Ek Baar Ki Baat Hai: Bedi & Patras

Aug 26, 2018

09:00 PM - 10:30 PM

Ouroboros - Art Hub "Blackbox Theatre"
203, Sheetalvarsha complex, oppo. PC jwellers, Shivranjani cross roads, Ahmedabad, India 380015

With tickets

2018-08-26 21:00:00 2018-08-26 22:30:00 Asia/Kolkata Ek Baar Ki Baat Hai: Bedi & Patras Solo Performances | Short Stories | Celebrating Hindustani Literature Rajinder Singh Bedi | CHECHAK KE DAAG | Shashwita Sharma A beautiful bride-to-be sees the groom for the first time on her wedding day. Her dreams turn into a nightmare; the prince’s face is not so charming. Is beauty in the eyes of the beholder? Patras Bokhari | MARHOOM KI YAAD MEIN | KC Shankar Why have Enemies when you can have Friends? Ride this roller-coaster of laughs that delves into the strange connections between friendship and honesty, humour and pain, comedy and tragedy. About the Writers Rajinder Singh Bedi (1 September 1915 – 11 November 1984) wrote of lives that were commonplace but hidden in their very ordinariness, the human spirit shone through in all its lustre and brilliance. His gift for finding the inner meaning in outer reality, took Bedi into the realms of suggestion, symbolism, metaphor & allusion. Patras Bokhari (1 October 1898 – 5 December 1958) ranks among the most outstanding writers of Humour in Urdu. He graduated from Cambridge University, served as the principal of GC University, was chosen as Director General of All India Radio and was appointed as the first Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations. About the Artistes Shashwita Sharma is a professional actor in Theatre, Film & Television. Born into a rich tradition of music, she was trained in Hindustani Classical Music (Vocal) by her Mother & Guru – Dr. Neelima Sharma. While graduating from Delhi University, she became a disciple of Kathak Maestro – Pt. Birju Maharaj and continued her training in Dance. Her portrayal of a dark skinned woman going through racial discrimination in ‘Doli Armano Ki’ (Zee TV) received popular acclaim globally. She was also nominated for her show ‘Maryada: lekin kab tak’ at the Star Parivar Awards. KC Shankar works as professional Stage & Screen Actor. He has been with ‘The Phoenix Players’, an acclaimed English Theatre company under the guidance of thespians – Salim Ghouse & Anita Salim since 2009. He has worked on productions based on the writings of Neil Simon, Edgar Allan Poe & Franz Kafka. is prominent screen work include Heropanti (Film/Hindi), Samrajyam 2 (Film/Malayalam), Rebel (Film/Telugu), Aata (Film/Kannada), Virudhagiri (Film/Tamil), Santoshi Maa (&TV), Jamai Raja (ZEE TV), Siyaasat (EPIC) & Word-Match (ZEEQ). Source: Facebook Ouroboros - Art Hub "Blackbox Theatre" 203, Sheetalvarsha complex, oppo. PC jwellers, Shivranjani cross roads, Ahmedabad, India 380015 Creativeyatra.com info@creativeyatra.com

Solo Performances | Short Stories | Celebrating Hindustani Literature

Rajinder Singh Bedi | CHECHAK KE DAAG | Shashwita Sharma
A beautiful bride-to-be sees the groom for the first time on her wedding day. Her dreams turn into a nightmare; the prince’s face is not so charming. Is beauty in the eyes of the beholder?

Patras Bokhari | MARHOOM KI YAAD MEIN | KC Shankar
Why have Enemies when you can have Friends? Ride this roller-coaster of laughs that delves into the strange connections between friendship and honesty, humour and pain, comedy and tragedy.

About the Writers
Rajinder Singh Bedi (1 September 1915 – 11 November 1984) wrote of lives that were commonplace but hidden in their very ordinariness, the human spirit shone through in all its lustre and brilliance. His gift for finding the inner meaning in outer reality, took Bedi into the realms of suggestion, symbolism, metaphor & allusion.

Patras Bokhari (1 October 1898 – 5 December 1958) ranks among the most outstanding writers of Humour in Urdu. He graduated from Cambridge University, served as the principal of GC University, was chosen as Director General of All India Radio and was appointed as the first Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations.

About the Artistes
Shashwita Sharma is a professional actor in Theatre, Film & Television. Born into a rich tradition of music, she was trained in Hindustani Classical Music (Vocal) by her Mother & Guru – Dr. Neelima Sharma. While graduating from Delhi University, she became a disciple of Kathak Maestro – Pt. Birju Maharaj and continued her training in Dance. Her portrayal of a dark skinned woman going through racial discrimination in ‘Doli Armano Ki’ (Zee TV) received popular acclaim globally. She was also nominated for her show ‘Maryada: lekin kab tak’ at the Star Parivar Awards.

KC Shankar works as professional Stage & Screen Actor. He has been with ‘The Phoenix Players’, an acclaimed English Theatre company under the guidance of thespians – Salim Ghouse & Anita Salim since 2009. He has worked on productions based on the writings of Neil Simon, Edgar Allan Poe & Franz Kafka. is prominent screen work include Heropanti (Film/Hindi), Samrajyam 2 (Film/Malayalam), Rebel (Film/Telugu), Aata (Film/Kannada), Virudhagiri (Film/Tamil), Santoshi Maa (&TV), Jamai Raja (ZEE TV), Siyaasat (EPIC) & Word-Match (ZEEQ).

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