Jul 04-05, 2020
Gardish Mein Taare is a superhit Hindi play starring Sonali Kulkarni and Arif Zakaria and directed by Saif Hyder Hasan. It is inspired by the lives of celebrated filmmaker Guru Dutt and his wife Geeta Dutt. It is a love…
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Gardish Mein Taare
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Ek Mulaqaat
Jun 27-28, 2020
Ek Mulaqat is based on the love story of Sahir Ludhianvi and Amrita Pritam. Not much has been written about their relationship and their play is interspersed with literary references, nazms and poetry of the legendary duo. The story, set…
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Director`s Workshop: Mounting a Theatre Production
Jun 07, 2020
Saif Hyder Hasan is a renowned theatre director. He has created notable productions like Ek Mulaqaat, Gardish Mein Taare, Mr. and Mrs. Murarilal, and more recently, Dearest Bapu Love Kasturba besides others. He has directed actors of repute like Deepti…
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Mirror Mirror
Feb 03, 2019
Mirror Mirror is a story of sibling rivalry written by Saif Hyder Hasan. This seventy-five-minutes solo performance traces the relationship between identical twins Minal and Maanya essayed by Minissha Lamba, enacting the various characters in the play. Minal leads a happy…
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The call of the mountains: orthopaedic Dr Yatin Desai’s advice on trekking
Himanshu NainaniMay 24, 2019
In this piece 64 year old Dr Yatin Desai, shares with CY his inspiring story of how to scale towering mountains with utmost ease and how this life adventure activity can shape human character and health. Chances are high that…