Mar 24 2024 to Mar 24 2024 7:30 p.m.

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Price: 400 Book/Buy

Where

Jagriti Theatre

Jagriti Theatre, Varthur Rd, Near Adarsh Palm Meadows, Ramagondanahalli, Whitefield 560066

Event Description

Ek Actor Ki Maut is a play about two actors, Akshay and Ira, who develop a bond while rehearsing for a charity show. Akshay is a struggling actor who has been following Ira an established superstar's career for 40 years. He invites her to star in a theatre play, but Ira is reluctant because it's an amateur group. However, she finally agrees to do the play, which helps her understand her love for theatre. The play showcases the journey of Akshay and Ira preparing for their play and the emotions that they go through during this time. As they share aspects of their lives, an unknown emotion develops. The play discusses the debate of films vs theatre and how these two similar art forms have such a distinct nature. Some artists believe theatre to be a true form of performance art, while movies with a few exceptions are mostly pseudo-art. In theatre too, some directors are more concerned with grand sets, props, and just their actors screaming out their dialogues, while some believe that actors can communicate a lot through their silences. It is a balanced conversation of ‘modern vs traditional’ and ‘idealism vs realism’. Cast: Kavita Agarwal Zafer Mohiuddin Crew: Director: Zafer Mohiuddin Asst Directors: Aaqib and Adnan Production Design: Aaqib Light Design and Execution: Adnan Stage Managers: Sruthy and Tarani Poem by: Munir Niazi Announcement: Ritesh Jha Zafer Mohiuddin Zafer Mohiuddin is an architect, Urdu & Hindi Playwright, an established and seasoned actor par excellence, a multi-faceted and multitalented director along with being an activist. He has been actively involved in theatre since 1979 and has worked extensively with many well-known theatre groups such as Samudaya, Bangalore Little Theatre, Manch and so on. He formed his very own theatre group, “Kathputliyaan Theatre Group” with the main purpose of promoting Indian theatre, art, music and literature. His passion towards theatre started when he was a student and he has also been a voice-over artist rendering his baritone voice to many advertisements, documentaries, and animated films. His interest in various things has made him a better director. About Kathputliyaan Theatre Group: Inspired by the words of William Shakespeare, “The world is a stage and all men and women are merely actors”, Bangalore-based architect, voice-over and theatre artiste, Zafer Mohiuddin conceptualized Kathputliyaan Theatre Group along with other trustees. This organization was formed in order to focus on addressing significant social issues that are a hindrance to the progress and peace in our society through the medium of theatre as well as promote Indian literature, Arts, Music, and Drama. The first play of this group, ‘Darwaaze Kholdo,’ was staged in 1988 post which the group presented several Hindi and Urdu plays such as ‘Zabaan Mili Hai Magar,’ ‘Vaastu Chakkar,’ ‘Taj Mahal ka Tender,’ ‘Ek tha Gadha,’ ‘Daadh ka Dard,’ and many more, all of which played to packed houses. Kathputliyaan embraced music and dance in its presentation encompassing the essence of performing arts and promoting it through runaway hits such as, ‘Zikr-e-Ghalib’, ‘Tipu Sultan ke Khwaab’ written by Girish Karnad; translated and directed by Zafer Mohiuddin, which again played to packed houses in India and abroad. ‘Shaadi ki Kirkiri,’ a play in Hyderabad's Deccani dialect based on the book ‘Merry Go Round’ by renowned author and playwright Sadiqa Peerbhoy, was again translated by Zafer Mohiuddin and directed by him. Venue: Jagriti Theatre, Whitefield, Bangalore 560066 Date: 24th March 2023 Time: 3:30 and 7:30 PM For info contact: Cell: +91 - 784 785 2004 Tickets are priced at Rs.400/-. And available on www.bookmyshow.com Booking link (bookmyshow): https://in.bookmyshow.com/plays/ek-actor-ki-maut/ET00390622