‘BHANGAR’
Veteran tiatr artiste, C D’Silva, has revived his big hit of the eighties. ‘Bhangar’ in Konkani means gold, but in this tiatr, it refers to the dignity of a woman, be it a mother, a sister, a fiancée or wife. Rakesh is a womaniser, a thief and a criminal.

He is aided by an evil old woman and the inefficiency of the police. His father and brother try to change him but fail. Trevor and Maxi are friends and they are supposed to marry each other’s sisters. Rakesh’s actions destroy this relationship. Fate finally intervenes and takes its course.
The story has twists and many surprises. This is a total tragedy and depicts the evil that men do, for their selfish gains. The drama also proves that many times a woman is the worst enemy of another woman. Jessica does a fine act as Janet, one of the sisters, while Bushka as the blind girl is superb! Pascoal is Trevor, Maxcy is Maxi and Joe is the evil Rakesh. Arthur acts well as the father, Ave plays his son and Rosario de Benaulim is the cop.  The pick of the cast is C D’Silva as the old lady who is cool as a cucumber on the surface but her mind is full of bad designs. Michael, Kenny and Marcos provide the humour. Their opening act is extremely funny.
Bibiana renders the introductory song. There are good solos from Connie M, Victor, Rosario de Benaulim, Ignatius de Xelvon, Ave, the young Hashvin and Pascoal Rodrigues. Duets from Jessica-Bushka, Connie-M-Silva, Betty Alvares-Rosario and trios from Joaquim-Ave-ConnieM and Ave-Jessica-Hashvin make for good listening. Songs during the acts are pleasant. Agnelo and Zacharias provide the musical backing for the songs and James’ background score during the acts is extremely pleasant.
The drama is worth watching.