-by Gasper Crasto
Kuwait: A number of passionate Goan drama writers based in Kuwait have staged numerous dramas back home in Goa, which is no easy task living abroad.
Stars like Jose Rod, and late Rosary Ferns have been a regular feature during their prime; and they have been greatly successful in drawing audience, maintaining a high standard, and keeping up the name of Kuwait Goans flying high.
Among the recent lot, Kuwait-based Goan Shri Domnic Fernandes, hailing from Raia, has premiered his tiatr ‘MAIM PAI TIM MAIM PAI’ in Goa recently which is lined up to hit a Silver Jubilee by January 2017.
The drama, apparently based on a true story from Kuwait, consists of some well-known Goan artistes as well as a crew of some uncut diamonds.
Domnic’s last drama ‘Amchem Khoim Chukta Sodun Kadd’, a tiatr with a solid theme and dialogues was staged all over Goa during the monsoon of 2014. It did pretty well and received rave reviews for the script, comedy and songs from almost every Goan newspaper, magazine and people who saw it.
The drama was later released on DVD format.
While sharing extreme happiness on his latest tiatr, Shri Domnic states, “Am very pleased with the premier; I hope the message portrayed in the drama reaches far and wide, which is my main aim in producing ‘Maim Pai Tim Maim Pai’.
ABOUT DOMNIC FERNANDES
Dominic Fernandes has an in-built passion for dramas, acting and singing. He began acting and directing dramas at a tender stage of 14 years with his first drama ‘Dothiche Axek Lagon’.
Domnic later went on to stage ‘Piso’, ‘Dukh’, ‘Posro’ (23 shows), etc, all over Goa.
Under DA Production, he also wrote and directed Carnival Khell for 5 consecutive years. He staged the first when he was just 17 years old in the late ‘80s, he also acted in Khell of Milagres de Ganapoga (Raia).
Grandson of the famous (San Joao), and born to Joao and Pedrinha, Domnic is happily married to Concy Cardozo and has 2 kids – Danisha Jewel and Chrisanne Pearl.
Domnic has been working in Kuwait since 2001 and is strongly involved in supporting church activities, Konkani language and drama.
The passionate director has travelled Bahrain and Dubai to sing in shows and remains one of the most popular personalities among Kuwaitkars, atleast on facebook.
Domnic is president of the popular Kuwait Konknni Mogi (KKM), an organization enriching Konkani language and drama art among Goans for quite some years now.
The Goan Community in Kuwait wishes Shri Domnic all success for ‘Maim Pai Tim Maim Pai’.