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Rakesh Bedi, Anantha Mahadevan Reunite for 'LAST OVER' USA Tour After a Decade
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Rakesh Bedi, Anantha Mahadevan Reunite for 'LAST OVER' USA Tour After a Decade
- •Actors Rakesh Bedi and Anantha Mahadevan reunited on stage for the urban Hindi situational comedy 'LAST OVER' USA tour, nearly a decade after their last collaboration.
- •The play, presented by Coconut Theatre, toured New York, New Jersey, and Boston, delivering a blend of cricket, family, relationships, and the frenzy of an India-Pakistan match.
- •Penned by Abhishek Pattnaik and directed by Pattnaik and Suketu Shah, 'LAST OVER' features a veteran cast including Rakesh Bedi, Anantha Mahadevan, Abhishek Pattnaik, Zachary Coffin, Ahan Nirban, and Yashaswee Gandhi.
- •The plot revolves around newly married Sunny Arora and Zubaina Kazmi whose lives are disrupted by their cricket-crazed fathers seeking tickets to a sold-out India-Pakistan World Cup final.
- •Rakesh Bedi expressed the special experience of touring with 'LAST OVER' and connecting with Hindi theatre audiences, while Anantha Mahadevan highlighted the joy of reuniting with Bedi and the play's enduring excitement.
Key Questions Answered
The play unfolds against the backdrop of an India-Pakistan Cricket World Cup final at Lord's. It centres on a newly married Indian man and Pakistani woman whose lives descend into chaos when their cricket-obsessed fathers arrive unexpectedly to find tickets for the sold-out match.
The USA tour of the play was staged in New York on September 25, New Jersey on September 27, and Boston on September 29, bringing live Hindi theatre to audiences across those three cities.
The play was penned by Abhishek Pattnaik and jointly directed by Abhishek Pattnaik and Suketu Shah. Additionally, the USA tour of LAST OVER was presented by Prria Trehan Haider, and it was presented and produced by Coconut Theatre.
