The scratching Rama
Was it the sweat dripping down the layers of pancake makeup or a zillion mosquitoes or the millions of eyes glued to his every expression and action - dont know what caused it, but Lord Rama couldnt resist .He scratched and scratched, relieving himself of the agony.This astounding moment was witnessed by all and sundry.
Was lucky to witness it on the telly albeit LIVE(courtesy my local cable operator).The program on was the live telecast of the RamLila being played out nearby.This action of the great lord had me transfixed and I became a dedicated veiwer from then on. Finally gotto witness live Ramlila and was worth it.
Lord Rama was this tall,fair,good looking bloke lost in thought whether to stand still or move his hands on any given instant.Dearest bro Lakshamana was stockily built , dark and sweating profusely. He seemed irritated with all the bhajans breaking his acting concentration.Sita was this woman trying to keep her hair n makeup in place (pity they didnt have a guy on with a wig..was looking forward to that).Amongst themselves , they had trouble deciding who walks first amongst the paper bushes and bedsheet hills, rather hillocks .Initially we had Lakshaman in front and Rama and Sita following .Suddenly a head pops out from the white background(jk rowling be damned..this was muggle world) directing them to instantly change the order.So now we have Lord Rama in front.This head popped out once too many and that too without prior notice.
Then we had the larger than life Ravana coming in to get the only female of consequnce in the context.The showstopper was the Sita Haran.Check this out - Pushpa Vimaan was actually an open-air truck (brilliantly decorated).Both Ravana and Sita needed help to get onto it and then it took the whole round of the ground with Ravana having his Mogambo laugh and Sita wailing all throughout.Such was the effect of this breathtaking exercise, it resulted in tremendous chaos.People had to be consistently reminded to clear the way.No wonder the original means of transport was in air- A Real Pushpa Vimaan.
If ever was to participate in Ramlila, would like to be part of the Vanar Sena with a tail and awesome headgear and a gada in one hand.You follow these two blokes around for a while and then once the war is on , you hit the opposition to your heart's content with the awesome gada.What more can an actor worth his money ask for?
Was it the sweat dripping down the layers of pancake makeup or a zillion mosquitoes or the millions of eyes glued to his every expression and action - dont know what caused it, but Lord Rama couldnt resist .He scratched and scratched, relieving himself of the agony.This astounding moment was witnessed by all and sundry.
Was lucky to witness it on the telly albeit LIVE(courtesy my local cable operator).The program on was the live telecast of the RamLila being played out nearby.This action of the great lord had me transfixed and I became a dedicated veiwer from then on. Finally gotto witness live Ramlila and was worth it.
Lord Rama was this tall,fair,good looking bloke lost in thought whether to stand still or move his hands on any given instant.Dearest bro Lakshamana was stockily built , dark and sweating profusely. He seemed irritated with all the bhajans breaking his acting concentration.Sita was this woman trying to keep her hair n makeup in place (pity they didnt have a guy on with a wig..was looking forward to that).Amongst themselves , they had trouble deciding who walks first amongst the paper bushes and bedsheet hills, rather hillocks .Initially we had Lakshaman in front and Rama and Sita following .Suddenly a head pops out from the white background(jk rowling be damned..this was muggle world) directing them to instantly change the order.So now we have Lord Rama in front.This head popped out once too many and that too without prior notice.
Then we had the larger than life Ravana coming in to get the only female of consequnce in the context.The showstopper was the Sita Haran.Check this out - Pushpa Vimaan was actually an open-air truck (brilliantly decorated).Both Ravana and Sita needed help to get onto it and then it took the whole round of the ground with Ravana having his Mogambo laugh and Sita wailing all throughout.Such was the effect of this breathtaking exercise, it resulted in tremendous chaos.People had to be consistently reminded to clear the way.No wonder the original means of transport was in air- A Real Pushpa Vimaan.
If ever was to participate in Ramlila, would like to be part of the Vanar Sena with a tail and awesome headgear and a gada in one hand.You follow these two blokes around for a while and then once the war is on , you hit the opposition to your heart's content with the awesome gada.What more can an actor worth his money ask for?
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