![]() He tries to grab the seat of Indra, the chief god, and wants to inflict upon heaven the inequality, corruption and terrorism prevailing on earth. The play, written by Raja Gawade, is a comic fantasy about the havoc created by a power-hungry politician when he gets to heaven. ![]() The organisers took the threat seriously, and called off the show. In the latest act of fundamentalist censorship, a newly formed organisation calling itself the Hindu Janajagriti Samiti,which comprises members of the Bajrang Dal and VHP, threatened to burn down Thane’s Gadkari Rangayatan on Wednesday unless a performance of the play ‘Bighadale Swargache Daar’ (The Door of Heaven is out of Order) was cancelled. Several producers have recently been warned to tone down their work, said Macchhindra Kambli, producer and chairperson of the Marathi Natya Parishad, who described the situation as "unbearable". ![]() MUMBAI: Marathi theatre producers will meet in Dadar on Sunday to discuss how to counter threats by fundamentalist organisations to disrupt plays that they claim show disrespect to Hindu gods.
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