Nose Piercing

Nose Piercing.
"khabriaye mat!! yeh sirf ek naatak hai"

Dram-E-Baaz present the hilariously bitter play-
"Nose Piercing "
a Hindi Play in Nautanki(folk).
The play in a satirical form takes a dig at the women's plight in our society.

There are some stories that are common, so common that we forget about them.
But some stories are so painfully true that they pierce through you.

We invite you all to be a part of the play.
In case the need arises hit our actors only with onions.
No Tomatoes Please!!

dekhiye humein PYAR se ,
maariye toh sirf PYAAZ se.

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Ok, so we've got a new flatmate, who among many things, also happens to be an aspiring actress! And Nose Piercing was her second stage play. We got to see a whole new side of her. Usually she's quiet and soft spoken, but on stage, she turned into the Goddess Kali (I think) and single-handedly fought & defeated the five men who had assaulted her!! So, never judge anyone at face value!!! Now that I've imparted some wisdom, moving on to the play.

Hilariously bitter are the right words to describe this play. There's no real story as such, its more of a mix-bag of many small women-centric stories, and touches on many of the current issues in society like rape, female infanticide, dowry & eve-teasing. I wouldn't say it showed anything new, but a good effort nevertheless. The jokes were really funny and I hadn't heard most of them before. There is this one scene where one guy becomes the bike, and others ride on him. Hilarious!!
Superb acting by all and good light & sound effects too. This was the first play I'd seen in a really long time, and I was not disappointed!! 

What I didn't really get was the name of the play. Why nose piercing, I wonder...