Zeenat Aman adds oomph to theatre festival

KEONJHAR: Veteran Bollywood actress Zeenat Aman was the key attraction at the prize distribution ceremony of state-level short play competition and national drama festival held in Keonjhar on Wednesday.
Thirteen drama teams from different districts of the state and three national-level drama teams participated in the five-day fest, which concluded on Tuesday.Hindi movie comedian Sunil Pal, Oliwood actor Kuna Tripathy, drama director Manoj Patnaik and music director Bikash Das were present on the occasion, among others.
The event was organized by Cassandra cultural center. A Hindi play titled 'Yeh Watan', staged by Jharkhand Sanskrutika Mancha, Jamshedpur, 'Main Subhash Bose Hoon' staged by Society of Art and Culture, Bhopal, and Bengali play 'Mahesh' by Titili of Kolkata proved to be hot favourites at the festival.
'Pupa' by Spandan, Rourkela, 'Bahudiba Bela' by Natya Bharati of Sukinda, 'Sindua' by Sree cultural club of Sambalpur, 'Tadant' by Young Bhawani club, Khordha, 'Kalarajiban' by Ame Natua of Rourkela were among other plays staged during the festival.