About Us

Bahroop came into existence in 1996 when a group of people from different walks of life decided to share their experience with a larger section of the society. Its productions Kale Kauwe Ne Kaha, Dekh Tamasha Dekh, Baghichha Bachharam Ka, Zaharqand, Soopna Ka Sapna, Aur Kitne Hiroshima, Yahan Se Shahar Ko Dekho,B-Three, Hamare Waqt Mein, Saaye Hamsaaye, Woh Bhi Thei Apne and Panahgaah were awarded byDelhi Urdu Academy, Government Of NCT of Delhi in 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 respectively.

Its play Soopna Ka Sapna was staged in 5th Bharat Rang Mahotsav. Bahroop participated in various festivals like Bahoorupi organized by Rangayana, Govt. of Karnataka and Shiv Sanchara National Theatre Festival, Sanehilli, Karnataka. Other successful productions have been Kath Jogi, Madhvi, Toot-Te-Parivesh, Banailey, Reech Gaan, Thank You Mr. Glad, Bada Bhand To Bada Bhand, Nahi Chahiye Hamen..., Kabira Khada Bajar Mein, Men Without Shadows, 1857, Jangal Ke Daawedaar and Cheezein Toot Rahi Hain.Bahroop's Ghair Zaroori Log, 8/6, Yahan Se Shahar Ko Dekho, Spartacus and The Life of Galileo were selected as one of the best plays of Delhi for the year 2001-02, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, and 2007-08 by Sahitya Kala Parishad,Government Of NCT of Delhi.

Bahroop has also organised talks, seminars and workshops with eminent personalities like Habib Tanvir, J.N. Kaushal, G.P. Deshpande, Satish Anand, D.R.Ankur, Vinit Kumar, Chittaranjan Tripathi, Shrikant Kishore, Piyush Mishra, KS Rajendran, Suman Kumar, HS Shiva Prakash and Mushtaq Kak. It publishes a theatre magazine, Bahroop Theatre Digest.

Wednesday 21 May 2008

Honours and Festivals

photo: Soopna Ka Sapna [Bharat Rang Mahotsav(NSD) 2003]


Participation in Festivals/Honours

National Theatre Festival
Bharat Rang Mahotsav (NSD) 2003

Soopna Ka Sapna, written by Shahid Anwar on 24th March 2003 under the direction of Satish Anand.

National Theatre Festival-2006
Ustad Allauddin Khan Sangeet Avam Kala Akademy

Spartacus written by Badal Sircar, translated by Anis Azmi and directed by Ajay Manchanda on 18 November 2006, at Gwalior.


Bahuroopi National Theatre Festival-2008
Rangayana, Mysore
The Life of Galileo written by Bertolt Brecht and translation by Shahid Anwar under the direction of HS Shivaprakash on January 18, 2008.

Bhartendu Natya Samaroh (Sahiya Kala Parishad)
(Selection of one of the best play of the year)
Ghair Zaroori Log, written by Shahid Anwar under the direction of Suman Kumar on 25th May 2002.

8/6, an adaptation of Badal Sircar’s Trishe Shotobdi by Shahid Anwar on 27th April, 2004 under the direction of Mohammad Kazim.

Yahan Se Shahr Ko Dekho, an adaptation of Rahul Verma’s 'Bhopal' by Faiyaz Ahmed on 9th May, 2005 under the direction Mohammad Kazim.

Spartacus, written by Badal Sircar under the direction of Ajay Manchanda on 06th February 2006 at LTG, Mandi House, New Delhi

B-Three, written by Shahid Anwar and directed by Suman Kumar on 6th Feb.20007

The Life of Galileo written by Bertolt Brecht and translation by Shahid Anwar under the direction of HS Shivaprakash on May 8, 2008.


Delhi Urdu Academy Drama Festival

Kale Kauwe Ne Kaha, an adaptation of Manoj Mitra’s Kaag Charitra, by Shahid Anwar on 17th February 1997 under the direction of Mohammad Kazim.
Dekh Tamasha Dekh, an adaptation of Carlo Goldoni’s The Venetian Twins on 19th March 1999 under the direction of Suman Kumar.
Baghicha Bachharam Ka, an adaptation of Manoj Mitra’s Bacheramar Bagan by Shahid Anwar on 17th February 2000 under the direction of Shahid Anwar.
Zaharqand, written by Faiyaz Ahmed on 14th January 2001 under the direction of Suman Kumar.
Soopna Ka Sapna, written by Shahid Anwar on 26th March 2003 under the direction of Satish Anand.
Aur Kitne Hiroshima, an adaptation of Badal Sircar’s Trishe Shotobdi by Shahid Anwar on 21st February, 2004 under the direction of Mohammad Kazim.
Yahan Se Shahr Ko Dekho, an adaptation of Rahul Verma’s 'Bhopal' by Faiyaz Ahmed on 04th February, 2005 under the direction Mohammad Kazim.
B-Three, written by Shahid Anwar and directed by Suman Kumar on 20th February 2006
R.U.R., written by Karel Capek, translation by Shahid Anwar under the direction of Faiyaz Ahmed on March 1, 2007.
Hamare Waqt Mein, written by Shahid Anwar under the direction of KS Rajendran on February 22, 2008.


Dilli Weekened Theatre Festival 2003
Soopna Ka Sapna, written by Shahid Anwar on 11th & 12th April 2003 under the direction of Satish Anand.


IIT Kanpur Theatre Festival

Banailey, written by Shahid Anwar & Faiyaz Ahmed on 9th February 2001 under the direction of Suman Kumar.


Ghoomar
An International festival organised by Rajasthan University, Jaipur

Banailey, written by Shahid Anwar & Faiyaz Ahmed on 2nd & 3rd June 2001, under the direction of Suman Kumar.


BHEL, HARIDWAR
Yahan Se Shahr Ko Dekho, an adaptation of Rahul Verma’s 'Bhopal' by Faiyaz Ahmed on 15th January, 2005 under the direction Mohammad Kazim.


Inderprastha Theatre Festival, IPEC, Ghaziabad
Spartacus, written by Badal Sircar, translated by Anis Azmi and directed by Ajay Manchanda on 7th November 2005.

3rd Natsamrat Theatre Festival, Delhi
B-Three, written by Shahid Anwar and directed by Suman Kumar on 27th January 2007 at LTG Auditorium, Mandi House, New Delhi

3 comments:

  1. now its better, tum achachha kaam kar lete ho dear, hope you carry forward this spirit of good work, thanks for the blog.

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  2. thanks vikas,
    bahroop is a great group.. and i hope it will carry on with it's work. and we will always carry on with our ideals.

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  3. bahroop is a great group.. and i hope it will carry on with it's work.

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