A shrewed business man searching hidden treasure in form of oil, a meek and exploited laborer, a couple of clowns who keep coming in and out of scene every now and then and a lot of noise. Saudagar – a part of Bharat Rang Mahotsav failed to impress us.

Though visually quite appealing with colorful sets, prominent head gears and costumes, clowns with painted faces, the storyline was extremely dated. The bad rich man vs the nice poor guy is a topic even Bollywood shunned a couple of decades back. We expect theater and especially BRM (Bharat Rang Mahotsav) to offer something path breaking, bringing up topics that are difficult to be a part of mainstream cinema or plays but Saudagar on the contrary, deals with an age old formula. Moreover its not engaging enough to hold audiences attention…