Kshitej Patwardhan, playwright of the Gujarati play Nava Gadi, Nava Rajya is ecstatic as his play recently completed 50 stage shows. The play is based on the experiences of a married couple and was originally staged in Marathi. Here’s what Patwardhan has to say:

Gujarati theatre respects production
Gujarati commercial theatre and Marathi commercial theatre are very similar to each other; there is always a give-and-take of ideas here. The Gujarati theater organisers approached us and now we have completed 50 stage shows. Gujarati theatre is at a mature stage and they respect production values a lot. Hindi and English theatre also have their own target audience and mature plays work a lot.