“Drishtikanya depicts a universal truth. The play is a telling account of how truth is often compromised to keep up the pretence of a sophisticated society” – The Hindu

“When a person begins to see people for what they are, conflicts are bound to happen.”-DNA

• Inspired from Daphne Du Maurier’s “The Blue Lenses”, DRISHTIKANYA unfolds a comedy of illusions. It revolves around Tamasa, a blind lady who regains her lost eyesight after 8 long years in a cabin of Bright Eye Nursing Home. As the bandages are removed, Tamasa sees everything – or rather, everyone – entirely differently; every human face appears to be that of an animal !

• Her apparently loving husband, the caring nurse, her noble father-in-law, everyone has an animal face. Innocently blurting out what she sees, Tamasa becomes a mirror reflecting unpalatable truths to everyone – creating confusion, frustration, drawing ire – all at once.

• Many hilarious situations are crafted on stage as the drama slowly progresses revolving around Tamasa’s strange vision and her relationship with each of the characters. But, it takes a sharp turn when Tamasa suddenly starts seeing the doctor’s human face and all the “animals” get together in a conspiracy against her. Did Tamasa’s world fall apart? Will Tamasa be able to see the world and its people as they are? Can the doctor fix her vision to “normal”?

• The play brings out the idiosyncrasies of our so-called “sophisticated” society using apt comedies and sharp characters that are bound to trigger questions on faith, liberty, and truth from the clutches of the societal norms.