play sx mrality and censrship directed by sunil shanbag duration 130 minutes cast nagesh bhonsle ketaki thatte others language hindi rating 35 just at a time when the dhobles of society are busy trying to root out bad cultural influences from amongst us with their customary raids sx mrality and censrships entry on the theatre circuit seems like an aptlytimed gimmick like its the laymans reply to the attack against his freedom of expression well whatever the case this is one play that comes as a breath of fresh air as it addresses and explores the most happening issues of our time morality and censorship the plot revolves around a dancer a poet and a city historian who come together to work on a project on censorship along with the present theater scenario the play intermingles the struggles faced by theatre during the 70s while staging the hugely controversial play sakharam binder written by vijay tendulkar back then this drama created a storm in society because of its bold content and quite naturally like every audacious creative content in our country this too was instantly banned by the state and general public so when you watch the play youre going to realise dhoble or no dhoble censorship has always been a deeprooted part and process of our society in 1972 when sakharam binder was facing opposition from the puritanical members of our society its makers fought all the restrictions justifying their stand that it violated their freedom of expression this ultimately won them their battle against the preposterous censor board rules but today the circumstances are so different be it films theatre books or art were ready to give up on our individuality creativity and very right to express ourselves rather than challenge those who stifle and gag us what does it say about us something the play will definitely make you think apart from being thoughtprovoking what makes sx mrality and censrship so enjoyable is that it gives its audiences a taste of maharashtras folk culture through the art form of tamasha its got an exciting mix on acting illusion flashbacks music dance and films nagesh bhonsle as the lok shayar as well as sakharam binder manages both his contrasting characters like a true veteran but the highlight of the show is ketaki thatte the lavani dancer while shes impressive with her singing dancing and acting in her fleeting performances in stories in a song in sx mrality and censrship she makes for an absolute stunning portrait on stage as she confidently does the tamasha if youre a person with strong opinionsyou cant miss this one