Sajeel parakh biography of mahatma gandhi
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GANDHI THE MUSICAL
English Musical (120 mins) | Musical
Produced bygd NCPA.
a Silly Point Production
Written & Directed by Danesh A.R. Khambata
Gandhi – The Musical fryst vatten the story of this remarkable man’s journey, his experiences and experiments with truth. A musical extravaganza comprising 18 original songs and dances across a variety of genres, the play also showcases spectacular sets that depict the era of the man that shaped an entire nation.
Choreagraphed by Bertwyn Ravi Dsouza | Vocal Arrangement: Dawn Cordo | Composed bygd Nariman Khambata and Rahul Pais, Jamroom | Production Design: Fali Unwala | Technical Director: Ronnie Fraser
Cast:
Chirag Vohra, Nishi Doshi, Darius Shroff, Sajeel Parakh, Abhishek Krishnan, Francois Castelino, Harsh Singh, Rohit Tiwari, Vivek Tandon, Zahan Mehta, Crystal Sequiera.
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AMAR
AKBAR
AKOORI
Gujarati | (120 mins) | Comedy
Written & Directed by Meherzad Patel
An NCPA Production in collaboration with Silly Point Production
A Gujarati, a Bohri and a Parsi are paying guests at an old Parsi lady's house. The problem is that the landlord doesn't permit non-Parsis in the building, and the three paying guests have no money. The comedy ensues as all the three boys try to portray themselves as Parsis and how they come together despite their differences in culture, language, customs and domestic habits.
Cast: Danesh Irani, Pheroza Modi, Danesh Khambata, Sajeel Parakh, Parinaz Jal, Ayesha Mehta, Zahan
GANDHI
THE
MUSICAL
English | (120 mins) | Musical
Written & Directed by Danesh Khambata
An NCPA Production in collaboration with Silly Point Productions
Gandhi - A Musical is the story of this remarkable man's journey, his experiences and experiments with Truth. A musical extravaga
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Pepping up Parsi theatre
Silly Point Productions staged its first Parsi-Gujarati play in 2012. Screwala No Dhilo Screw was an adaptation of their English play, Rusty Screws, and when it was staged on Navroze, people said nobody would turn up. The founders of the theatre group struggled to fill up the 1,000-seater Tata Theatre at the . In the end, while there were more people in the audience than they expected, the play still bombed.
Six years down the line, though, the group’s founders — St Mary alumni Meherzad Patel, Danesh , Sajeel Parakh and Danesh Khambata and Cathedral alumnus Darayus Subedar — are among those being credited with reviving Parsi-Gujarati theatre.
A decade ago, say theatre veterans, while theatre was present in the city, audiences were more interested in English plays. And, this is where a young group like Silly Point