Old Man’s Orchard: Some stories are timeless and universal, even though they may belong to a particular era and location. Most underdog stories would fit into this category. Manoj Mitra’s…
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Music Magic: The life of the great singer and composer, Tansen, often called the founder of Hindustani classical music, has been the subject of books, films and numerous folk legends.…
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Frozen Borders: What are the odds that the disputed Siachen region between India and Pakistan would inspire two playwrights from both sides of the border—Aditya Rawal and Anwar Maqsood. The…
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All For Love: Manav Kaul has written and directed a play after a while, and it is always good to see a theatreperson move away to screen fame and return,…
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After attaining success in films and television, writer, director, actor and producer Umesh Shukla keeps returning to the stage. “I don’t think I will ever be able to give up…
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Kids Know Best: Shaili Sathyu and her Gillo Repertory Theatre work on theatre for children and young people. Not only does she have to find stories that would appeal to…
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After training in the US and Mumbai, Mallika Shah has been busy working in the theatre in various capacities—actor, educator, communicator– and has written and directed her first play I…
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That Girl!: It is generally believed that youth is supposed to be carefree, particularly for those belonging to financially comfortable backgrounds. But once the teens have been left behind, a…
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Glitz Blitz: Mithun Chakraborty was cast by B Subhash in Disco Dancer, because of his long legs. They had to match that dance-walk John Travolta did in Saturday Night Fever. Back in…
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Daughter of theatre veterans Vijaya and Farrokh Mehta, Anahita Uberoi has grown up living and breathing theatre. After training in New York and working on Broadway for a while, she…