K L SAIGAL (*ing Tom Alter & Others) July 15, 2012

Pierrot’s Troupe Presents
K L Saigal (Hindi – Urdu, *ing TOM ALTER & 15 more)
JULY 15 (Sun) 7:30 pm: Duration- 1.45hrs:
SHRI RAM CENTRE
4, Safdar Hashmi Marg , New Delhi
Script & Direction: Dr M Sayeed Alam

Featuring Tom Alter, Vijay Gupta, Hareesh Chhabra, Yashraj Malik, Anju Chhabra, Ram N Diwakar, M Sayeed Alam, Shakeel Anwar, Mohd Shareef, Manohar Pandey, Charu DHimanshu Srivastava, etc.
(Yashraj Malik as K L Saigal in K L Saigal)

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

The play does not only portray Saigal the immortal, but Saigal the mortal also --- 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. This is how the story of Saigal is 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.

No less is the play dotted with live recital 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.

The play 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/- available at SHRI RAM CENTRE from July 13 (11am to 6 pm) and on the day of show. For details, Tele Booking, Bulk Booking Contact: 9810255291, 9810460366, 40506826, 29944635, pierrotstroupe@yahoo.com, pierrotstroupe@gmail.com AND/OR http://www.bookmyshow.com/plays.aspx and/or call 39895050 Visit us at www.pierrotstheatre.com

Excerpts from the Press Reviews

The play strives to recreate the aura and revisit the era of the great singer – The Times Of India

The highlight of the play is the highly aesthetic presentation of anecdotes from the life of K.L. Saigal – India Today (Hindi)

This is a pure soul-soaking nostalgia …directors bring to stage an evocative sound scape and the golden era of Hindi cinema – Outlook

The play was brilliantly produced to exact detail with Yashraj Malik looking, singing and acting the role of Kundan.Lal.Saigal. – itimes.com (Mumbai)

With each of actors belting out stunning performances, the one to steal the show was none other than Tom Alter – Delhi Times

This well researched play is worth watching … hope this returns to Mumbai soon – Bombay Times (Mumbai)

K. L. Saigal is undoubtedly the best play Bikaner has ever been host to in the last 50 years – Dainik Yug Paksha (Bikaner)

Writer Sayeed Alam beautifully captures Saigal’s boyhood in vignettes – Asian Affairs

The biographical musical adds facts and dispels myths about the legend -- Mumbai Mirror (Mumbai)

One hardly expected that so many unknown facets of Saigal’s life will be so beautifully expressed – The Hindustan Times (Bhopal)

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