A Hindi play for Gurgaon’s theatregoers

Aravali Centre for Art and Culture (ACAC) formed in 2003, is a voluntary, not-for-profit organization started by a group of Gurgaon-based individuals for bringing cultural programmes to Gurgaon.
Aravali now presents Begum Jaan – a Hindi play written by Javed Siddiqui and directed by Nadira Zaheer Babbar. Two shows of the play will be staged on April 6 at Epicentre in Gurgaon.The cast of the play includes Nadira Babbar, Juhi Babbar and Anup Soni.
The play is about the interpersonal relationship between the witty Begum Jaan, her granddaughter Zarina and Sanjay Pande, a journalist who comes into their lives. It is a reflection of the changing face of India, from pre-independence days to its current state, through Begum Jaan’s narration of various events in her life.
On April 7, ACAC would be presenting a festival of Kabir’s bhajans and lyrics by Mukhtiyar Ali who hails from the Thar Desert of Rajasthan.