In a bid to honour the theatre artists of the state, Iftekhar Cricket Academy in collaboration with the Directorate of Culture, Madhya Pradesh will organise Iftekhar theatre festival ‘Yaadien’ at Bharat Bhavan Auditorium, here from Monday.
The organiser of the fest, Hamid Ullah Khan informed that it is a tribute to the talented theatre artist of the state, Chandrahas Tiwari. He was a source of inspiration to the young artists in theatre industry, he added.He further said that Hindi play, ‘Hey Rama Aatma Rama’, directed by Ashok Bulani, would mark the beginning of the festival. Hindi plays including ‘Chhutti’, ‘Madarsa Balighan’ and ‘Ghazipur Ki Hasina’ would also be staged during the festival.
An award ceremony would also be organised during the fest, in which deserving theatre artists would be honoured with ‘Rang Gaurav’ and ‘Best Actor Award’. Sanjay Mehta would be awarded with Habib Tanveer Kala Sadhna Award and Nazeer Qureshi would be given the Alakhnandan Kala Sadhna Award, Khan reiterated.