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#PicksAndPiques #EnglishHindiTheatrePlayReview #TheatreCriticJohnsonThomas #BadeMiyanDeewane Rating: * * * #ImranRasheed #MuzammilQureshi #YasirKhan #BarkhaSaxena #HarpreetSingh #NishaDhar #AkritiSingh #KhaleeqChaudhary #KhushbooAtre #VarunKumar #NischalSharma Play: Bade Miyan Deewane Cast: Imran Rasheed, Muzammil Qureshi, Yasir Khan, Barkha Saxena, Harpreet Singh, Nisha Dhar, Akriti Singh, Khaleeq Chaudhary, Khushboo Atre, Varun Kumar and Nishchal Sharma, Mohd Khaleeq Director: Imran Rasheed Rating: * * * Runtime: 120 mins Amongst the funniest and most popular Hindi Urdu romantic comedy plays to be staged in India, Rangbaaz’s ‘Bade Miyan Deewane’ directed by ace theatre exponent Imran Rasheed begins its latest re-rerun on the Indian theatre circuit in moth eaten overalls. The production values are not up to the mark and neither are the costuming, the singing or the dancing. The entire shoddy production has a rather antiquated and decadent low-brow feel to it. And

BY POPULAR DEMAND, ITS BACK IN MUMBAI…. 10 years, 80 shows on….and still running to packed houses Rangbaaz Presents India's Best Hindi Musical Comedy Play By popular demand, one of India’s leading professional theatre groups, Rangbaaz Productions is back in Mumbai to delight theatre lovers across the city! Rangbaaz will stage their runaway hit musical comedy play -- ''BADE MIYAN DEEWANE'' – that has been enjoying a successful 10-year, 80 show run to packed houses across the country! It is being staged on Saturday, July 13, 2019 at St. Andrew’s Auditorium Bandra (W) at 7.30pm. It is suitable for children Aged 10 years and above. Bade Miyan Deewane is one of the funniest Hindi Urdu romantic comedy plays to be staged in India and it is based on Shaukat Thanvi's novel Budbhas. The popular musical stars Imran Rasheed, Muzammil Qureshi, Yasir Khan, Barkha Saxena, Harpreet Singh, Nisha Dhar, Akriti Singh, Khaleeq Chaudhary, Khushboo Atre, Varun Kumar and Ni

PicksAndPiquesEnglishHindiTheatreReviewsJohnsonThomas Play : #PajamaParty Cast: #KamyaPunjabi, #KavitaKaushik, #ShaktiSingh, #DeepaliGarg, #SunilPalwal, #ArjunSingh Written by #AtulSatyaKoushik Directed by #AtulSatyaKoushik Rating: * * * Runtime: 130 mins Venue: Royal Opera House , Mumbai Crimes against women are being reported every day but the awareness brought on by a more vigilant media hasn’t made much of dent in preventing the rampant, dishonourable and frequent occurrence of the dastardly crime. Social media outrage, though instantaneously gratifying, doesn’t quite take the edge out of the victim’s ordeal while even the intentional, justified defamation of the aggressor/criminal is well forgotten within a few weeks. Media ethics also play an important role. Of late, we have seen many instances where an economically and politically powerful criminal makes use of his or her wherewithal to whitewash his/her sins vis-a-vis character assassination of the victim and at

*Sonu Nigam, Sanaya Irani, Drashti Dhami, Aftab Shivdasani, Salim-Sulaiman and many other grace the premiere of Umrao Jaan, the musical in Mumbai* Ever since Umrao Jaan, the musical has been announced, the curiosity was high and finally the musical opened with house packed audiences in Mumbai on Tuesday i.e. May 21st, 2019 at Rangmandir, Bandra west. The red carpet of the musical saw who’s who of Bollywood and TV industry. Composer duo Salim-Sulaiman along with the entire cast and crew of Umrao Jaan opened the media panel. They said, “We have been a huge fan of Umrao Jaan since 1981. It was a dream for us to create a musical on the backdrop of a struggle of courtesan. We have worked really hard on it and are so emotional and proud to see a packed house at the premiere.” Other who attended the premiere were veteran Khayyam, Sonu Nigam, Talat Aziz, Aftab Shivdasani, Aditi Gautam, Shreyas Talpade, and Kabir Bedi. Others from television joined were very popular Karanvir Sing

