K L SAIGAL -- a Musical *ing Tom Alter March 1, 2013

Pierrot’s Troupe (Delhi) Presents
K L Saigal (Hindi -- 2 Hrs)
(A Part of “Nayaab”: Three Rare Plays with Tom Alter)
March 1 (Fri), 7 pm, Y B CHAVAN Auditorium
Jagannath Bhosale Marg (Opp Mantralaya), Mumbai - 400021
Script & Direction: Dr M SAYEED ALAM

Sponsored by: Yusuf And Farida Hamied Foundation
Featuring Tom Alter, Yashraj Malik, Vijay Gupta, Hareesh Chhabra, Anju Chhabra, Ram N Diwakar, Manohar Pandey, Madeeha Sadaf, M Sayeed Alam, Ahmad Omair, Manish Singh etc.

(Yashraj Malik as K L Saigal in K L Saigal)

The play is a revisit to the era and aura of the great K L Saigal. It is a ‘Faction’ where ‘facts’ blend with ‘fiction’ to result into a musical drama.

It does not only portray Saigal the immortal, but Saigal the mortal too --- Saigal as Sita ji in Jammu, Saigal as Salesman in Delhi, Saigal as Struggler in Calcutta and Saigal as Superstar in Bombay. In the process, the play re-lives the music and cinema of yesteryears. Moreover, the story of the life and times of the legendary singer and actor is also replete with events and anecdotes which center no less around the legends of equal stature, say, Ustad Faiyyaz Khan, D.V. Palusker, Punkaj Mullick, R.C. Boral, K.C. Dey, Naushad and many more.

Also, the play dotted with live recital of Saigal’s Ghazals, Dadras, Thumris and film songs which envelope and suffuse the listener as no one else’s do --- “Aah ko chahiye ek umr asar hone tak”, “Lag gai chot karejva mein hai Rama” and “Baalam aaye baso mor-e man mein”, to name a few.

It stars some of the prominent theater and cinema artists of India, notably TOM ALTER, India’s only Urdu speaking Gora, and Yashraj Malik, who, amazingly, looks, sings and acts like K L Saigal.
Tickets: Rs 500, Rs 300/- Rs 200/- & Rs 100/-

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