Live
- Nitish reaffirms his commitment to NDA, reiterates joining Mahagathbandhan was a mistake
- PKL Season 11: U Mumbai meet UP Yoddhas in opening clash of exciting second leg in Noida
- Cong divides people on caste & religion lines for political gains: Shahnawaz Hussain
- Pushpa-2: The Rule to Launch Grand Promotional Tour Across Seven Indian Cities
- Maha polls: Congress accuses BJP of pursuing ‘divide and cut’ policy to divert attention
- His currency supply has ended: Ashwini Choubey's jibe at Tejashwi
- Rahul Gandhi should feel ashamed, his ancestors did nothing for tribals: Babulal Marandi
- Avoid challenging constitutional institutions: VP Dhankhar
- Maha polls: BJP hurls questions at INDIA bloc amid Ulema Board's conditional support to MVA
- Regional rural banks must empower MSMEs via flagship govt schemes: FM Sitharaman
Theatre maestro Ebrahim Alkazi passes away
Theatre maestro Ebrahim Alkazi passes away (Photo/IANS)
Considered the father of modern Indian theatre, Ebrahim Alkazi, the first Director of National School of Drama (NSD) breathed his last in the capital on Tuesday. He was 94.
New Delhi: Considered the father of modern Indian theatre, Ebrahim Alkazi, the first Director of National School of Drama (NSD) breathed his last in the capital on Tuesday. He was 94.
Also an art connoisseur, collector and gallery owner, he founded Art Heritage Gallery in New Delhi.
This Royal Academy of Dramatics Art (RADA) pass-out staged more than 50 plays during his distinguished career and won the BBC Broadcasting Award in 1950.
Some of the major plays directed by him include "Tuglaq" (Girish Karnad), "Ashadh Ka Ek Din" (Mohan Rakesh), Dharamvir Bharti's "Andha Yug" besides several Greek tragedies and Shakespeare's works.
Recipient of the Padma Vibhushan (2010), Padma Bhushan (1991) and Padma Shri (1966) honours, he was known to be a strict disciplinarian who provided a blue print for theatre training during his years as the Director of NSD (1962-1977).
Associated with training some of the best known talents in the country, including Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Uttara Baokar and Rohini Hattangadi, besides a host of major theatre directors in the country, Alkazi was married to Roshan Alkazi, who designed costumes for his plays.
His two children are also theatre artists. Amal Allana, is a theatre director and former Chairperson of National School of Drama while Feisal Alkazi too is a theatre director.