Pajama Party a Hinglish play with a message on women empowerment launched in Mumbai on 18th May 2019 Known Television Actress Kamya Panjabi and Actress Kavita Kaushik debuts in theatre with a strong message of crime against women The play says “it’s a play for all women. It’s a play for all men.” India’s leading theatre group The Films and Theatre Society is all set to launch the “Pajama Party” a new social satirical play by Atul Satya Koushik on women empowerment. The play is funny, glamorous, flamboyant and thought-stirring. After a successful run of their plays Ballygunge 1990, featuring Actor Annup Sonii, Chakravyuh featuring Actor Nitish Bharadwaj, Draupadi featuring Actor Rakesh Bedi and Himani Shivpuri, Wo Lahore, Raavan Ki Ramayan featuring Actor Puneet Issar and others, Atul Satya Koushik is all set to launch Television Fame Actress Kamya Panjabi and Actress Kavita Kaushik in theatre with Hinglish play. After creating a brand value in grand Historical productions

#PicksAndPiquesEnglishHindiTheatreReviews #TheatreCriticJohnsonThomas #KaiseKarenge #PicksAndPiquesEnglishHindiTheatreReviews #TheatreCriticJohnsonThomas #KaiseKarenge A mindful, humourous and intelligent approach to mental Illness Play : #KaiseKarenge Cast: #AbhishekPattnaik #DarsheelSafary #DilnazIrani #PrakharSingh Written by #AbhishekPattnaik Directed by #SuketuShah Rating: * * * * #OutOfTheBoxProductions #RimshaMinocha OOTBProduction@Facebook OOTB_Production #TheTurningPointBrandConsultants #RomaPereiraTalwar With an intriguing and open ended title like ‘Kaise Karenge’ this Suketu Shah directed theatre of an Abhishek Pattnaik written play, already had a lot of curiosity going for it. Darsheel Safary of Taare Zameen Par (2007) fame plays a charming young IIT-ian named Saurav Parasrampuria (SP), a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT ) aspirant, who has cleared the selection and is all set to crack the interview. Just when he is making plans of meeting his long

#PicksAndPiquesEnglishTheatreReviews #TheatreCriticJohnsonThomas Play : #TwoAdorableLosers Cast: #DarsheelSafary #AbhishekPattnaik Written by #AbhishekPattnaik Directed by #MurtuzaKuttanawala Rating: * * * ½ #OutOfTheBoxProductions OOTBProduction@Facebook OOTB_Production #TheTurningPointBrandConsultants #RomaPerieraTalwar A culture clashing comedy highlighting the differences between two people from different corners of the country while they learn to cope with their deficiencies, each teaching the other to paper over his ineptitude. This two character play revolves around a statistics teacher, an Oriya who hasn’t yet polished his English speaking proficiency, Professor Jolly (Abhishek Pattnaik) and a poorly performing TYBA Statistics student, Akshay (Darsheel Safary), who, on the Vice Principal’s recommendation approaches the former for extra classes. The Professor has issues with the VP for having superseded him to the post and is reluctant to take on someon

#PicksAndPiquesHindiTheatreReview #TheatreCriticJohnsonThomas #Ballygunge Rating: * * * Hindi Play Ballygunge (बालीगंज) 1990, about romance and revenge, has an ex-couple reminiscing about their unresolved past. The subtleties in relationship mechanics are brought into play in order to draw out the psychopathic nature that comes into play when one partner feels scorned and abandoned. What happens in the end comes as a surprise! A neatly, packaged, intriguing thriller, this one holds your attention down to the wire. Director #AtulSatyaKoushik gets his actors #AnnupSonii and #NishtaPaliwalTomar to lend diabolical credence to a relationship fracas with a soul stirring acuity that is all too rare. Definitely worth a watch! johnsont307@gmail.com #NikitaSKamdarPR