
Mahesh Manjrekar and theatre producer Ashvin Gidwani reunite for Animal, a Hindi play exploring the silent, repetitive struggles of ambition in Mumbai. The play centers on Dattu, a young man from near Pandharpur, whose initial hope for stardom turns into a fight for survival. Manjrekar directs and performs, drawing on real emotions from his industry experience to depict the city's unseen pressures and the erosion of the human spirit over nearly nine years of development.
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