Dramatic quote indeed! But then that is what DramCell is all about. Being passionate about something, taking up challenges, unleashing the creativity within and then watching spellbound as that creativity morphs and expands to reveal the majesty of human nature and spirit is what the Dramatics Cell stands for.

One of the oldest cultural clubs of IIM Calcutta (and like its members prefer saying, not just a club but an institution), DramCell presents three plays of almost professional quality year after year. This year the three plays on offer were Vanmala Bhawalkar’s ‘Udhaar Ka Pati’, a Hindi comedy; Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Importance of being Earnest’, an old English classic and Mahesh Dattani’s ‘Where there is a Will’, an English play that takes a dark look at contemporary issues.

However the real action is behind-the-scenes and that is what makes the club one of the most happening ones on campus. Spending nights in the Audi while the team in charge of production feeds you cheese maggi, aloo paranthas, sandwiches and then haldi doodh to top it all, at 4 am, is an experience in itself. Practice is just part of what DramCell does. The rest of the time is single-mindedly devoted to pure fun including mimicking the directors, playing catch in the auditorium, posing for innumerable pictures (they make amazing memories later) and letting loose the child within you. But when the call cometh (followed by few of the choicest swear words for motivation) “Cast on stage! Practise!” the glamour world beckons and as one person everyone answers.

Finally after months of hard work, voice modulations and insanely minute changes to diction; when the stage is set and the lights dim, it feels as if the world is at one’s feet, that everything has culminated to those 90 minutes that even God cant take away! The audience response is exhilarating to say the least. And when the curtain drops you realise what DramCell is all about.

DramCell is not just about delivering excellent plays (although it does that too). Its about bonding with your seniors and your batch. Its about making friends for life. Its about missing lectures and knowing that someone in DramCell will bail you out. Its about creating ties that go beyond batches and ages! Truly no other club can claim to have positively affected so many lives as this one.

Its time the Dramatics Cell took a bow to the thunderous applause it deserves.