The 28th Iftekhaar Theatre Festival ‘Yaadien’ will be dedicated to veteran actor Tom Alter. To be organised at Ravindra Bhavan the fest will get underway from Thursday. The festival would be organised jointly by Iftekhar Cricket Academy and Directorate of Culture, Madhya Pradesh. The fest would continue till May 15.
Notably, for past 27 years, Iftekhar Cricket Academy is organizing the theatre festival not only to entertain the theater lovers of the city but also to give honour to the theater artists who have contributed in the theatre industry.
Moreover, an award ceremony would also be organised during the fest.
This year the festival would be organised to give a tribute to the talented veteran theatre and film actor Tom Alter. The eminent name in the world of theatres and films Tom Alter passed away on September 29, 2017.
He was best known for his work in Hindi cinema and the Indian theatre. In 2008, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India.
To give him a tribute Iftekhar Cricket Academy is organizing a four day theatre festival ‘Yaadien’ that would be held at Ravindra Bhavan Auditorium, informed Hamid Ullah Khan, Secretary of academy and organizer of the fest.
The festival would begin on Thursday with the Hindi play ‘Kalayay Tasme Namah’. It is directed by Niti Shrivastava. With two days gap, another play ‘Mahabhoj’ will be performed on May 13 i.e. Sunday. It is directed by Ashok Bulani.
On May 14 i.e. Monday, play Huye Mar Ke Bhi Hum Jo Rusva directed by Farrukh Sher Khan will be performed. The fest will conclude on Tuesday with the play Do Kashtiyon Par Sawar directed by Gopal Dubey.
While talking about the festival, Hamid Ullah Khan said, “like every year, this year too the deserving theatre artists would be awarded with ‘Rang Sadhna Samman’ and ‘Kala Sadhna Samman’.”