When Bharatram leaves his village, Rasoli, to work with his uncle Gokuldas Sawaram Bhatia – a powerful merchant prince in the great port city of Bombay – he is unaware that he leaves a love-struck Heli behind. With help from Bharatram’s mother, Heli resolves to follow him to Bombay. As it so happens, she gets an opportunity to use her knowledge of traditional medicine to cure the merchant Gokuldas of a life-threatening disease. In return, she asks for Bharatram’s hand in marriage, a request instantly granted by the grateful uncle. Bharatram is upset because he feels he has been forced into marriage against his wishes, and flees to the remote trading post of Rangoon in Burma, laying down impossible conditions for Heli to meet in order to reclaim him. Heli pursues Bharatram to Rangoon, only to find him chasing a beautiful young mistress. She resolves to find a way to meet his impossible conditions and trick Bharatram into loving her. Through the use of live music, beautifully hand-painted backdrop curtains, and a playhouse design, Mere Piya Gaye Rangoon promises to transport its audience to another time!
Mere Piya Gaye Rangoon | Trailer
When Bharatram leaves his village, Rasoli, to work with his uncle Gokuldas Sawaram Bhatia – a powerful merchant prince in the great port city of Bombay – he is unaware that he leaves a love-struck Heli behind. With help from Bharatram’s mother, Heli resolves to follow him to Bombay. As it so happens, she gets an opportunity to use her knowledge of traditional medicine to cure the merchant Gokuldas of a life-threatening disease. In return, she asks for Bharatram’s hand in marriage, a request instantly granted by the grateful uncle. Bharatram is upset because he feels he has been forced into marriage against his wishes, and flees to the remote trading post of Rangoon in Burma, laying down impossible conditions for Heli to meet in order to reclaim him. Heli pursues Bharatram to Rangoon, only to find him chasing a beautiful young mistress. She resolves to find a way to meet his impossible conditions and trick Bharatram into loving her. Through the use of live music, beautifully hand-painted backdrop curtains, and a playhouse design, Mere Piya Gaye Rangoon promises to transport its audience to another time!