Ebrahim Alkazi
Theatre Legend Ebrahim Alkazi Passes Away, Bollywood Pays Tribute
Anupam Kher: “What can I say about a human being who has taught me everything worth learning in life? We’ve lost the doyen of Indian theatre. Ebrahim Alkazi Saab was not only my guru and mentor . Everything that I know about acting I learnt from him. He not only gave me the raw material as an actor but also shaped the way I look at life. Alkazi Saab was much more than a theatre director. He has trained innumerable actors to be good human beings. He elevated the status of theatre and its products like us. In fact we, his, disciples think of ourselves as his min | Click Here...
OMG: Theatre maestro Ebrahim Alkazi passes away
Sad news coming in from the world of theatre. Ebrahim Alkazi who was considered to be the father of modern Indian theatre and the first director of National School Of Drama breathed his last at New Delhi today. He was 94 when he breathed his last. His death is currently being mourned by the who's who of the acting fraternity as he has been one personality who has been behind training greats like Naseeruddin Shah and Om Puri. Prime Minister Narendra Modi too mourned the death of the theatre legend. Our condolences to the family of the lost soul and may the departe | Click Here...
The life and times of theatre legend Ebrahim Alkazi
He was an Indian theatre director and drama teacher who was a strict disciplinarian. He has been a noted art collector and gallery owner. He founded Heritage Gallery in Delhi, in collaboration with his wife Roshan Alkazi. In his life span, he staged more than 50 plays using both proscenium stages and open-air venues. This man of talent was trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London in 1947 and won the BBC broadcasting award in 1950. His famous production includes Girish Karnad's- Tughlaq, Mohan Rakesh's Ashadh ka Ek din, Dharmveer Bharti's Andha Yug and various Sha | Click Here...
These dramatists changed the face of Indian Theatre
The origin of Indian theatre can be traced back to the time when Alexander the Great invaded the subcontinent. More than 5,000 years later, we have seen three different phases of theatre, the addition of countless theatre forms, and even more playwrights and stage actors. While Bharata Muni is credited with creating Natya Shastra, the holy grail of Indian theatre, there have been a few gems who have time and again altered the history, and consequently the present, of Indian theatre. Here’s a list of the great dramatists who have contributed in more ways than one and frankly, revolu | Click Here...