contemporary Indian theatre
Kangana Ranaut and her gift to Indian theatre
From an outsider to one of the most popular actresses of Bollywood, Kangana Ranaut made her debut in the 2006 movie Gangster and since then there have been a lot of ups and downs in her career. Being mocked for her accent, stereotyped for her characters, controversies, failures, and huge successes, she has been through all. She has done a lot of work and we are proud of her for being who she is. After completing her schooling, she attended Science College in Simla. She was enrolled in the Elite School of Modelling, and also tried some theatre acting in Delhi and was a member of the S | Click Here...
Habib Tanvir: The legend of contemporary Indian theatre
Habib Tanvir (1 September 1923 – 8 June 2009) was one of the most popular Indian Urdu and Hindi playwrights, theatre director, poet and actor. He was the writer of plays such as Agra Bazar (1954) and Charandas Chor (1975). A pioneer in Urdu and Hindi theatre, he was most known for his work with Chhattisgarhi tribals, at the Naya Theatre, a theatre company he founded in 1959 in Bhopal. For him, true "theatre of the people" existed in the villages, which he strived to bring to the urban "educated", employing both folk performers as actors alongside urban actors. In 2010, at t | Click Here...
Remembering Habib Tanvir, the legend of contemporary Indian theatre
Habib Tanvir used to work mostly with tribal people as he thought their talent was unnoticed and very priceless. Some of his amazing works are Charandas Chor, Gaon ka Naam Sasural, Mor Naam Damad and Kamdeo ka Apna Basant Ritu ka Sapna With his this talent and capability he has won himself many awards. Some are national while some of our international. Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri are one of the most prestigious awards to be won and he took the title. Apart from that, he was nominated to be a member of the Indian parliament. During his mid 20’s he moved to Mumbai and worked with t | Click Here...