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Some questions are like mathematical problems. To solve them, you need to assume the answers first and then work backwards.
Manav Kaul&rsquo;s play Peele Scooter Wala Aadmi is about a man struggling with such questions. The protagonist is a writer with a story stuck awkwardly inside his head. As much as he wants to write the story, he also wants to escape it, often looking for excuses to avoid the unavoidable.
<img title="In 2006, the script for Peele Scooter Wala Aadmi won the META for the best script. PIC/NIMESH DAVE" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2015/sep/In-2006,-the-script-for-Pee.jpg" alt="In 2006, the script for Peele Scooter Wala Aadmi won the META for the best script. PIC/NIMESH DAVE" /> In 2006, the script for Peele Scooter Wala Aadmi won the META for the best script. Pic/Nimesh Dave
On the first floor of Prithvi House in Juhu, a team of seasoned actors &mdash; Kumud Mishra, Shubhrajyoti Barat, Abhay Joshi, Ghanshyam Lalsa and Chitrangada Chakaworthy &mdash; is rehearsing the play over cups of masala chai with sounds of fingers tap-dancing on two typewriters providing ambient sound.
&ldquo;Peele Scooter Wala Aadmi, unlike what the name may suggest, is not a funny play. On the contrary, it is a complicated, multi-layered story,&rdquo; Kaul cautions us. &ldquo;I opened the play in 2006. It was the second play I wrote and won the Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Award (META) for best script. However, I was not happy with the execution. What I staged then was not what I had envisaged. It required better treatment,&rdquo; says Kaul, who is not acting in the play this time around.
After almost a decade, Peele Scooter&hellip; makes a comeback, with not just a new cast but also a different interpretation.
&ldquo;I have worked on the subtext this time and brought it to the fore. Looking back at what I wrote&hellip; it feels like I am working on a play written by someone else. And this has given me the objectivity to reinterpret it.&rdquo;
What he felt was a flat story, has been given a new dimension. &ldquo;Earlier, the play concentrated on what happened in the writer&rsquo;s life. Now, we show what is going on inside his head as well &mdash; his inner turmoil, fantasies, and thoughts. For instance, back then, when I wrote the character of the girlfriend, or the sexual fantasy of the writer, I didn&rsquo;t develop it fully. I have done that now. She becomes his mother, but only inside his head, not in&nbsp;reality.&rdquo;

Unhappy with the 2006 execution of his award-winning script, Peele Scooter Wala Aadmi, Manav Kaul gives it a second shot

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