Why Ila Arun Had The Last Laugh

Want
to
watch
a
play
from
the
comfort
of
your
home?

Peechha
Karti
Parchhaiyan,
starring

Ila
Arun
and
K
K
Raina,
is
now
a
teleplay,
streaming
on
Zee
Theatre.

An
adaptation
of
Henrik
Ibsen’s
classic
drama

Ghosts,
Ila
has
written
the
play
hand
adapted
it
to
the
backdrop
of
Rajasthan’s
Rajput
families.

It
explores
a
woman’s
internal
conflict
with
family
secrets
and
personal
boundaries,
and
her
haunting
shadows
of
the
past.

Ila
speaks
to

Patcy
N/Rediff.com
about
her
experience
on
the
play
and
also
looks
back
at
her
career
in
the
movies.

Your
character
Yashodhara
Baisah
in

Peechha
Karti
Parchhaiyan
embodies
Indian
women
shackled
by
responsibilities,
tradition,
society
and
so
many
other
elements,
and
wants
to
break
free.

You
have
set
the
play
in
Rajasthan.
Is
it
because
it
is
where
you
hail
from
and
you
could
use
personal
references?

What
made
you
come
to
Mumbai
from
Rajasthan?
Was
it
marriage
or
movies?

You
have
had
a
long
association
with
Shyam
Benegal,
with
whom
you
have
worked
in

Mandi,
Trikal,
Suraj
Ka
Satvan
Ghoda,
Bose:
The
Forgotten
Hero,
Welcome
to
Sajjanpur,
Well
Done
Abba
and
television
serials
like

Samwidaan
and

Bharat
Ek
Khoj.
What
is
your
bond
with
Mr
Benegal
like?

How
did
you
get
your
first
big
break
in
Bollywood
with
the
song

Morni
Baga
Ma
Bole
from

Lamhe?

After
facing
so
much
criticism
for
the
song

Choli
Ke
Peeche
from

Khalnayak,
your
song
was
used
recently
in

Crew.
How
did
you
feel
about
that?

Coming
back
to
your
play,
K
K
Raina
and
you
have
a
theatre
group
called
Surnai
for
the
past
40
years.
You
write
and
he
directs.
Tell
us
more
about
this
solid
working
association.

How
was
the
play
transformed
into
a
teleplay
without
losing
its
charm?