A Shaft of Sunlight (1994)

by Abhijat Joshi

Set in 1994 Ahmedabad, A Shaft of Sunlight explored the conflict that exists in a marriage between a Hindu and a Muslim, against the backdrop of the explosive communal politics of India.

The play was originally produced for radio by BBC World Service as a winning entry in the annual International Playwrighting Competition.  Tamasha invited its writer Abhijat Joshi to adapt A Shaft of Sunlight for the stage through a collaborative rehearsal devising process. 

Vidhu Vinod Chopra, a prolific Mumbai film director saw the play at the Birmingham Rep studio and asked to be introduced to Abhijat. This was the beginning of a partnership which has led to Abhijat becoming one of India’s foremost and celebrated Bollywood script writers.