MAULANA AZAD (Urdu Solo by Tom Alter) August 31, 2008

Pierrot’s Troupe p r e s e n t s
Maulana Azad - (A Solo in Urdu by Tom Alter)
Aug 31 (Sun.) 7:00 pm: Duration: 2.15 hrs
Alliance Francaise, Lodhi Road, Near IIC
Script and Direction: Dr. M. SAYEED ALAM
Maulana Azad stages a come back to Delhi. This time after having been dubbed as “the most brilliant solo performance in recent years”, spread over 50 shows all over the country.

The one portraying Maulana Azad is India’s one and only Urdu speaking Tom Alter.And the credit to produce the play goes to none other than Pierrot’s Troupe, the “purveyor of original plays” in India.

In his foreword to Maulana Azad’s 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 for his book India Wins Freedom. While talking about the book, which is largely political, Maulana Azad 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 personality and life. His personal relations with Gandhi, Nehru, Patel and Jinnah and his views against partition also come forward for a review in the course of the play.

Tom Alter - 55, is an Indian national of American origin. His long-standing association with theater spans over many a classic and modern play including, Larins Saheb, Tughlaq, Arms and the Man, Waiting for Godot, Maulana Azad, Whatever You Say, Tri Sanga, Hanoosh, K.L. Saigal, Aishwarya, God Says Cheers, City of Djinns etc. A Gold Medallist from the reputed Film and Television Institute of India, he has acted in over 250 films and TV Serials

Dr. M. Sayeed Alam - 36, is a man of varied interests. He was a University teacher and a journalist before taking up his passion as profession in 1996. Ever since, he has written and directed 17 plays to critical acclaim and appreciative audiences. Ghalib in New Delhi (Comedy), Maulana Azad, Modern Art 2000 (Comedy), Dastaan Kahte Kahte (On Begum Akhtar) K.L. Saigal, Tumko Chahoon, Big B (Comedy), Shareek-e-Ghalib, Cut..Cut..Cut.., Rahe Naam…etc. are his prominent works on stage.
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