Tiatr 'Korta ti Vatt' What type of a daughter is this? What type of a doctor is she? In a remote hilly region there is a small neighourhood. where there is no electricity, Telephone not even mobile network. Only entertainment is the Radio.
The girl Minu (Aesica Barreto) lives with her parents Minglu and Ruzai. (Roberto Rodrigues and Jenifer Araujo) Minu shown studding under kerosene lamp. Her ambition was to become a doctor but how could she? Another family next door, Jose and Kossu (Paul A Fernandes & Remizia d’Souza) with their handicapped Crippled daughter Marie (Valencia D’Souza) On a recommendation of an elderly respected Man Joku Titiv (Agnelo Furtado) from the locality Jose decides to help this ambitious young girl to fulfill her dream, often without anybody’s knowledge. Jose uncle does everything, even sell / mortgage his agricultural property and house . Even steals gold from his own wife and handover to Minu to hide and use it for her education. The Minu is now not just a doctor but a top doctor in the country. Everybody knows about it except her parents, the uncle and the whole of neighbourhood. Dr. Minu does not live in Goa now. The girl parents nor Uncle Jose heard from Minu ever since she left for practice in the city Nor she ever send any money back home. Once day the whole neighbourhood gather at one place out side Minu’s House to listen to the doctor’s Radio interview. To a question by the interviewer, she reluctantly gives credit to her parents but no mention of Jose uncle at all. Whole neghbourhood was upset as they all knew how much the Jose help her out and what he had gone through.. The girl’s parents are not happy about it too, infact the mother is very angry and publicly disown her daughter. Jose’s daughter now has some hope, there is a specialist in Bombay who could cure his daughter but whatever they had was spent.. Minu’s mother come to their rescue and even ready to sell their fields and house to raise money for the treatment or operation. (Mind you, these two families never saw eye to eye each other, are now good friends. Jose even stays with them after he was disowned by his wife soon after she found out that her husband spend everything he had on the girl without even thinking of his own daughter) But why Jose does not want to accept this generous offer? Why he did not want to take her daughter to Bombay for treatment? Well, it because he did not want to face this ungrateful lady doctor (The specialist Dr. Minu) Marie, Jose’s daughter, says to her father ‘ What have you not done to this this girl (Minu)? Will you not do this one favour for your own daughter?’ What choice the father has now? Next day they left for Bombay by train. What happened there, you don’t want to know.. The doctor buzzes for next patient It’s their turn now.. No saying ‘hello’ no shake hand, no embracing not even a smile on Doctor’s face. After going thru the case file the doctor said ‘When the same operation could have been done for Free at GMC Goa, why come here? (as if this was not enough..) ‘Total cost would be Rs. 2 lakh, plus my fees Rs.1 lakh and all money must be deposited at the counter in advance’ Shocked uncle and her daughter quietly come out without uttering a word… But the moment he steps out, kept on uttering just one line ‘Ghe hem bhangar Minu, tujem xim dovor’ (keep the gold with you, Minu) Jose totally lost his mind. Next day they are back home and Jose keep repeating the same thing It was was at this time the whole neigbourhood come to know who was the real thief of Kossu’s Gold. Jose dies soon after. Few days later, guess who is back in the neighbourhood? It’s Dr. Minu. No, she has not come back to her roots nor to pay visit to her parents. Her only son damaged both of his kidneys and needed urgent replacement No money in the world can buy him a matching kidney. But there was one hope, which they discovered from Marrie’s case file Only Marie can save the doctor’s son if she gives her one kidney. What type of heart this doctor has? Shameless doctor, is she? She pleads, she cry for her son’s life but no one show any piety for her. Next. she wanted to see Uncle Jose but when she found out he is no more, It is at this time the Doctor. screamed /wailed even louder realizing she is the one who is responsible for all this. Kneeling down before everyone.. ‘ I came here to save my son, please, I don’t want the kidney now, all I now want is the forgiveness, please forgive me and I will quietly return back walking my own way (road) created by myself’ KORTA TI VATT a tiatr by Avito A Fernandes (Goykarachi Konkani Bhas, Songot Kala andi Sonskrutai Kendr, Merces Goa) was the 14th entry in the ongoing 36th Tiatr Competition by Kala Academy. Staged on 18th Oct. 2010. There were 2 more characters from the village Lipu (Leopold Rodrigues) and Mathew (Mathew d’Souza) provided comedy Stage set up was good. A typical village life with a hut and a haystack etc. Fresh water spring and passing of trains also shown The end part was really good. Dr. Minu’s role almost brought tears in many eyes As such JoeGoaUk’s top prize for acting jointly goes to Uncle Jose amd Dr. Minu (Paul Fernandes & Aesica Barreto) The tiatr has 10 songs Aniceto Laurenco (2), Alvito ARaujo, Bonny Alvim (2) Deepti Coutinho (2), Preeti Coutinho (2), Joshlyn Gracias, Jessica Gomes (2), Master Maythan Barreto (2), Melba Mendes, Destor Furtado, Benson Joao, Carol Rego, Tony de Ribandar. Aniceto, Maythan, Jesica, etc were some of the best. But JoeGoaUk’s top prize for best singing/lyrics unusually goes to the opening chorus duo singer Alvito Araujo and Bonny Alvim Extra: Vulgarity in the comedy part noted several times e.g. Whn Konsu said ‘Hanv nidonk voitam’ to which a comedian ask ‘konache borobor?; (When Konsu said ‘I am going to sleep’ a Comedian asked ‘ ..sleeping with whom?’ Although audience took it lightly but the judges could take it seriously. Running train shown was too small and appeared even samller from the distant. In one scene, the two characters appeared moving but everything else was moving/ going backward including the hut (as in bollywood tricks) but what was not moving were the hills to the right. When spring came in (above scene) the water actually started oozing out after some time as if it was oozing out miraculously Ok some stage pics http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr7/5095571588/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr7/5095576746/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr7/5094973361/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr7/5094974941/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr7/5094975465/ Jesica http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr7/5094973911/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr7/5094974483/ duet http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr7/5094975761/ duo http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr7/5094976315/ Father-son http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr7/5094976865/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr7/5094977519/ joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa & NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
