Bharat Rang Mahotsav Kicks Off this Friday

Bhaskar Mukherjees Bengali play Fele Asa MegaHertz will be performed on Monday.Writer Nicola Pianzolas The Global City -- an English language play, will draw curtains on the festival on Tuesday.Vaidya said the festival is a significant event as it reflects a commitment on part of the NSD towards artistic excellence and cultural diversity.We are committed to promote the magic of theatre, provide a platform for diverse voices and chronicles to bloom, he said.

The National School of Drama's much-awaited Bharat Rang Mahotsav will commence here on Friday with Ravindra Bharti's Hindi play, titled ''Agin Tiriya'', directed by Sangeeta Tiple.

The Srinagar-leg of the theatre festival will be held at Tagore Hall.

''The five-day theatre festival will portray five captivating plays, each a masterpiece in its own right, spanning various genres and languages,'' Suman Vaidya, festival controller at NSD, told reporters here.

Theatre-goers will be able to see Kashmiri play ''Aarmin Pather'', directed by Shah-e-Jehan Ahmad Bhagat on Saturday, followed by writer-director Sachin Malvi's Hindi play ''Sifar'' on Sunday. Bhaskar Mukherjee's Bengali play ''Fele Asa MegaHertz'' will be performed on Monday.

Writer Nicola Pianzola's ''The Global City'' -- an English language play, will draw curtains on the festival on Tuesday.

Vaidya said the festival is a significant event as it reflects a commitment on part of the NSD towards artistic excellence and cultural diversity.

''We are committed to promote the magic of theatre, provide a platform for diverse voices and chronicles to bloom,'' he said. The annual theatre festival began on February 1 at Mumbai's National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) with the opening play ''Humare Ram'', featuring actor and NSD alumnus Ashutosh Rana.