Team Goemkarponn
PANAJI: Kala Rakhonn Mandd has strongly objected to the false claim made by Manoj Joshi, the main actor of the drama ‘Chanakya’, that the light and sound system at the Kala Academy auditorium were excellent and trouble-free.
The KRM enquired in this regard to find out that the production house of ‘Chanakya’ had hired both lights and sound from outside, since they did not trust the systems installed at Kala Academy.
In spite of that, a video was made viral where Joshi claimed that what he heard about Kala Academy lights and sound was wrong and he had no trouble in performing the drama.
‘Chanakya’ was performed at the Dinanath Mangeshkar Auditorium of Kala Academy on 25 April, after which the video was released.
On the other hand, Sharad Ponkshe, another Marathi actor of the drama ‘Purush’, had heavily criticised the technical obstacles at the auditorium due to which he had to stop the performance halfway and continue it after 10 minutes in simple flood lights a few days ago.
As a fallout of this episode, Goa’s Art & Culture Minister Govind Gaude had tried to push the technical blunders under the carpet by claiming that it was a mere two-minute technical glitch and his opponents had taken ‘supari’ to defame his political image.
The KRM however has alleged that it appears that the minister has given ‘supari’ to some people to catch hold of the main actors of the dramas being performed at Kala Academy and compel them to make false and misleading statement in front of the camera, while taking Goa’s art-loving people for a ride.
The KRM has also reminded the people how the technical blunders created at the iconic Kala Academy complex have been getting exposed continuously with the main curtain not opening at a Konkani drama, another curtain getting stuck in between, the roof leaking and water pouring in the auditorium with little rain, hearing problems in the last rows, the air conditioning system breaking down before the performance and the newly installed lights flickering in between.
