February 14, 2012 
Review: “Naina”
The external play staged by the IIM Calcutta Dramatics Cell on Saturday at Gyan Manch in Kolkata was an extremely successful attempt of showcasing talent other than business management by the students of Joka. Directed by Harsh Mishra, Mani Prakash and Rais Sheikh, ‘Naina’ is a sensitive play with a clear message. It looks at the ...
The Devil Within : A Review
A review of "The Devil Within", written by Abhinav Gupta, Batch of 2012. It started with Terah-Nau-Pachatar and an original script. Kashmkash with its genre of comedy and an original play took it a few steps further. The faculty play, Half a glass of champagne, showcased the prowess and reach of IIM Calcutta Dramatics Club. ...
Awesome Play!! Say the alumni!!
This is a letter of appreciation for the play 'Terah Nau Pachahtar' from Chandrajeet Rao, Batch of 1986. Hi Directors, I must say the performances in this year's Remini has been a notch higher: We have attended few earlier alum meets and hence can take this call.Talking about the play, I must say it was one of the best we have seen. And when we came to know that the entire ...
Kashmakash: The “Director’s” take
Kashmakash, tells the story of a bollywood director Adarsh Bhandari who's out to make a movie of a lifetime. This play was performed by the Dramatics Cell at IIM Calcutta as part of Intaglio 2012, the International B School Fest. Adarsh has seen the high points of being a successful director, having won many awards, and the lowest points too, where everyone, including his own wife, loses ...
Preview : Who the hell is John ?
I have seen the banner and the posters and now, I’m curious (as I’m sure you all are). So I did a little finding-out. The 25 phone calls from the Drams Cell demanding that I turn up might have also helped. “Who the hell is John?” is the Dramatics Cell’s latest ...
Review : Rope
We agreed there was only one crime we could commit, the crime of making a mistake. Being weak is a mistake....the inferior must be eliminated What a lovely evening" says the impeccably dressed Brandon to his friend and room-mate Philip, as he draws back the curtains to reveal the magnificent Manhattan skyline. "Pity we couldn't have done it with the curtains open, in bright sunlight". The "it" that Brandon describes is ...
Review: Where There is a Will
Hanging upside down from a tamarind tree is a healthy exercise which might also help in seeing the ways of the world as they actually are. (An observation from "Where there's a will") The Dramatics Cell at IIM Calcutta staged its showcase play "Where there is a Will", its third of the season. Following the success of the first two plays "Udhaar ka Pati" and "The Importance of being Earnest", ...
DramCell
"There are only two kinds of people here at IIM Calcutta, one- those who are a part of Dramatics Cell and, two- those who want to be a part of Dramatics Cell" - Popular quip in Dramatics Cell 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 ...
Dramatics Cell presents “Where there is a Will”
After the astounding successes of "Udhaar ka Pati" and "The Importance of Being Earnest" Dramatics Cell presents its third and final play of the season - "Where There's a Will". The play will be staged as a prelude to IIM C's flagship B-school festival, Intaglio, in the auditorium on the 8th of January. Proceedings will begin at 9 pm. After the light-hearted comedies that we saw earlier, "Where There's ...
Review: The Importance of Being Earnest
Things are always easy until people start expecting an impressive performance every time. It was indeed a challenge for the Dramatics Cell to just meet the high expectations established by the first performance of the season in Udhaar ka Pati. To the pleasant surprise of the audience, they surely met those very expectations in the second play of the season -an adaptation of Oscar Wilde's "˜The Importance of ...
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