[Reader-list] PEHCHAN Presents Molier's KANJOOS on 31.5.2011 at 6.30 p.m. at Muktadhara Auditorium 18-19, Bhai Veer Singh Marg, Gole Market, New Delhi.

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PEHCHAN Presents Molier's    KANJOOS

Direction: Dinesh Khanna
 

on 31.5.2011 at 6.30 p.m. at Muktadhara Auditorium 18-19, Bhai Veer 
Singh Marg, Gole Market, New Delhi.


 
The Director
Dinesh  Khanna a graduate from Lucknow University and a post graduate 
diploma in Acting from N.S.D in 1986. He has been involved in acting, 
direction and teaching for the last 20 years His published works 
include Kucch Aansu Aur Kucch Phool and Abhinay Chintan, which is a 
comparative study on the theories of acting evolved by Stanislavski, 
Arthaud and Grotowsky. One of his major experience as an acting teacher 
include the play production with the students on NIDA, Australia.



About the Writer
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, best known as Moliere (15.1.1622 to 17.2.1673). 
His first works was a translation of De Reurm Natura by the Roman 
philosopher Lucretius. In June 1643 he founded Theatre company or 
troupe of L’Illustre Theatre, which failed in 1945. His few major works 
are Tartuffe or The Imposter, George Dandin  or the Abashed Husband. 
The Bourgeois Gentlemen etc. It was really the first of his many 
attempts to extract the ridiculous out of certain mannerisms and 
affectations then common in France. One of the most famous parts of the 
life of Moliere is the last one, which become proverbial, he died on 
stage, during running play he collapsed on stage and died a few hours 
after at his home.



Director’s Note
Original play written by Moliere in 1668, the French name “L’Avare ou 
L’Ecole du mensonge” later translated in English with the name “The 
Miser” .The play is in Hindustani named “KANJOOS” is a satire, 
translated by Hazrat Awara. I  Choose this play because the play about 
a rich money- lender. In this play Mirza want to dominate everybody, 
because he is a rich man. As part of the author’s intension to expose 
the immoral and inhuman qualities evident in society I also try to 
maintain the same.


The Play
“KANJOOS” is a hilarious yet mystery-bound satire. The play revolves 
around the passionate mystery of the central character Mirza Sakhawat 
Beg and its repercussions on everybody around him. Mirza is a widower 
and loves a young girl, he is always worried about 10000 gold coins 
which he buried in the garden. The story unfolds the interplay of 
myriad emotions and relationship that old Mirza want to marry young 
Sahenaz, but at the same time his son Farrookh is in love and who in 
turn loves Farrookh. Nasir, disguised as a servant because he loves 
Azra, the daughter of Mirza. Nambu is always hunt  for Mirza’s hidden 
treasure, Hawaldar enter and starts enquiry about 10000 lost gold 
coins, after that what happened? Here is the CLIMEX of “KANJOOS” .


The Group
‘PEHCHAN’ is recently formed theatre group with experienced and new 
theatre activists with a motive to produce good theatre under the 
guidance of Mr. Dinesh Khanna, an Associate professor of National 
School of Drama. The group organizes theatre work shops, acting classes 
etc. we well come to motivated theatre artists form all the corner of 
the society.




Cast & Credits

On Stage
Mirza Sakhawat Beg          Ranjeet Kushwaha
Saehnaz                 Peehu Kamal 
Farrookh                    Tosham Aacharya
Nasir                       Nisheeth Bhardwaj
Nambu                   Madhusudan Pandey
Aslam                       Tarachand
Farzina                 Richa Goel  
Dalal                       Nitin Kohli
Alfoo                       Lavish Gupta
Azra                        Sharda Rai
Nathu&Khera                 Pankaj Diwan    
Hawaldaar                   Anoop Ghosh


Off Stage
Music composer              Faiz
Music                       Shaurya
Light                       Shiva
Costume                 Richa Goel ,Tosam Aacharya,
 Peehu Kamal
Makeup                  Anoop Ghosh
Set                     Rajesh Bahel
Props                       Nitin Kohli,Nirmal Singh
Poster                      Richa Goel
Brochure                    Anoop Ghosh
Production                  Anoop Ghosh
    
Acknowledgement             National School of Drama
                        Sanskar Rang Toli T .I.E Co.        
Playwright                  Moliere
Adaptation                      Hazrat Awara
Direction                   Dinesh Khanna



Contact:
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