Sakharam Binder

When

Sun, 19 July 2026

Where

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Price

Price TBA

Written by the legendary playwright Vijay Tendulkar, Sakharam Binder is not merely a play — it is a ruthless mirror held up to society. First performed in 1972, the play shook Indian theatre with its unapologetic portrayal of desire, power, hypocrisy, and violence hidden beneath the mask of morality. Even decades later, it remains disturbingly relevant and emotionally explosive. At the center of the story is Sakharam, a rough, fearless, and deeply contradictory man who works as a bookbinder. Rejecting the institution of marriage, he brings abandoned or helpless women into his house under a brutal arrangement: they cook, clean, and satisfy his physical needs, and in return he gives them shelter. To society, Sakharam appears immoral, shameless, and dangerous. Yet Tendulkar cleverly forces th