ura . ▁In ▁fact ▁his ▁life ▁almost ▁reads ▁like ▁a ▁film ▁story : ▁Here ▁was ▁a ▁man ▁with ▁no ▁money ▁who ▁writes ▁a ▁comedy ▁under ▁the ▁street light s ▁and ▁then ▁pa wn s ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁mang als ut ra ▁to ▁rent ▁a ▁hall ▁and ▁put ▁up ▁the ▁play . ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁Ad rak ▁Ke ▁Pan je ▁was ▁st aged ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁massive ▁f lop , ▁but ▁a ▁good ▁sam ar itan ▁came ▁back stage ▁later ▁and ▁gave ▁him ▁R s ▁ 5 0 0 ▁to ▁continue ▁with ▁the ▁show . ▁The ▁play ▁was ▁a ▁res ounding ▁success ▁and ▁won ▁acc ol ades ▁from ▁all . ▁ ▁The ▁story ▁of ▁Ad rak ▁is ▁bor ne ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁Bab ban . ▁His ▁parents ▁were ▁una ware ▁of ▁family ▁planning . ▁The ▁result ▁was ▁that ▁three ▁brothers ▁and ▁four ▁sister s ▁died ▁due ▁to ▁mal nut r ition ▁and ▁lack ▁of ▁proper ▁medical ▁care . ▁In ▁fact , ▁Bab ban ' s ▁parents ▁refused ▁to ▁name ▁him ▁till ▁he ▁was ▁ 1 0 ▁just ▁in ▁case ▁he ▁died ▁too !. ▁Writ ten ▁way ▁back ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁Ad rak ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁theme ▁of ▁family ▁planning . ▁It ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁one - man ▁piece ▁en act ed ▁by ▁Bab ban ▁himself . ▁What ▁makes ▁the ▁play ▁popular ▁was ▁the ▁com ic ▁note ▁which ▁trans c ends