Qadir Ali Baig theatre festival to begin in Hyderabad on November 12

HYDERABAD The 21st edition of the Qadir Ali Baig Theatre Festival will be held in Hyderabad from November 12 to 20, bringing together prominent personalities from theatre and cinema for a series of performances, film screenings, masterclasses and workshops. The festival, curated by Mohammad Ali Baig, will feature artistes including Rakesh Bedi, Raghubir Yadav, Shrivardhan Trivedi, Jabbar Patel, Mohan Agashe, Deepti Naval, Goutam Ghose, Masood Akhtar, Roshini Achreja and Kotla Hanumatha Rao.

Among the highlights are Rakesh Bedi’s performance in Vijay Tendulkar’s Massage and Raghubir Yadav’s Piano, an adaptation of Hungarian playwright Ferenc Karinthy’s Steinway Grand. Kotla Hanumatha Rao will present Eruka.

The festival will also feature Goutam Ghose’s Yatra, starring Rekha, Nana Patekar and Deepti Naval, and Jabbar Patel’s award-winning Marathi film Jait Re Jait, featuring Smita Patil and Mohan Agashe. Masterclasses by Jabbar Patel and Raghubir Yadav will be organised as part of the festival.