25. RAHUL DA CUNHA
(Producer – RAGE; Writer-Director : Class of 84)
Rahul da Cunha began his theatre career in 1984, directing
Tom Topor's courtroom drama Nuts. In 1991, his production
of Gurcharan Das's Larins Sahib was the first Indian play to
be staged at the Edinburgh Theatre Festival. In 1996, he
Indianised and adapted Herb Gardner's I'm Not Rappaport
calling it I’m Not Bajirao and directed it to over 200
performances. In 2002, he started writing his own plays -
his Class of ‘84 (2003), traces his years at St. Xavier’s
College, his Pune Highway (2004) challenges the bonds of
friendship in a severe crisis and his Me, Kash & Cruise
(2008), reflects on 22 years of a changing Bombay. Anuvab
Pal's Chaos Theory and three pieces from the monologue
evening One On One are his latest directorial ventures.
He is currently writing his first musical, Sing India Sing.
26. THE CAST :
St. Xavier’s College
Name : Anahita Uberoi
Recent Theatre (Acting) : Chaos theory, Noises Off, Class of
’84, Seascape with Sharks and Dancer, Going Solo 1, Going
Solo 2, The Glass Menagerie
Recent Theatre (Direction) : Bombay Black, Chiller Room
Recent Film : Everybody Says I’m Fine, Lets Talk, White
Noise, Jism, Paap Holiday.
27. THE CAST :
St. Xavier’s College
Name : Devika Shahani Punjabi
Recent Theatre : SOS, Romeo & Juliet, Don't Dress for Dinner,
Barefoot in Mumbai, The Legend of Ram, From Devi to Diva,
Betrayal, Blithe Spirit, Trip the Light Fantastic A House of
Correction.
Recent T.V & Film : Swayam ek Ehsaas, Kumkum, Sahradein,
Rishtey, Inteqaam, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Turning 30
28. THE CAST :
St. Xavier’s College
Name : Dipika Roy
Recent Theatre, Radio, TV : Still Single, One Small Day, Hard
Places, Lunch Girls, On a Muggy Night in Mumbai,
Mrichhakatikaa (BBC), Undying City (for Aparna Sen)
Dipika is Managing Director of Banyan Tree Communications, a
media company that she co-founded in 1999.
29. THE CAST :
St. Xavier’s College
Name : Shernaz Patel
Recent Theatre : Black Bird, Love Letters, Molly Sweeney,
Class of '84
Recent Films : I Am, O Maria Lamha, Guzaarish, Rock Star,
Love, Wrinkle Free, Gandhi Of The Month
30. THE CAST :
St. Xavier’s College
Name : Sohrab Ardeshir
Recent Theatre : Centre of Gravity, Chaos Theory, Going Solo,
Noises Off, Two Steps Behind
Recent Films : Little Zizou, Love Wrinkle Free, Fanaa,
Mangal Pandey, Socha Na Tha
31. THE CAST :
St. Xavier’s College
Name : Rituraj
Recent Theatre : On A Muggy Night In Mumbai, Cactus Flower,
Rough Crossing, and Whose Life Is It Anyway
Recent TV - Behenien, Jyoti, Do Saheliyan, Seeta Aur Geeta,
Yeh Dil Ke Rishtey, Banegi Apni Baat, Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki and
Kstreet Pali Hill
Recent Films : Hum Tum Aur Ghost, Tum Mile
32. THE CAST :
St. Xavier’s College
Name : Rajit Kapur
Recent Theatre : Flowers, Me Kash & Cruise, Pune Highway,
Class of ’84, Love Letters
Recent Films : Shaitaan, Guzaarish, Monica, Do Paise Ki Doop
Chaar Aane Ki Baarish, Dam 999, Well Done Abba
33. THE CAST :
St. Xavier’s College
Name : Joy Sengupta
Recent Theatre: Collaborators , If Wishes were Horses
Dance like a Man, Muggy Night in Mumbai, 30 Days in
September, Womanly Voices , Dinner with Friends.
Recent Films : Govind Nihalani’s Haazar Chaurasi ki Ma and
Deham
34. THE CAST :
St. Xavier’s College
Name : Zafar Karachiwala
Recent Theatre : Chaos Theory, Noises Off, Sammy – The
Journey of the Mahatma, Going Solo, Art, Acid, Beyond Therapy,
The Man of La Mancha (2000), Sammy-The Journey of the
Mahatma
Recent Films : Zakhm, Manasarovar, Chai Pani Etc. Super
Star, A Mighty Heart
35. The Press
“Da Cunha’s play is about the intangible tricky
thing called human relationships. There’s a
tight plot with lines that come fast and bang on
time. While the play makes you think a little
and wonder how much you really know your
friends, it certainly doesn’t lose the shining
quality of entertainment that is etched in every
“The script reflected the modern Indian
aspect of the production.”-Indian Express,
ethos, with all eight characters distilled to
Chennai
near perfection and easily identifiable as
someone all of us know. This
characterization immediately established a
rapport between the audience and the
players on stage who were able to fling the
sense of fun they were having right across
the room.” -Khaleej Times, Dubai
36. The Press “Great acting, excellent light
“It is hard to believe
that Class of ’84 is and sound, a beautiful theme
Rahul da Cunha’s song combined with
debut play as a writer. innumerable lines of wit and
Harder still to believe barb that kept popping and
that words can be
loads and loads of real-life
handled with such
precision.” -Tribune,
sentimentality - the 80-
Chandigarh minutes long play kept the
thousand strong audience at
the open-air stage truly
regaled.” – The Hindu,
“The premise of the play offered potential for feel-
Hyderabad
good banter and a dash of intrigue. But writer-
director Rahul da Cunha looks beyond sitcom
banter and suspense. And if he does that with
commendable poise, that’s thanks to some
brilliantly etched characters which are the mainstay
of this Rage production” – The New Sunday
Express, Bangalore
37. The Team:
Produced by RAGE
Rage’s journey started in 1992 with Are there Tigers in the Congo? The Rage trio, Rajit Kapur, Shernaz Patel
and Rahul da Cunha, have since produced some of India’s more memorable productions - I’m not Bajirao,
which ran for over a hundred shows, Class of ’84 (which has completed over 200 performances and is still
going strong), Pune Highway (about to complete a 100 shows. This show has traveled to Germany, Holland,
UK and Malaysia), Girish Karnad’s Flowers (bringing together some of the greatest talent from around the
country) and most recently One On One, Me, Kash & Cruise, Chaos Theory (all three of which have crossed
the 50 show mark). Rage have not only regaled audiences in India, but also in Amsterdam, Antwerp, Bonn,
Dubai, Korea, London, Malaysia, Muscat, Singapore, Sri Lanka and the USA. The company is also the force
behind the playwriting programme, Writers’ Bloc, which has resulted in two successful festivals in 2004 and
2007 with a third festival scheduled for January 2012.