Ms. Sohaila Kapur inaugurates the festival. Tribute paid to founder member Late Shri R. M. Kaul, actor/director/playwright Shri Ramesh Mehta and veterans of the club.
New Delhi, May 11, 2008: The three-day theatre festival to commemorate the 25th Death Anniversary of founder member Shri R. M. Kaul and to honour actor/ director/ playwright & recipient of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Shri Ramesh Mehta and artists and members of the group opened to a full house today at Shri Ram Centre.
Manchkriti, a theatre group based in Lucknow, performed Chaya Mitra's play, adapted by Rameh Mehta, tilted 'Paisa Bolta Hai', directed by Mr. D. C. Pandey/ Mr. Gopal Sinha. The play is about a young boy, who comes to the city with the dream to make money. It is only after he wins a lottery that his relatives, who had earlier ill treated him, change their attitude towards him. The play is brilliant take on the hypocrisy rampant in today's society and effectively illustrates the overwhelming value of money in people's lives.
The festival was inaugurated by reputed writer/ actress/ director/ playwright Ms. Sohaila and Shri Ramesh Mehta was the guest of honour for the evening. Token of appreciations were also given to the veteran artists and members associated with the Three Arts Club. On this occasion a 'Ramesh Mehta Rangmanch Puruskar' for contribution to theatre was also instituted with the help of Shri D. C. Pandey. A shawl and Rs. 11,000 will be awarded to a talented and promising artist annually.
With this, the Three Arts Club is being revived by Smt. Anuradha Dar, daughter of the founder member with the help of Shri Ramesh Mehta,Dr. Sadhna Bhatnagar, veteran actor with the group and Shri D. C. Pandey, I. G. Police, Lucknow. The Three Arts Club will continue working for promotion of Art and Culture through the media of dance, music, drama and in particular Hindustani Drama so that this fine art does not die due to the ravages of the hectic pace of life.
Founded in 1943, the Three Arts Club, an amateur theatre group, entertained and enthralled their audience for 40 years is credited with having established the culture of drama in the capital city of the country. Luminaries such as Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Dr. Zakir Hussain, Shri Charan Singh, amongst others, graced its plays. The Club also has the distinction of being the first ones to give a platform to women on the Delhi stage.
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