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Buri Nazar
Usha is convinced that the Evil Eye, a curse that brings continuous misfortune, was cast upon her daughter, Pallavi, in the womb. What else could have possibly left her driven, career-oriented daughter edging closer and closer to 30 without a prospective husband? Determined to set Pallavi on the right path, Usha arranges date after date with potential suitors, but after yet another setup fails, it seems her efforts are proving fruitless. But in an unexpected turn of events, Pallavi becomes her own matchmaker when she meets and quickly falls for Sandeep, a young Indian-American entrepreneur. And though she expects her mother will be elated with her finally finding a man, Pallavi is distraught and confused to find her mother growing increasingly suspicious of Sandeep’s motives…and his true identity.
Told through a series of phone calls and voicemails, this Audible Original penned by award-winning playwright Madhuri Shekar, and adapted into Hindi by Noopur Sinha, transitions seamlessly from a light-hearted family dramedy to an unexpectedly supernatural thriller. With an endearing cast of well-rounded characters, sharp, natural dialogue, and a shocking edge-of-your-seat climax, Buri Nazar is a can’t-miss tale about cultural miscommunications, family secrets, and the lingering echoes of trauma.
Told through a series of phone calls and voicemails, this Audible Original penned by award-winning playwright Madhuri Shekar, and adapted into Hindi by Noopur Sinha, transitions seamlessly from a light-hearted family dramedy to an unexpectedly supernatural thriller. With an endearing cast of well-rounded characters, sharp, natural dialogue, and a shocking edge-of-your-seat climax, Buri Nazar is a can’t-miss tale about cultural miscommunications, family secrets, and the lingering echoes of trauma.
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Published August 21, 2021
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Madhuri Shekar
9 books88 followersMadhuri Shekar was born in California and grew up in India, and after a couple of quick detours in Singapore and London, made her first grown-up home in Los Angeles. She currently shuttles between Jersey City, Los Angeles and Chennai.
Her new audio play EVIL EYE debuted on the Audible best-seller list in May 2019. Her play HOUSE OF JOY will be getting its world premiere at Cal Shakes in August 2019. Also upcoming in the 2019/2020 season is her new commission from Victory Gardens, DHABA ON DEVON AVENUE.
Her play QUEEN had its World Premiere in April 2017 at Victory Gardens Theatre in Chicago, and was nominated for a Jeff Award for Best New Play. In 2018 it was produced in Seattle (Pratidhwani with ACT) and the Bay Area (EnActe Theatre), and had its New York Premiere in February 2019 at the Astoria Performing Arts Center.
She has received two commissions from Atlanta’s Alliance Theater (BUCKET OF BLESSINGS and ANTIGONE, PRESENTED BY THE GIRLS OF ST. CATHERINE’S), which were both produced in subsequent seasons. She has also been commissioned by the Kennedy Center, South Coast Rep and Victory Gardens.
She is the 2013/14 winner of the Kendeda Graduate Playwriting contest held by the Alliance Theatre for her play IN LOVE AND WARCRAFT, for which they did the world premiere production. It is published by Samuel French and has been produced around the country and abroad. She was also the second place winner of the East West Players 2012 Face of the Future Playwriting Contest for her play A NICE INDIAN BOY. They subsequently produced the play, which has also been produced in Chicago by the Rasaka Theatre Company and EnActe Arts in Cupertino.
Her plays have also been developed or showcased at Center Theatre Group, the Old Globe, the Kennedy Center, the Hedgebrook Playwrights Festival (in conjunction with Seattle Rep) and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. She has been a finalist for the Princess Grace Playwriting Fellowship. QUEEN placed 2nd in the Kennedy Center’s 2017 Paul Stephen Lim playwriting contest, and is an Edgerton Grant awardee. BUCKET OF BLESSINGS won the Suzi Bass Award for Outstanding Original Work – Theatre for Young Audiences.
She has an MFA in Dramatic Writing from USC, and a dual Master’s degree in Global Media and Communications from the London School of Economics and USC. She is a 2018 alumnus of the Lila Acheson Wallace American Playwrights program at Juilliard. She is an alumna of the Ma-Yi writers lab, the Ars Nova Play Group and the Center Theatre Group Writers Workshop, and a co-creator of the Shakespearean web series, TITUS AND DRONICUS. She became a member of New Dramatists in 2019.
She is a staff writer for the upcoming HBO show The Nevers.
Her new audio play EVIL EYE debuted on the Audible best-seller list in May 2019. Her play HOUSE OF JOY will be getting its world premiere at Cal Shakes in August 2019. Also upcoming in the 2019/2020 season is her new commission from Victory Gardens, DHABA ON DEVON AVENUE.
