 Rajesh Kumar 's new play Ambedkar AUR Gandhi Directed by Arvind Gaur Opening show on19th July 2009
Sri Ram centre,Safdar Hashmi Marg, Mandi House Actors-
Ambedkar -Bajrang Bali Singh Gandhi- Viren Basoya Rama Bai - Shilpi Marwaha Music by Dr.Sangeeta Gaur
With musicians - Sandy , Mohit Sharma , Anil Mishra
   Photographs-Abhinav Sharma
Actors
Malay Garg,Pankaj Raj Yadav,Raj Sharma,Rahul Datta,Saurab Pal,Dinesh Dhawan,Parvesh Dhawan,Sheena Chauhan,Rachitta Juneja ,Teisual Gaur ,Manvir Sansanwal,Arun Rana, Trimala Adikari,Md Waseem,Priyank Dwivedi,Akash Dabas,Alok,Shashank,Arvind Kesari,Tosham Acharya,Aman, Shalini Rai,Nishtha Goyal,Disha Arora,Kakoli Gaur, Saveree Gaur ,Vaibhav Ashok Yadav ,Shagun,Puneet,Himansu Maggu ,Javad Malik, Chatanya Vasist ,Irfan Khan, Himansu Sharma,Arun Khatana,Firoz ,Deepak Batra and...
 GANDHI AND AMBEDKAR – REVIEWS
ROMESH CHANDER, The Hindu (An ongoing dialogue, 21 August, 2009)-
“Ambedkar aur Gandhi” is one of Asmita’s classics…Asmita’s latest presentation, young playwright Rajesh Kumar’s “Ambedkar aur Gandhi” was marked for healthy audience response both for its content and the director Gaur’s overall production design… Never before have I seen such an intelligent post-presentation discussion between the audience and the director. It just goes to show if the theme is relevant and the presentation professionally good, the audience is waiting for it...
The cast does full justice to the playwright and were true to what the director was trying to get out of them. Bajrang Bali Singh playing Ambedkar was excellent particularly in his last speech after Gandhiji’s death.Viren Basoya’s Gandhi, calm and collected throughout and yet emotional when he says he wants to be reborn as a Harijan. In response, the audience breaks out in a non-stop applause. Apart from the two lead players, others who stand out are Shilpi Marwah as Rama Bai, Pankaj Raj Yadav as Devdas Gandhi, Malay Garg as Kedarkar, Raj Sharma as Sadanand and Rahul Datta as Sardar Patel.To lend colour to the presentation, there was, as usual, excellent music by Sangeeta Gaur and some popular songs that brought back old memories. “Ambedkar aur Gandhi”, to my mind is one of Asmita’s classics and Gaur’s best-directed presentations that must be taken around the Hindi speaking States... http://beta.thehindu.com/arts/theatre/article6277.ece Gandhi- Ambedkar debate moved, impressed the gathering …play succeeded in arousing the audience…debate received constant applause. - Rashtriya Sahara Politics takes centre stage...social political play about the geopolitical and social scenario in the country in 1930’s…reveals the two extreme thinking- Gandhi and Ambedkar …relation between the two despite their differences. - Hindustan Times (Live correspondent) Arvind Gaur’s 64th endeavour follows its predecessors- a social and political play… political dialogues on the social concerns of the time… antithetical views and the realisation that Gandhi Ambedkar’s vision was one, but means different — form the fabric of the play…issue of untouchability and the plight of the Dalits is a significant thread expressed in the play…….. - The Hindu (Preview) Gandhi and Ambedkar attacked caste system…to stop untouchability, terminate caste system- thought expressed lively in the debate between Gandhi and Ambedkar…arguments received constant applause…war of thoughts between Gandhi and Ambedkar stirred the audience…expresses the clash of thoughts…chorus gave the play a new height. - Dainik Hindustan Fight between the thoughts expressed brilliantly in the play…Gandhi and Ambedkar an unforgettable experience…expressed the conflicting thoughts of two political stalwarts with similar aim… - Amar Ujaala _______________________________________
Shiv Chauhan wrote on FB –
"Ambedkar Aur Gandhi" play with brilliant use of actors on stage. Brilliant stage acting, amazing stage chemistry between 2 awesome actors : Bajrang Bali and Viren Basoya, Congratulations to both for a superb performance.As a theatre enthusiast I want thank Mr. Arvind Gaur for the play , which not only forces us to think but also breaks our notions about the 2 most influential people in Indian history.... Ambedkar aur Gandhi" a play recommended for every individual : who is hopeful for change, the one who is not afraid to go : up the hill and against the tide,the one not afraid to fight.Hope for more shows of this play. Excellent acting by Bajrang Bali Singh as Ambedkar ,Viren Basoya as Gandhi and Shilpi Marwaha as Rama Sidharth Yash wrote – AMBEDKAR AND GANDHI.... Waaooww... Just two word, AMAZINGLY AWESOME.The best play i have ever seen in my life as yet.The Director Mr Arvind Gaur's best work. This is a milestone from ASMITA THEATER GROUP Shilpi Marwaha wrote- just got here after the performance, new play in asmita's lap. Hope the list goes on. viren basoya and bajrang bali's performance was splendid,,,, but to be honest the thread which has given a new dimension to the cloth of debate between gandhi and ambedkar is ARVIND GAUR, this man is a genius. seeing actors viren and bajrang under gaur's direction taught me a life time of acting....I am proud to be a part of this production.... Ridhima Bahl wrote - Awesome play directed by arvind sir..it was d 1st time dat it was performed on 19th july..am glad i was one of d many who aw its world premier.... congrats Jasveer singh- This kind of bold theatre is necessary for our Society. Thanks Nitin Gupta wrote - one of the best play seen so far... Great show!!!! simply mesmerising!!! Arvind Keshri wrote - whenever i think about the play 'Ambedkar aur Gandhi" it just force me to think about the aweso performances of asmita renowed actors as ambedkar ,gandhi and rama.....enthralls my nerves for the subject and brain neurons get activated for the script writer "Rajesh Kumar" heads down for his great and couragous effort to provide such a wonderful and appealing script and last bt nt yhe least...no doubt the script is powerful but to present it for mass is always challenging and the theatre ace "ARVIND GAUR" didnt left any stone untouched for the play...so the result is here after seeing the play someone starts thinking again from the bottom of indian politics and some are saying "the play changed their thoughts abt gandhi and ambedkar"..... nw its your turn...... watch this play (going to be staged soon in delhi again) and decide urself "whether it cracks ur nerves and vibrate ur brain's neurons or not.....!!    |