That hoary old chestnut or bag of worms β of what Hindus really think about Muslims and vice versa, gets a good workover, as too does South Asian and Afro-Caribbean specifically Jamaican relations in north-west London.
There are a lot of surprises. The set is all coloured and you have this beautiful Holi scene. Kurup has been interested in Hindu-Muslim relations and community tensions more generally, working as he does in LA, one of the most ethnically and religiously diverse regions on planet earth.
His folks are originally from Kerala. To help him woo her and her vast fortune with an eye on a return to the big screen , he enlists the help of Devender. He, in turn, has a little issue with cash flow and so turns to Sharuk for some funds. And the relationships between the four characters are riven by tension and both subtle and obvious prejudice. Kurup is unequivocal and wanted to challenge the prejudice some Hindus express without even realising it as such.
This is how we talk about people, some people are very vocal about the way they think about Muslims, even in common little parlance within your family, and I think.. There is a further depth too β Pushpa is not only prejudiced towards Muslims, she also has other silly thoughts about people who are that not different to her.
It went down very well and that too among a largely white audience. It came to Chowdhury β who has directed about a dozen productions under his Rented Space Theatre Company, but also has a career as a tech entrepreneur β via a mutual friend who knew he was looking for something original and different to direct.
