Missionary Zeal

Bijoy Gupta persists with the scripts of his Holi programme

Bijoy Gupta is in a major fix. Should he proceed with the three skits he has so painstakingly scripted for our Holi celebration on March 2? If so, where are the actors? Or should he abandon the idea entirely?
Unlike the plays he had scripted for the Annual Function last month (ref post of January 20), the

Karun Sharma today brought
his grandson, Vivaan along  

skits he has in mind now has sadly failed to generate much interest in the Club. The only support Gupta enjoys today is from Karun Sharma who has gamely agreed to play the part assigned to him. Nobody else is coming forward.
Yet Gupta is determined to pursue the three scripts to their logical end. With single-minded missionary zeal, he narrated the dialogues before a select audience today and even discussed how he would like to stage them including the publicity backup required.
Yusuf Rassiwala gave him a patient hearing, but is worried about Gupta’s efforts going waste. At the same time he is wary that Gupta could end up feeling discouraged and lose interest in future. “There is no doubt the scripts are brilliant… but before proceeding any further, please check how many members are willing to act in them,” Yusuf R cautioned.
One reason for the cold response is the fatigue factor. Holi is upon us much too soon after the Annual Function for which preparations/ rehearsals went on for months in advance. Not only is everybody exhausted and reluctant to repeat the exercise, there is not even enough time to do so. They would rather revel in the afterglow of their last performance.
Still, Gupta is pushing hard purely on the strength of his scripts. In one, he has scamsters Nirav Modi, Vijay Mallya and Lalit Modi exchanging notes from their overseas hideouts on phone. In another, he has a country bumpkin day-dreaming about playing Holi with a beautiful girl while in the third, he intends to re-enact the rang barse scene from Silsila with a Big Laaf twist.
It would be a pity if nothing comes of such a potential laugh riot.

Lt Col Angad Singh (retd):
No doubt preparations for the Holi festival are slightly late. But where there's a will there's a way. Certainly our well-accomplished actors will come forward and perform with enthusiasm. It is worth the effort. Everyone should rise to the occasion and do the needful.