nagpur for the theatre lovers of the city love birds was gripping watch this weekend written and directed by girish joshi and presented by aurum entertainment pvt ltd the suspense thriller kept the audiences captivated in terms of production value the play which has had more than 140 shows over the last five years has definitely raised the bar a cast drawn from television serials and high levels of technical excellence combined to make the story with its several twists and turns a polished act love birds deals with the life of the protagonist vishwas inamdar who suffers a memory loss after a gruesome road accident three months later when he returns home and gets back to work he begins to discover himself afresh and learns some bitter truths about himself and his apparently loving wife devika with the help of his secretary surpiya and a detective mr sane who fronts as a seller of pets he tries to put together the confusing puzzle of his life before the accident a new twist to the play at every turn each character providing a new angle makes for an intriguing story the play is a perfect mix of live acting and portions which have been shot on video to maintain the continuity so if inamdar is calling someone on phone the screen kept at the centre of the stage livens up with the shots of the guy answering the phone at the other end to keep the continuity there are shots of devika getting out of a car on the screen before she enters on the stage use of lapel mikes given an exceptional sound quality to the play what lends sheen to the play is fine acting by the cast aniket vishwasrao as vishwas puts up a fine act as he plays out the part of a man coping with so many troubles amruta subhash keeps the suspense alive with her ambiguous expressions and quietly lives the part of an over indulgent wife but it is girish salvi as detective sane who adds a depth to his character he looks walks and talks the part giving his character multiple dimensions which keep the viewer guessing more than the fine acting the characters are required to be in absolute synch with the sounds and the video shootings which intersperse the play throughout entries and exits on stage taking up calls punching numbers on the cell or even disconnecting a call are all fine tuned to match the sound or sight and a proof of the many rehearsals that the cast has been put through before the staging of the play director joshis knack for blending technology with histrionics is what made the over twohour play such a delightful watch