Paresh Rawal recreates magic with ‘Dear Father’

ST LOUIS: Veteran theatre and film actor Paresh Rawal performed in St. Louis with his new Hindi play “Dear Father” on Sunday June 2 at Clayton High School .The event was hosted by Seema Enterprises & Seema World Travel. Paresh Rawal recreated the magic of Shaadi and Barbadi & Krishan Vs Kanhaiya.

The three-hour play “Dear Father” is a story of the Mankad family, which includes Manu the father (Rawal), his son Ajay and daughter-in-law Alka.

Through the dialogue and a series of skits, nothing seems out of the ordinary for the Mankad family, with Rawal’s comic talent keeping the audience entertained whilst moving the story forward. Early on, Dear Father drew many laughs with the common comical target of a generation gap. Indeed, the interplay between a father and a pair of thirty-plus, who believe the older generation does not understand life, not only brought out the best of Rawal but also kept the audience connected to both the characters and story line.
The audience was enjoying every minute of this gripping investigation interspersed with amusing one-liners and quips. In the concluding part, Inspector Sharma in a heart-tugging scene advises Ajay to treat his dad with love and respect, to hold his hand, to hug him, to sit and talk with him, etc.

Home should be more than a glorified Old People’s Home. More than living together, supporting each other is more important. Home is not measured in square feet but in love among the family members.

In addition to the generation gap, “Dear Father” also pokes fun at marriage, technology, paying bills, and other affairs commonly associated with daily urban life.

The message of “Dear Father” is made apparent: while it is easy for us to become too involved with the rat race and become self-absorbed with our work schedules and social callings, we should never forget to give a fair share of proper attention and love to our parents.
“Dear Father” is based on the award-winning play “Katkon Trikon.” The national promoter of play is Bhavna Modi, based in Chicago. This was the 48th Show in U.S. The play is produced by Swaroop Sampat, written by Dr.Vivek Bele and directed by Dinkar Jani.

Lalchand Rajput