Rangmanch 8: Hazaaron Khwahishein Kaisi (Hindi)

Date: 5th August, 2012

Script: Original by Nikhil Sachan

Direction: Nikhil Sachan

Cast: Himani Kumar (Suhaag Raat), Ankur Pandit (Hero), Astha Gupta (Tehzeeb)

Supporting Cast: Ashutosh Vikram, Ashish Tickoo (Tehzeeb)

Music: Kshitij Kapoor

Photography: Tripod, IIM K's photography club

Anchor: Khushboo Agarwal

After Keshav Pandit, the whole college had been waiting with bated breath for Nikhil Sachan's next production, and he along with the Hazaaron Khwahishein Kaisi (HZK) team, dazzled the Rangmanch stage and how! Featuring, three very different stories, Suhaag Raat (male chauvinism and societal hypocrisies), Hero (the life of a struggling actor), Tehzeeb (ritual of Bachakoshi in Afghanistan), with excellent performances by Himani,Ankur and Astha in each of the acts respectively, was enough to give goosebumps to many. Another aspect of the play, that was a huge hit, was the title track, written by Nikhil Sachan and composed by Nikhil and Kshitij, which one can still hear people humming around the campus.

Trivia:
Ashutosh Vikram featured in a supporting role without any dialogues where he was simply supposed to sit on the stage and get a shave. Apparently, despite memorable roles as Guddu (Keshav Pandit) and Namboo (Kanjoos), many people still come up to him and tell him that this was his finest performance to date.