: A daughter’s tribute to Dina Pathak: ‘Like lemon juice, sweet and salty’ #IndiaNEWS One memory stands out among many others. A troupe of 30 young actors attempting to board a train in Mumbai

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A daughter’s tribute to Dina Pathak: ‘Like lemon juice, sweet and salty’ #IndiaNEWS
One memory stands out among many others. A troupe of 30 young actors attempting to board a train in Mumbai with only 15 reservations. Our destination – Ahmedabad, to perform Mithya Abhiman, a play directed by Dina Pathak. We just had to get there; the show had to go on. Panic struck all of us except my mother, who shepherded us aboard assuring us that we would find place somehow. “We’ll manage,� she said. We did manage; rather, she did. Before we could say Borivili, the whisper went around “Dinapathakdinapathak!� Ma spread her smile across the compartment and was immediately rewarded with a seat and a great deal of attention from our co-passengers. Many had seen her plays – Mena Gurjari was the most popular. Some had seen her films – Jal Bin Machhali Nritya Bin Bijli was their favourite (Golmaal had not happened yet)! Some had uncles or aunts who had known her in Junagadh/Ahmedabad /Pune/Mumbai. The rest were just blown away by this vibrant being, busily chatting in three different Gujarati dialects, as well as chaste Marathi and Bengali as the need arose, sharing their ubiquitous nasta and regaling them with stories of the exciting characters that peopled her universe.Before we reached Dahanu, the 15 of us unreserved...Read more

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