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#PicksAndPiques #HindiEnglishTheatrePlayReview #JohnsonThomas #Theatrewala #GoetheInstituteBangalore #RefunctionGrant #SandboxCollective #AagaazTheatreTrust #TheOtherCirclePR #PaytmInsider #Harkat Theatre Play Review Johnson Thomas A peculiar look within the crucible of Expectations Title: Bhagi Hui Ladkiyan Cast: Nagina, Jasmine, Nagma, Zainab Director: Dhwani Vij Rating: * * ½ Runtime: 50 mins Does this play have anything to do with Alok Dhanwa’s famous poem? The title is the same and reports have it that the poem was the springboard for devising this play. But this play has nothing much to do with the poem in terms of dramatic content. The fledgling efforts at feminism are mini-rebellions in the context of ‘personal life.’ Bhagi Hui Ladkiyan was commissioned as a part of Gender Bender 2016, supported by Goethe Institut Bangalore and Sandbox Collective. Initially, Dhwani Vij collaborated with Aagaaz Theatre Trust to develop a 15 minute long