MAULANA AZAD ( A Solo Play by Tom Alter) November 2, 2012

Pierrot’s Troupe (Delhi) Presents

MAULANA AZAD
(An Urdu Solo by Tom Alter – 117th Show)
NOV 2 (Fri), 7pm, Y B CHAVAN Auditorium
Jagannath Bhosale (Opp Mantralaya), Mumbai - 400021
Script & Direction: Dr M SAYEED ALAM
Duration- 2 hrs

In his foreword to Maulana Azad’s book “India Wins freedom”, Humayun Kabir mentions the Maulana as a “wonderful conversationalist”. So is Maulana Azad of the play “Maulana Azad”. The play evolves in the backdrop of Maulana Azad dictating notes to Humayun Kabir for his book. While talking about the book, which is largely political, the Maulana often digresses from the subject. As a result, he discusses at length an entire gamut of issues, largely ‘apolitical’ – ranging from White Jasmine Tea to Tajmahal, Music to Mecca and Cigarette to Cheeta Khan.
Maulana’s narrative includes numerous entertaining anecdotes and memoirs characterizing his life,
personality, thoughts and scholarship. Maulana’s personal relations with Gandhi Ji Nehru, Patel and
Jinnah also come under the review in the course of the play.
Maulana Azad is relatively less known as a scholar of unparalleled caliber. Most of the published
material about the ‘apolitical’ side of him is available in Urdu, hence inaccessible to a majority of the
people. The play in its own way endeavors to somewhat bridge this gap.

Tom Alter - A familiar face in Hindi films and Hindi & English theatre, a veteran master of ceremonies, a sports commentator and writer. Chameleon-like, Tom Alter dons different caps with ease. This affable Indian Gora reads, writes and speaks fluent Hindi and Urdu. His long-standing association with theater spreads over many a classic and modern play including, Maulana Azad, Ghalib, Sons Of Babur, Larins Saheb, Raja Nahar Singh, Tughlaq, Arms and the Man, Waiting for Godot, Ghalib Ke Khat ,Whatever You Say, K L Saigal, Tri Sanga, etc. A Gold Medallist from the reputed Film and Television Institute of India, he has acted in over 150 films with Shatranj Ke Khiladi, Junoon, Kranti, Veer Savarkar, Ram Teri Ganga Maili among his prominent works. He has also acted in several TV serials, say, Bharat Ek Khoj, Zaban Sambhal Ke, Junoon, Jugalbandi, Shama etc.

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