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.

Originally commissioned for radio by the BBC World Service, Tamasha asked its writer Abhijat Jo, who was living in India, to adapt A Shaft of Sunlight for the stage.  Abhijat’s first visit to England proved to be rather beneficial for him: a Bombay film director saw the play in London, and shortly after his return to India, he became a scriptwriter in Bollywood.