RASA THEORY

Presented by: Neeta dan

Kriti Dhiman

"na hi RASAdrite kaschidarthah pravartate”

Bharata Muni very emphatically states in the Rasadhyaya of Natyashastra that "no meaningful idea

is conveyed if the "Rasa" is not evoked."

RASAThe very core of the Sanskrit Natya theory is the creation of "Rasa". Every dramatic presentation was aimed at evoking in the minds of the audience a particular kind of aesthetic experience, which is described as "Rasa". The concept of "Rasa" is the most important and significant contribution of the Indian mind to aesthetics.

The word Rasa is derived from the root 'rasah' meaning sap or juice, taste, flavour, relish. The extract of a fruit is referred to as 'rasa,' which itself is the essence of it, the ultimate flavour of it

Bharata classifies the Rasa under eight categories (ashtarasa) and gives the corresponding Bhava which gives rise to the rasa. These are known as Sthayi Bhava or pervading stable emotion. They are:

•rati(love)• hasa(mirth)• shoka(grief)• krodha(anger)• utsaha(heroism)• bhaya(fear)• jugupsa(disgust) vismaya(wonder)

The corresponding eight Rasa are:•sringara(amorous),• hasya(humorous)• karuna(pathetic)• raudra(furious)•vira(valorous),•bhayanaka(horrific)• vibhatsa(repugnant)• adbhuta(wondrous)•Shanta(peace)

Movie:

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RASA: hasya rasa (humorous)

Chatur( Teased as Silencer for his farting habit in the college). Chatur who doesnt understand hindi wants to Impress the Head of the college so he request for a speech which is full of praise for the Director of the college. Here is where Rancho screws it up for Silencer. Rancho( Amir Khan) changes the speech of Chattur so where ever it is Chamatkar ( Miracle), he changes it to Balatkar( Rape). And dhan( wealth) to Stan. By the way at the end there is a sanskrti translation of the chatur’s Habit of farting…….Funny though the way he said it….. This is what happens if you just by heart whatever you read and not understand what it means…..

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RASA: karuna( pathetic)

Joy Lobo, rancho’s fellow student hangs himself in his dormitory room. Joy had requested an extension on his major project on compassionate grounds as his father had suffered a stroke ,but ViruS refused, saying that he himself was completely unmoved by his own son's accidental death after being hit by a train. Rancho denounces the rat race, dog-eat-dog, mindless rote learning mentality of the institution, blaming it for Lobo's death.