Which is the last best play you saw and why? ISMAT APA KE NAAM. It�s hilarious.
Your favourite adda to see a play Prithvi theatre and NCPA
Your favourite playwright Munshi Premchand, Mohan Rakesh and William Shakespeare.
Your favourite play-character Iago from OTHELLO
A play you would like to see filmed. Why? EK MULAQAT�.it�s the story of relationship between two great writers - Sahir ji and Amritaji.
A novel/short story you would like to see on stage? Why? It�s a play but AADHE ADHURE in an adapted version with today�s problem�it�s the best family drama I feel.
The most hilarious play you have seen I AM NOT BAJIRAO
A play, which is over-hyped BROKEN IMAGES
A play character you would like to ''dialogue'' with Othello.
A passage from an important play that you can recite And what�s he then that says I play the villain ? When this advice is free I give and honest, Probal to thinking and indeed the course To win the Moor again ? For tis most easy The inclining Desdemona to subdue In any honest suit : she�s framed as fruitful As the free elements . And then fpr her To win the Moor-weren�t to renounce his baptism, All seals and symbols of redeemed sin, His soul and symbols of redeemed sin, His soul is so enfetter��d to her love That she may make,unmake,do what she list, Even as her appetite shall play god With hi weak function. How am I then a villain To counsel Cassio to this parallel course, Directly to his good ? Divinity of hell ! When devils will the blackests sins put on, They do suggest at first with heavenly shows, As I do now : for whiles this honest fool Plies Desdemona to repair his fortunes And she for hum pleads strongly to the Moor, I�ll pour this pestilence into his ear, That she repeals him for her body�s lust; And by how much she strives to do him good, She shall undo her credit with the Moor. So will I turn her virtue into pitch, And out of her own goodness make the net That shall enmesh them all.
A classical play that you should have read The MAHABHARATA Of Vyasa.
A play that changed your perception about the theatre I AM NOT BAJIRAO
How do you regard the Mumbai theatre scene? Joyful but ignored.
Have you read any interesting books/articles concerning the theatre? Why did you find them interesting? I do read lots of articles about theatre �.well can�t explain why they are interesting for me�.well they are�.
If you have ever been a part of a theatre production/s, can you recall an event that was insightful, significant or simply humorous? Yes there are many but one that made me nervous and laugh was the falling of my moustache on stage.
Can you think of a foreign production that you found remarkable? Why? PHANTOM OF THE OPERA ��it�s a treat to watch this play�
Your favourite director/actor/music or set designer Actor: Naseeruddin Shah Set designer : Chhel and Paresh ji and Fali Unwala
A significant Indian production that you may have witnessed EK MULAQAT
Life in the theatre without the humble batata-wada or the cutting chai� or can you recall the best gastronomic experience you�ve had in the precincts of the theatre to date? Yes , once I had samosas with maybe 4-5 glasses of tea and had loose motions for 2 days!
Raj Yadav
Which is the last best play you saw and why?
