Urdu Drama Festival is organized by Madhya Pradesh Urdu Academy, Sanskriti Parishad, Department of Culture from Tuesday. Under the Drama Festival, theatrical performances will be given every day at Ravindra Bhawan.
Nusrat Mehdi, Director of Urdu Academy, while giving information about the program said that "Urdu Drama Festival" is a very popular program of Urdu Academy. This festival has been organized by the Academy in the past as well, through this the aim of the Academy is to provide a platform to more and more artists of the state's theater.
This year also, this festival is being organized from January 11-16, in which theatrical performances will be given under the direction of famous directors Rajiv Verma, Sarfaraz Hassan, Farrukh Sher Khan, Rajiv Singh, Alok Bajpai and Pradeep Ahirwar..
On the first day, play Birsa Munda directed by Pradeep Ahirwar will be staged on Tuesday. On the second day, Wednesday play Ram Imam-e-Hind, Raaz-e-Hind, directed by Alok Bajpayee. On Thursday, play Khanum Bi, directed by Sarfaraz Hasan will be staged.
On Friday, play Jalkukde will be performed, under the direction of Farrukh Sher Khan. On Saturday, play Nazir tu Benazir directed by Rajiv Singh will be staged. Marking the grand closure, Rajiv Verma's play Bhaag Avanti Bhaag will be performed.