Sonali Bendre acts in a play: Aapki Soniya is a sequel to Tumhari Amrita, directed by Javed Siddiqi

Sonali Bendre to feature in 'Tumhari Amrita' sequel 'Aapki Soniya'

Aapki Soniya is a sequel to the immensely popular Tumhari Amrita, which has enjoyed acclaim and growing audiences over the past 12 years.

Twelve years on, the love letters have turned into hate mail. An association that began with sheaves of paper continues, albeit in a different vein.

Aapki Soniya is a sequel to the immensely popular Tumhari Amrita, which has enjoyed acclaim and growing audiences over the past 12 years.

And now where artist Amrita Nigam, played by Shabana Azmi, and her soulmate/penpal Zulfiqar Haider, played by Farooque Shaikh, signed off, Soniya pens in.

The hugely talented Shaikh slips effortlessly into Haider's skin and has Sonali Bendre for company, in her first stage appearance as Soniya.

An engrossing mix of word play, scathing humour and succinct dialogues characterise Javed Siddiqi's Aapki Soniya. Except here the written word doesn't warm and seduce, but cuts and scrapes.

Now an important political leader in the twilight of his life, Haider is shaken out of his quietude by letters from Paris, penned by a mysterious Soniya who attacks him with venom and hatred.

Unable to understand the odium directed at him, Haider attempts to understand the younger woman and there starts an exchange of mail that slowly evolves into an unlikely affiliation. Shaikh, as the ageing Haider, is at his brilliant best - the nuances in his voice conveying mirth, ill health and caustic humour.

Bendre, on the other hand, falters in the beginning, the chaste Urdu often sounding a little tentative, but gradually her performance smoothes out. In fact, in the closing moments some dialogues are delivered with great balance and sincerity.

Many Amrita fans might say Bendre lacks Azmi's vintage touch, but her performance should be received with an open mind, much like Azmi's warm embrace for the younger actress at the end of the show.

Aapki Soniya boasts of many firsts - a probable first sequel of a Hindustani play, Bendre's stage debut, Sharmishta Roy's first outing in theatre as a set designer. It is slated to travel to other major cities soon.

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