Ebrahim Alkazi

Ebrahim Alkazi

Ebrahim Alkazi is a famous Indian theatre director, who was the founding head of the India's premier theatre training institute, National School of Drama, New Delhi. He was associated with training many well-known film and theatre actors including Om Shivpuri, Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Manohar Singh, Uttara Baokar, Jyoti Subhash, Suhas Joshi, B. Jayashree, Jayadev and Rohini Hattangadi.

He has directed over 50 plays, including famous productions of: Girish Karnad's "Thuglaq", Mohan Rakesh's "Ashadh Ka Ek Din" and Dharmvir Bharati's "Andha Yug".

As the director of the National School of Drama (NSD), Alkazi revolutionised Hindi theatre by the magnificence of his vision, and the meticulousness of his technical discipline.

He was the first recipient of Roopwedh Pratishtan's the Tanvir Award (2004) for lifetime contribution to the theatre [ [http://www.hindu.com/mag/2004/12/12/stories/2004121200480500.htm The Hindu, Sunday, Dec 12, 2004] .] He has received awards including the Padma Shree, Padma Bhushan, Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship for his contribution to theatre.

Further reading

* Ananda Lal, "The Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre", Oxford University Press (2004), ISBN 0195644468

References

External links

* [http://www.hindu.com/mag/2004/12/12/stories/2004121200480500.htm "Well deserved", The Hindu, Dec 12, 2004]
* [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/943367.cms "Alkazi to get Tanveer award", Times of India, Dec 2, 2004]


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