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Ankur Sardana IT Professional Stage Manager in Swayamvar 2010 |
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Ravi Shetye Lighting Design for Swayamvar2010 |
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Girish Mahajan IT Professional Music and Sound effects in Swayamvar 2010 |
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Sangeeta Panda Software Engineer An intense and versatile artist. A disciplined actor. Sound and Music in Jod Tod. Acted as mother of a martyr in Jo Peechche Rah Jaate Hain, Chchamak Chchallo in Kab Tak Rahain Kunwaare, Bengali housewife in Kharaashein and Egoistic female in Swayamvar 2010 |
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Sudarshan Rajgopal IT Professional Soul-stirring performance in Kharaashein. Sudarshan is still remembered for his very sensitive portrayal as Guru Dronacharya in the play Ek Aur Dronacharya staged in 2003. |
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Deepak Ajmani IT Professional Gulzar's words came alive in his rendering of poems in Kharaashein. If you have witnessed Kalayan's staging of ‘Court Martial' you will remember Col. Surat Singh. From the hard-hitting-no-nonsense colonel to soft and sensitive Bibhuti, the transformation was complete. |
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Sanil Yatti IT Professional In Kharaashein he kept the audience at the edge of their seats with his performance. He gave a new meaning to the character of Shakuni in forthcoming animation film 'Bal Bharath'. Acted as Jagdish, the WYSIWYG person in Swayamvar 2010 |
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Faria IT Professional Has loads of stage experience behind her. Memorable performance in 'Kharaashein'. Moved the audience to the core in Raavi Paar. Acted as Sonam in Swayamvar 2010 |
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Ravi Yadav IT Professional An intense and very disciplined actor. |
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Siddharth Verma Committed to theatre. Did wonderful job with the sound in Kharaashein. |
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Anish
Singh HR Professional Acted in Ek Aur Dronacharya, Court Martial, Jod Tod and Kab Tak Rahain Kunwaare Kept the audience in splits of laughter as Sandeep in Swayamvar 2010 |
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Anupam
Dubey Software Engineer Acted in Kab Tak Rahain Kunwaare Music & Sound effects in Jo Peechche Rah Jaate Hain |
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Chinmay
Mukhi Student Acted in Jo Peechche Rah Jaate Hain |
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Deepti
Pandey Financial Consultant Acted in Jod Tod |
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Divya
Jain Theatre Person Acted in Jod Tod |
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Mahesh Dancer and Choreographer Acted in Jo Peechche Rah Jaate Hain |
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Dr.
Manjari Bhatnagar Stage and film actor Acted in Ek Aur Dronacharya, Court Martial, Jod Tod and Jo Peechche Rah Jaate Hain |
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Mukta
Darera Software Engineer Acted in Jo Peechche Rah Jaate Hain |
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Neetu
Saini University Teacher and Edu consultant Acted in Jo Peechche Rah Jaate Hain |
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Rajiv
Gupta Engineer and Theatre Person. Acted in Jod Tod |
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Sadiq Student Acted in Jo Peechche Rah Jaate Hain |
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Sam
Bhattacharjee Student Acted in Jo Peechche Rah Jaate Hain |
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Sangeeta
Panda Software Engineer Handled Sound and Music in Jod Tod. Acted in Jo Peechche Rah Jaate Hain and Kab Tak Rahain Kunwaare |
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Shailesh
Vyas Software Engineer Acted in Court Martial & Jod Tod |
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Soumini
Menon Student Acted in Jod Tod |
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Vipul
Srivastava IT Professional An intense and versatile actor. Acted in Jod Tod, Jo Peechche Rah Jaate Hain, Kab Tak Rahain Kunwaare and Swayamvar 2010 |
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Vivek
Pandey IT Professional Acted in Jod Tod |
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Yogi
Verma Villainous captain B.D. Kapur in Court Martial, martyr in Jo Peechche Rah Jaate Hain, goofy Ramawtaar in Kab Tak Rahain Kunwaare and mouthing Gulzar's words and narrating Raavi Paar in Kharaashein. A very sensitive artiste. |
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Preeti Parashar Student Took part in dance and worked backstage in Kab Tak Rahain Kunwaare |
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Vibha Bhagchandani IT Professional Acted in Kab Tak Rahain Kunwaare |
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Harihara Subramanian Vijayaraghavan IT Professional and music enthusiast Composed and directed music in Kab Tak Rahain Kunwaare |
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Paramjit Model and Theatre person Deeply moved the audience to tears in Kharaashien. Rib tickling performance on stage in Kab Tak Rahain Kunwaare, also composed the tune for Qawwali and choreographed dances in the play. |
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D. K. Venkatesh Theatre enthusiast Has appeared in many Kalayan plays. Recent play Kab Tak Rahain Kunwaare |
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Anushri Software Project Manager Acted in Kab Tak Rahain Kunwaare |
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Dolly (Hiteshi) IT Professional Acted in Kab Tak Rahain Kunwaare |
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Anuj IT Professional Acted in Kab Tak Rahain Kunwaare |
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| Mathura Kalauny | Founder - Kalayan
Theatre and Kalayan.org Writer - 150 short stories, 4 novels, 12 short plays, 3 regular plays Producer and Director - 15 plays Actor - stage and TV |
| Manoj Sinha | Stage & TV actor Memorable performances un both comic & tragic roles; gets completely involved in the role; Almost needs personality correction after the play; |
| Kumar Prabhas | Superb dialogue
deliver, very articulate, strict disciplinarian Takes part in plays with religious fervour |
| Shiv Kumar Belawadi | Devoted to theatre,
very hard worker; Meticulously pays attention to the smallest details |
| Seema Anjum | Very good singer,
excellent sense of timing; |
| Sunil Bijlani | HR professional.
