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Waqt Ne Kiya Kya Hasin Sitam,a unique play directed by Rani Balbir Kaur as a tribute to the late poet-lyricist Kaifi Azmi, was staged on 23 December at Chandigarh. Dr A.R.Kidwai, Haryana Governor, was the chief guest, and Kaifi’s family members Shabana Azmi, Baba Azmi, Javed Akhtar and Tanvi Azmi were the guests of honour.

The cast of the play includes Akshay Maurya, Akashdeep, Chakresh, Esha Gupta and others.


The event was sponsored by Haryana Urdu Academu, Deptt. of Cultural Affairs, Haryana and Strohs (Shivalik Breweries) and staged by the Folk Theatre Workshop. Suchitra Mitra is the choreographer and the music and set design are by Rani Balbir Kaur.The script also has inputs from Yad Ki Rahguzar, an autobiography of Shaukat Azmi, Shabana Azmi’s articles and a poem specially penned by Javed Akhtar. Says director Rani Balbir Kaur, The play interweaves Kaifi’s poetry with traditional epic singing, dramatic delineation and narrative forms with a blend of multimedia to enlarge and iintensify the dramatic effects.