Bahroop Arts Group presents "Ajanta Ki Taraf" Hindustani Play based on stories written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas at Studio Safdar, May Day Bookstore & Cafe 2254/2A, Ground Floor, Shadi Khampur, New Ranjit Nagar > 6pm on 1st March 2015

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Time : 6:00 pm Add to Calendar 01-03-2015 18:00:00 01-03-2015 19:30:00 68 Bahroop Arts Group presents "Ajanta Ki Taraf" Hindustani Play based on stories written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas Event Page : http://goo.gl/yqjuzi Studio Safdar, May Day Bookstore & Cafe 2254/2A, Ground Floor, Shadi Khampur, New Ranjit Nagar, New Delhi - 110008 DD/MM/YYYY

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served Basis)

Venue : Studio Safdar, May Day Bookstore & Cafe 2254/2A, Ground Floor, Shadi Khampur, New Ranjit Nagar, New Delhi - 110008
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Landmark : next to DMS booth

Event Description : Bahroop Arts Group presents "Ajanta Ki Taraf" Hindi Play play based on stories written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas.

Ajanta ki Taraf is a production weaved from three stories of the noted Urdu writer, Khwaja Ahmad Abbas - Ajanta, Zafraan ke Phool and Sardarji (later renamed Meri maut). The play that portrays the aftermath of one of the most horrifying tragedy to wound independent India – the Partition. The three stories strung together present a tale of woes evoking the imageries of tragedies long forgotten and rarely retold but still shading shadows on our lives, even in this post-liberal era. In times when humanity is held hostage by terror and the world is being re-carved along sectarian lines, when states increasingly become fascists in nature and words like war on terror, pre-emptive strikes and rendition echo in our daily lives, when courts run trials to appease the masses rather than serve justice, Khawaja Ahmad Abbas’ writings lightens the path to shape our world with a new vigour. The protagonists are analogous to the characters in present times in more ways than one and the stories unravel the very fabric of modern India as it evolves into a super-power.

About the group : Bahroop came into existence in 1996 when a group of people from different walks of life decided to share their experience with a larger section of the society. Since then it has done several successful productions such as Kale Kauwe Ne Kaha,Dekh Tamasha Dekh, Baghichha Bachharam Ka, Zaharqand, Soopna Ka Sapna and won many prestigious awards. The group has performed in festivals like Bharat Rang Mahotsav, Bahoorupi and Shiv Sanchara National Theatre Festival.

Bahroop regularly organises talks, seminars and workshops with eminent personalities from the world of theatre. It publishes a theatre magazine, Bahroop Theatre Digest.

Directed by Arvind Alok

Cast: Sunil Kumar, Divya Trivedi, Akanksha, Chandrabhan, Altaf, Intekhaab Alam, Anuj, Kiran, Ankit, Sajid, Satyendar, Mithila Biniwale, Yogi, Kiran, Rajnikant, Aman Mohammadi, Hadi Sarmadi

Crew:

Co-ordinator: Kiran, Intekhaab; Sets: Ankit, Yogi, Ahmad; Costume: Aman, Intekhaab; Properties: Yogi, Raj;

Make up: Akanksha, Aman Mohammadi; Script & Language Assistance: Ameen Salamat; Light Operator: Vinod;      

Music: Renu Singh; Publicity: Bahroop Team

Writer: Khwaja Ahmad Abbas

Light, Design & Direction: Arvind Alok

Language: Hindustani

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