Kalidas in Ashad Ka Ek Din |
| Neeta Singh | A natural actress.
sterling performances in Ashad Ka Ek Din and Jod Tod |
| Babita Singh | One of the raj
nartaki in Ashad Ka Ek Din |
| Kartik Sethia | A young enthusiastic
actor. Vilom Ashad Ka Ek Din. Played comic roles in Jod Tod and Kayapalat. |
| Bina Mahuakar | Very cool person.
Takes bouquets & brickbats with equal platitudes. |
| Vinay Ojha | Was associated with
Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal. Excellent in impromptu acting.Played important role
in TV serial Yakeen; |
| Ashok Dhariwal | Very experienced
stage and TV actor and sought after dubbing artist; |
| D.K.Venkatesh | Inherited theatre
bug from his father. Besides acting dabbles in music;Received accolade for
setting to tune the songs of Ek Tha Gadha; |
| Tishya Misra | Kalayan's youngest
find. |
| Sridevi G | Multimedia is her
chosen field. Wanted to explore and experience theatre media. Even though
Hindi not being her natural language, gave a good account of herself in
Banani's role in Badi Buaji. |
| Padmashri Sudarshan | Came to Kalayan
to work in backstage but landed herself in the leading role of Jod Tod.
Good singer, excellent in backstage; |
| Sanjay Sinha | Very quick learner.
Has risen from fumbling actor to a great performer.Very valuable asset to
Kalayan.He was the faceless man in Ek Aur Dronacharya; |
| Naresh Pandey | Finance professional.
Memorable performance in Jod Tod. |
| Vijay Challu | His acting talent
was a great discovery to Kalayan; |
| Parag Pithia | Eats theatre, sleeps
theatre and even drinks theatre. |
| Anamika Bagga | Old tyrannical lady
"Badi Buaji" was played to perfection by this modern young lady. |
| Giridhar | Very good in comic
role. Great sense of timing; |
| Neeta Trivedi | If you apply yourself
you can do anything, even act in a play.She proved her detractors wrong
by her great performance in Badi Buaji |
| S. Mukerji | A very talented
artist. He is at ease with any type of role.Be it sycophant Chintak in Ek
Tha Gadha or megalomaniac dandy in Jod Tod; |
| Zafer | Experienced stage
& TV actor. Very well versed in stagecraft and TV Production; |
| Priya Achalkar | Takes assignments
smilingly - on stage, backstage or front of house; |
| Soumini Sridhar | Who could forget
'Ramkali' of Kalayan's Ek Tha Gadha. Currently she is in Mumbai pursuing
her career in singing. Remember the tall girl in whites in 'Raghupati raghav
raja Ram; |
| Vijay J. | A man from finance
world completely at home with theatre 'weirdoes'; |
| Bimla | Finance controller; |
| Deepak Mishra | Admin support; |
| Casper Abraham | Advisor and Creative
support; |
| Ashok Sandip | Sets & Lighting; A genius with stage lighting; |
| Krishna Joshi | Costume Designer.
Admin support. Play critic. Great costumes in Ek Aur Dronacharya and Court
Martial; |
| Sai Krishnan | Admin Support; |
| K. Subramaniam | Backstage, makeup
artist; |
| H.V.Suresh | Make-up artist; |
| N.S. Dani | very senior Make-up
artist; |
| Sunil Issar | Set designer; |
| Madhumita | Play marketing.
