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Ranjit Khutan

RANJIT KHUTAN

  
Nationality:    British
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below is a list of Ranjit Khutan's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         B22         In the Kitchen         Kismet Road         Reach         With You Every Step Of the Way
B22

Synopsis:
Two young Asian men from Birmingham meet up after four years to discuss one's impending arranged marriage and the other's absence due to studying at university. they meet on a bench in a park they name after a non existent post code "B22", where they used to meet as children, and argue out their differences of opinion.

Notes:
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1st Produced:

Organisations:
Royal Court Young People's Season

1st Published:
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Music:
-

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Genre:
Short Play, 40 minutes One act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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In the Kitchen

Synopsis:
Raj is approaching his GCSe exams and so is his friend and next-door neighbour Sukhi. the impact of this and his father's recent redundancy takes its toll on all of the characters but especially on his mother who becomes more fearful of venturing out, of the boiling kettle that reflects her own rising anxiety and her feeling of being trapped in the kitchen where her problems are compounded and highlighted on a daily basis. Its only when Raj's auntie Shimla comes back on the scene that she begins to develop a different perspective on what is happening to her

Notes:
1 hour 20 minutes. Toured West Midlands in Spring 2001

1st Produced:
Sampad     2001

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Kismet Road

Synopsis:
a Drama series that explores health issues in the Asian community. Issues are presented in an entertaining informative way. Pitched as a cross between "eastenders" and "Casualty" for the Asian community, stories take place in Kismet Road Surgery, a local Hospital and in the community

Notes:
13 episode series Aired in Spring 2004, on the Community Channel.Writer of episodes 1, 5, 9, 11.

1st Produced:
-     2004

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
TV Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Reach

Synopsis:
Mina bumps into an old school friend - both now successful, they soon realise how things have changed and reflect on what they were like when they had to make those all important decisions and the different pressures they faced in the Asian community. Flash back to their exam results and how they had to reach out and demand what they wanted from their lives

Notes:
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1st Produced:

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Short Play, 30 minutes One act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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With You Every Step Of the Way

Synopsis:
Soraya becomes pregnant at the age of 15 by her boyfriend Rohan, who is of equal age. they talk to the camera discussing their thoughts and feeling and what their options are and what their futures will hold. Soraya's best friend Sophie also comments on the situation as does Soraya's mother. Filmed using a docu-Drama approach.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Bright Red     2004

Organisations:
Bright Red Creative Solutions Ltd

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
20 minutes, health education docu-Drama One act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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