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LIFE IS A BEACH.
Love is like sand, soft and coarse at the same time. But then, so is truth.
Satbir is the proverbial happy child, to a lone mother Mimi. Under the loving umbrella of his neighbours - Mr. and Mrs. Balsara, 'Sattu' grows up becoming a loner, with a solitary friend Harry. Unc.'Freddy next door, plays the loyal neighbourhood chum, in the absence of Dad.
The generation before Satbir, has performed many a sacrifice and penance to deliver themselves from love. Mimi is mother to the devoted son, keeping something secret to share many years later. Their small family of two is hit with change, when Aunt Tiara and her daughter come back into their lives. Will Sammaya stand a chance? Or will Sherrie sweep him off his feet?
It is now for Satbir to choose the girl of his dreams, to get it right, and keep his family out of the triangle. It gets muddy and sticky, like the wet sand on his childhood beach.
After all, 'Love is not Child's Play.'
S U N : J E E V
About the author:
sun:jeev is the nomDePlume of Sanjeev Bhatia, who resides in Bombay, India.
Love is not Child's Play - is written as a contemporary play for theatre. The swings in fate and cupid give ample opportunity to stage the drama.
You need two to love. There are two lovers, two neighbours, two cousins, two friends and two female love interests, that embody fondness v/s infatuation. These couples set the ball rolling in twos for a compact cast to deliver the story from the eyes of Satbir's truth. There is no location context, Sattu could be the boy next door, caged by his solitude in any apartment around the world. The time is somewhere in the 21st century, when aeroplanes changed the way we saw the world and worked.
This is the author's first play, and his third work of fiction. The play explores the tangibility of truth and time, and their impact on love. The way Satbir receives, feels, and interprets love, is different from other characters.
The earlier work of the author, (Moh&Maya) explores a mother's affection , the Maya of attachment and the illusory love (moh) for her land, her house, her sons and the impact of family migration during a pandemic on her choice.
The second novel (Dev&Diya) is a story of the lost cause of George's fatherhood, interlaced with themes like jealousy and infidelity, affecting the physical, human and mental condition.