Stage & TV actress. An IT professional; |
| Malavika | Costume Designer.
Admin support. Fine fragrances evaluator by profession; |
| Sangeeta Bhat | Has appeared in
music videos. Introduced to theater by KALAYAN |
| Kausar Khan | Model and TV serial
artist. Introduced to theater by KALAYAN |
| Uttam Bhandari | Physician by profession.
Introduced to theater by Kalayan |
| Balaraj K.N | Cartoonist and Sculptor.
Introduced to theater by KALAYAN |
| Sudarshan | The neck is always
in the noose of his mobile phone. One sincerely wished that insufferable
mobile was not a part of his body. His acting is at his emotional best .
A team man, a great performer, mobile or not. It will be a long long time
before his performance as Dronacharya will be forgotten. |
| Ankur Gupta | A die hard enthu
cutlet. His has still not figured out "ye ladkiyan itna sochti kyon
hain" and it is already too late. |
| Yaspal Gill | Yes the pal without
gills. An intense young man. |
| Sarang Asthana | A serious grown
up child among the Childish grown-ups. . |
| Sanil Yatti | A sharp shooter
behind a laid back façade. |
| Nandan | Disciplined Actor.
Gave a moving performance in Ek Aur Dronacharya. Off stage Khalifa who can
shake a leg. |
| Dr. Manjary Bhatnagar | Stood up to the
pressure of catching up fast with the rest. A natural actress. That nagging
was so natural. Pursuing a career in cross-over movies. Unforgettable performance
in a bit role in Court Martial… |
| Deepak Ajmani | He was just great
in both the roles- Bhishma and Ashwathama Ek Aur Dronacharya. If Dhrishtadumna
hadn't retrieved the sword in time, he might have changed the course of
Mahabharat.He was great as Col. Surat Sing in Court Martial at Rang shankara.
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| Shuchi Poddar | Her address is her
Zen. With her infectious smile she could walk into any rehearsal three hours
late and she did. She goes into the role with a bat of an eyelid, with full
intensity of emotion. A great person to have in a team. |
| Nitin Asthana | Off stage, cool
as a cucumber, on stage, a fully charged and sparking man. Always there
and everywhere to give it a shove. Sarang had all the lines. |
| Ankura Ranade | Announces her presence
by her 'jal tarang' laughter. One of the finest actresses, totally dedicated
to the role and the team. A CKP graduate designs art work for KALAYAN. |
| Anish Singh | Very uneasy till
he finds the character he was portraying. Wouldn't let grass grow under
his feet once he found the character, well, he could only get better and
better.Great performance as Col Surat Singh In Court Martial in Chowdiah.
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| Anindya Bhaduri | He said goodbye
to the team. America jaana hai and all that. Little did he realise that
he was dealing with Mahabharat characters. He not only had to come back
but do three roles. He excelled in all of them. |
| Meenakshi Bhaduri | The baby of the
team. Had a tough job coordinating rehearsals with stalwarts like …..
She tamed them all with her baby smile. . |
| Kundan Kumar | The fire brand lawyer.
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| Retd L. Col Vijayakant | Has been associated
with Kalayan from its inception days. |
| Gyanesh Pandey | Software professional.
Drifted into theatre. Very involved with the character in Court Martial.
Wants to create a name an author. |
| Harsha U B | IT professional.
Portrayed the condemned soldier in Court Martial. Many in the audience were
noticed wiping their tears. |
| Nikhil Arora | A team man!. |
| M Basavaraju | An analytical
chemist drifted into theatre. |
| Col Harish Joshi | Adviser and consultant
for Court Martial. |
| Prakash | A hard working
theatre actor. |
| Shyam Bahadur Thapa | Soldier by profession.
Won the heart of audience by his performance in Court Martial. |
| Y A B Rao | Soldier by profession.
Was dragged in the Court Martial team |
| Babu Prabhakar | Has been designing
Lights for plays since a long time in Bangalore |
| Anand Parsuram | Learned sound
effects the hard way. Proved invaluable to Court Martial team. |
| Shweta | Law student in
Hyderabad. Rehearsal coordinator for Court Martial. |
| Yogee Verma | High energy actor. |
| Dhruv Jai Rajour | A law student.
Natural comedian. |
| Shailesh Vyas | Software EngineerVery professional in the assignments he takes. Gave creditable performances
as Subedar Balwan Singh and Bikash Roy in Court Martial productions. Cool,
disciplined, methodical hardworking and dedicated. |
| Anamika Chadda | Anamika Bagga
in Chadda avtar. |