The theatre of Ebrahim Alkazi

The 90-year-old stalwart pioneered a revolution in theatre and influenced some of the finest actors in the country, such as Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Rohini Hattangadi, Surekha Sikri and Manohar Singh
Curated By: Madhu Kapparath
Published: Apr 2, 2016
Alkazi plays Oedipus in Oedipus Rex, which he also directed for the Theatre Unit in 1955
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Alkazi plays Oedipus in Oedipus Rex, which he also directed for the Theatre Unit in 1955
Alaknanda Samarth as Miss Julie in August Strindberg’s play Miss Julie, directed by Alkazi for
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Alaknanda Samarth as Miss Julie in August Strindberg’s play Miss Julie, directed by Alkazi for the Theatre Unit in Bombay in 1960
Alkazi as Jean in August Strindberg’s play Miss Julie, directed by Alkazi for the Theatre Unit
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Alkazi as Jean in August Strindberg’s play Miss Julie, directed by Alkazi for the Theatre Unit in Bombay in 1960
The director during a rehearsal at Purana Qila, Delhi, in 1974
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The director during a rehearsal at Purana Qila, Delhi, in 1974
Surekha Sikri and Manohar Singh perform in Look Back in Anger in 1976
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Surekha Sikri and Manohar Singh perform in Look Back in Anger in 1976
Alkazi at a hill station near Bombay in 1947
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Alkazi at a hill station near Bombay in 1947
With wife Roshen Alkazi in the UK in 1949
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With wife Roshen Alkazi in the UK in 1949
A still from the play Tughlaq which he brought to life in the 1970s
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A still from the play Tughlaq which he brought to life in the 1970s
Rohini Hattangadi and Naseeruddin Shah in Sultan Razia at NSD in 1974
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Rohini Hattangadi and Naseeruddin Shah in Sultan Razia at NSD in 1974
The director in 2007
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The director in 2007
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