The theatre industry has faced another big loss with the death of a renowned theatre personality Javed Zaidi. A well known name in the theatres Javed Zaidi took his last breath at Bhopal Care Hospital on Sunday morning when he was undergoing the stage of critical coma and was on ventilator. He is buried at Bada Baagh cemetery here on Sunday afternoon. Javed Zaidi was suffering with lung disorder from a long time and later it became more critical.
Notably, Javed Zaidi has been into theatres for past 40 years and has given the industry big plays like Tuti Hui Kursi, Khwabida Sawal and even more. He has been a pioneer for the theatre industry and has given a new style statement to the plays with the changing society. He has worked over almost all the kinds of stories from mythological to fiction and from realistic dramas to comedy. He formed Sambhavana Theatre Group in Bhopal and train upcoming theatre artists.
Recently a Hindi play Kamla, directed by Javed Zaidi was staged at Bharat Bhawan Auditorium. It has been painful news for all the theatre persons who had and who have been working with Javed Zaidi. A young theatre artist who has been working with Javed Zaidi for a long time, Shahvez Sikander said, “Javed Zaidi was not a critic, but he was a friend to all the theatre artists. He used to appreciate everybody’s work, give advices and was more like a pillar to all of us. He was an encyclopaedia; he knew each and every topic and has been a great support for me. It is a big loss for me personally; a mentor of my life is gone.” All the artists are mourning over this loss and almost all the theatre artists of the city attended the funeral.