'Theatre is here to stay for times to come'

Focussing on the importance of theatre in today’s world, Bollywood Actor Irrfan Khan said theatre is the purest form of expression and is here to stay for times to come.

Irrfan Khan who is also the brand ambassador of the Annual Theater Festival of Pink City, Au-Jairangam was addressing the press on Sunday. Reminiscing his childhood days in Jaipur, the actor said there was no culture of theatre in Rajasthan during earlier days.

“In fact, theater was looked down upon. Au-Jairangam is making an earnest effort to promote quality theatre and ensure that it reaches out to the masses,” Irrfan added.

 The 5th edition of Au-Jairangam, the annual theatre festival of Pink City will be held from 21 November to 27 November this year. Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje will inaugurate the festival on Monday at 6.30 pm at Birla Auditorium.

The plays under the ambit of Au-Jairangam will be held at different venues like Birla Auditorium, Jawahar Kala Kendra, Maharana Pratap Auditorium as well as various schools and colleges.

Apart from this, street plays (nukkad natak) will also be held across different places in the Pink City.

It will also have a plethora of play relating to history. Some of them include ‘Aurangzeb’ directed by K S Rajendran, ‘Ishq Aaha’ by Gagan Dev Riar and Sukant Goel, ‘Night’s End’ by Gowri Ramnarayan, ‘Hamlet in and Hamlet out’ by Pranab Mukherjee, and ‘Bidesia’ by Sanjay Upadhyay.