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Behind the Curtain: The Magic and Chaos of a School Play Production

 "What are you doing?" , Kittunni asked, looking down, incredulously, at his feet, where his father Mohan was busy. Mohan, who was fiddling with Kittunni's shoes, looked up. "Can't you see what I am doing?" , he asked in an irritated tone. "Duh! I can. Hence the question" , Kittunni replied. It was the school annual day. Grade 1 students were presenting a theatre show and Kittunni was taking part in it. Mohan and Kittunni were inside the dressing room at the backstage where Mohan was trying to get Kittunni ready with his costume and makeup. They could hear the chaos outside the room with teachers and students running and orders being passed around to make sure the show goes smooth. The Annual Day programs had already started and their show was going to start in the next 10 minutes. "I am just making sure the shoes and costumes are all right" , Mohan said. "You are making it more worse. You realise I am the hero of the movie, right? I...