto:I@Prithvi" target="_blank">I@Prithvi</a> is finally happening. IIT Mumbai's annual festival, Mood Indigo, is one of the largest college festivals in the country. The coordinators of the festival have been in talks with the Prithvi folk for two years now, about the possibility of doing "something" at Prithvi Theatre, and were keen that the winners of their theatre competitions should get to perform there. The one-day event on Sunday will see theatre performances,u00a0 short film screenings and storytelling, coupled with chats with IIT students who will share tech gyaan. The schedule is as follows: 4 pm: The Next Stepu00a0How to stay with theatre after college. A Q&amp;A with the Thespo troupe has been organised. 5:15 and 8:15 pm: Red Alertu00a0a street play about blood donation. 6 pm: Safaru00a0a Hindi musical on the virtual reality of the human mind; and Ek Chidiya Anek Chidiya (Hindi)u00a0the story of one out of those million little birds who know no boundaries. 9 pm: Rabdi (Hindi)u00a0a mother of a special child tries to raise money by being a surrogate mother for an NRI couple. This play, staged by Mithibai College, won first prize at the Mood I festival. Mood I @Prithvi at Prithvi Theatre, Juhu, on Sunday, 4 pm onwards. Call: 26149546 Sangghvi woos the spirits To celebrate his birthday on March 2, Gujarati theatre producer Bhavikk Sangghvi, who is also a numerologist and astrologist, is launching a new production, tentatively titled Swajan Pelle Paar Naa. He is also toying with the title BhootKaal Nii Bhavishyawaani. Written by Vihang Mehta and directed by Suresh Rajda, the cast includes Suresh's wife Shetal, daughter Santu, and Samir Mehta. Described as a family saga, it takes on the subject of conducting a su00c3u00a9ance, and its consequences. Sangghvi's birthday celebrations kick off with a rehearsal of the play, which is slated to open in the city on April 12. Women's Day special Sanjay Goradia's new production, Miss Phoolgulabi, is being staged on the occasion of International Women's Day. It takes a look at three young Gujarati women, who are stuck in difficult situations. Gulabi has been abandoned by her husband and family because she gave birth to a "special" girl child; Farzana has been on the streets with her old in-laws, husband and children after the family lost everything in the post-Godhra riots; and Sumli is fed up of slapping her son to sleep, just because there is nothing for her to feed him. The play deals with the transformation Dr Prerna Gandhiu00a0a rural doctoru00a0who practices her own brand of Gandhigiri, brings to their lives.u00a0 Directed by Vipul Mehta, the cast includes Pranoti Pradhan, Nitin Trivedi, Falguni Dave and Rinku Patel. Karnad's play now has a Marathi adaptation Marathi actress Rima, who we often see in the mother's role on the big and small screen, wears the producer's hat in Tula Mi Mala Mi. This is the Marathi version of Girish Karnad's well-known Kannada play, Tula Mo Mala Mi,u00a0 and has been adapted and directed by Vivek Lagoo. Rima essays the character of Madhavi Rajadhyaksha, an English professor who often writes short stories in Marathi,u00a0 releases a book in English that gains international recognition and becomes a bestseller. But when she decides to quit teaching and take up writing in English, she is accused of being greedy, and exploiting her sister's illness and her own martial problems in order to increase book sales. As she confronts the accusations levelled against her, her life becomes as interesting as the fictional story in her book. The drama uses multimedia in its production. Tula Mi Mala Mi was premiered in July last year in Paris. Catch Tula Mi Mala Mi, today, at 4.30 pm at the Acharya Atre Auditorium, Kalyan.

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