Junoon
& Healthy City
31.12.2013
In the 70s Junoon was the title of her
father, Shashi Kapoor’s film directed by Shyam Benegal.
In 2013 Junoon is the dream of Sanjana
Kapoor for a big city.
A dream to present the Mumbai Local
programme - that will provide access to
performing arts, revitalize cultural vibrancy and strengthen the sense of
community across the city.
Sanjana
wanted to do this for many years but her commitment to Prithvi Theatre did not
permit her distractions until one fine day she decided enough was enough. She
had done Prithvi for decades and it was time to move on. She did.
A
few months into planning and a few months on ground and Sanjana was ready with
another baby. She chose the title Junoon because it fitted the idea and more
important the title belonged to Filmwala’s her father’s production company. Now
the task was to explain to people what Junnon meant.
In
every meeting Sanjana explained that Junoon seeks to add vibrancy to existing spaces,
to transform them into collective experiences an ongoing, regular feature of
our urban lives. Initiating the Mumbai Local
programme from January 2014 across four venues – Kitab Khana/Fort, MCubed
Library/Bandra, Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum/Byculla East, and Somaiya Vidyavihar/Vidyavihar
East it will be a rare program where artists and scientist will share the magic
of their journeys.
“Our aim is to intimate indoor spaces as well
as open-air public gardens” says Sanjana, “Junoon is a broad-based community effort – where key stakeholders
can contribute in their own way and which is the core to the spirit of Mumbai
Local. We don’t realize it today but in time to come Junoon will prove the
backbone required for any healthy city. Well done Sanjana!
Bhawana Somaaya/ @bhawanasomaaya
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