![]() Right through this, Chana convincingly portrays his mother’s and his own underlying sadness that his wife has put her career first before considering having children. He points out to his wife repeatedly that the prosecco she has bought for the celebration is not actually “champagne”, while she insists it is. This is especially apparent in the scenes where we see the son Nav, played by Ameet Chana, and his high maintenance wife working in fashion Harleen, acted by Goldy Notay. Pravesh Kumar and Harvey Virdi’s tightly scripted play has hilarious and poignant moments in equal measure. Azmi’s portrayal is convincing and authentic. However, as the play ends there is a convincing twist to her tale. Tejpal breaking into Punjabi every now and then, comes across as a proud matriarch who holds her family together. Her eyes beam with admiration as she gazes lovingly at her smartly fitted kitchen and the scene is set to celebrate her daughter’s 40th birthday. The lights go down, a middle class Sikh migrant, Tejpal, played by the famous Indian actress Shabana Azmi, sashays in with shopping bags. ![]() IN FRONT of the audience, at first, is a sparkling new kitchen. New play has fine comedy moments and is entertaining fare, but perhaps lacks weight, even with an Indian icon in a lead role…
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