Her play QUEEN had its World Premiere in April 2017 at Victory Gardens Theatre in Chicago, and was nominated for a Jeff Award for Best New Play. In 2018 it was produced in Seattle (Pratidhwani with ACT) and the Bay Area (EnActe Theatre), and had its New York Premiere in February 2019 at the Astoria Performing Arts Center.
She has received two commissions from Atlanta’s Alliance Theater (BUCKET OF BLESSINGS and ANTIGONE, PRESENTED BY THE GIRLS OF ST. CATHERINE’S), which were both produced in subsequent seasons. She has also been commissioned by the Kennedy Center, South Coast Rep and Victory Gardens.
She is the 2013/14 winner of the Kendeda Graduate Playwriting contest held by the Alliance Theatre for her play IN LOVE AND WARCRAFT, for which they did the world premiere production. It is published by Samuel French and has been produced around the country and abroad. She was also the second place winner of the East West Players 2012 Face of the Future Playwriting Contest for her play A NICE INDIAN BOY. They subsequently produced the play, which has also been produced in Chicago by the Rasaka Theatre Company and EnActe Arts in Cupertino.
Her plays have also been developed or showcased at Center Theatre Group, the Old Globe, the Kennedy Center, the Hedgebrook Playwrights Festival (in conjunction with Seattle Rep) and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. She has been a finalist for the Princess Grace Playwriting Fellowship. QUEEN placed 2nd in the Kennedy Center’s 2017 Paul Stephen Lim playwriting contest, and is an Edgerton Grant awardee. BUCKET OF BLESSINGS won the Suzi Bass Award for Outstanding Original Work – Theatre for Young Audiences.
She has an MFA in Dramatic Writing from USC, and a dual Master’s degree in Global Media and Communications from the London School of Economics and USC. She is a 2018 alumnus of the Lila Acheson Wallace American Playwrights program at Juilliard. She is an alumna of the Ma-Yi writers lab, the Ars Nova Play Group and the Center Theatre Group Writers Workshop, and a co-creator of the Shakespearean web series, TITUS AND DRONICUS. She became a member of New Dramatists in 2019.
She is a staff writer for the upcoming HBO show The Nevers.
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September 17, 2021
Hooter: A little too perfect a potential son in law can also be a cause of concern.
A short story by Madhuri Shekar adapted into Hindi by Noopur Sinha over 6 episodes of about 30 minutes each - I am a big fan of Sayani Gupta and Supriya Pathak with the medium of voice are able to create such a relatable mother-daughter relationship through the light moments to the dark moments. Supriya as the mom is always worried even when things are going too perfect which gets her daughter's goat for all the worrying her mom had done for things not going good. While the dad plays a supporting role without being overbearing, the potential son in law tries real hard to create the goosebumps that his character is supposed to evince in all of us.
The light hearted to dark sinister mode happens very rapidly and that timing felt a bit off for me but just for the chemistry of Sayani and Supriya, Id give this a listen, The build up to the supernatural thriller that this is supposed to be is good, maybe setting expectations too high worth nevertheless worth a listen.
A short story by Madhuri Shekar adapted into Hindi by Noopur Sinha over 6 episodes of about 30 minutes each - I am a big fan of Sayani Gupta and Supriya Pathak with the medium of voice are able to create such a relatable mother-daughter relationship through the light moments to the dark moments. Supriya as the mom is always worried even when things are going too perfect which gets her daughter's goat for all the worrying her mom had done for things not going good. While the dad plays a supporting role without being overbearing, the potential son in law tries real hard to create the goosebumps that his character is supposed to evince in all of us.
The light hearted to dark sinister mode happens very rapidly and that timing felt a bit off for me but just for the chemistry of Sayani and Supriya, Id give this a listen, The build up to the supernatural thriller that this is supposed to be is good, maybe setting expectations too high worth nevertheless worth a listen.
September 27, 2021
Wao, what an exciting thriller. It keeps you gripped till the end. I really loved how the character buildup was done.
Plus every VoiceOver artist did an amazing job.
The relationship portrait between a mother and a daughter - superb.
The thrill and excitement in the last chapter kept me hooked to the episodes.
Really amazing
Plus every VoiceOver artist did an amazing job.
The relationship portrait between a mother and a daughter - superb.
The thrill and excitement in the last chapter kept me hooked to the episodes.
Really amazing
September 13, 2021
This was such a nice story to listen to. Got goosebumps in the last few chapters.
January 3, 2022
Really fun thriller. Loved the scenes between the mother and daughter. Both the actresses have done a great job. My first Hindi Audiobook too!
February 4, 2022
Too good.. Performance and story both. A fun thriller.
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