There's hardly any emotion that can’t be conjured in a song from mainstream Hindi cinema. Despite its proclivity for the flowers-snuggling epithet for physical intimacy, Hindi films initiated a cluster of communities to a nearly objective aspiration — of living the dream. Plot lines might have diversified from a rich villainous father standing in the way of his daughter’s love, but the token of dream fulfilment still attracts us to the silver screen in hordes. Golden Jubilee, a musical play based on author Harishankar Parsai’s story, Ek Film Katha, looks back at films made during the 1970s with a hint of caricature.

Production company D for Drama is premiering the play as part of the celebrations for their 10th anniversary. Director-creator Kumud Mishra shares, “We have grown up watching the popular films of those times. The films made us aware of larger-than-life moments, the impact of a Parsi rangmanch and that of melodrama. They formulate nostalgia. The past two years have given us enough cause for concern. Everybody has suffered in some measure. In that context, we wanted to present something that can make the audience smile.”