DRAMA OF ALL YUGS

Joy Maisnam presents his interpretation of Dharmavir Bharati's Andha Yug

- Shruti Pandit

Andha Yug, written by the legendary writer, editor, and journalist Dharmavir Bharati, was first staged and directed by founder Director of the National School of Drama (NSD), Father of Hindi Theater, Ebrahim Alkazi. The play was performed at Purana Killa in New Delhi by the then-students of NSD. Originally written for the Akashwani, it was Satyadev Dubey and Alkazi who saw the potential in the script to be transported to the visual medium of theatre. Today, nearly six decades later, an NSD graduate, Joy Maisnam, is bringing Andha Yug to life again. The young director from Manipur plans to present Andha Yug in his direction at NCPA on December 19.

Andha Yug is a play that many greats have directed and performed in the last many years. Satyadev Dubey's Andha Yug had a sterling cast like Amrish Puri, and Naseeruddin Shah, among others. It was also directed by the veteran director from Manipur, Ratan Thiyam, a few decades ago.