World Theater Day: Richa Chadha and Pankaj Tripathi become nostalgic and share their first theatrical experience

As the world celebrates World Theater Day on March 27, actors such as Bollywood's Richa Chadha and Pankaj Tripathi share their first professional theatrical experience and their memories.

"I remember my first play when I was in grade 11 I played in a professional play with actors from the NSD repertoire. It was not my first live experience, but it was the first time: it was titled "Aur Kitne Tukde" – it was a Hindi play directed by Kirti Jain, "Richa said in a statement.

"I was chosen as an additional actor, which worked well for me, because I was able to watch the incredible actors of the National Theater School (NSD) closely and in learn., I had suspenders and it was a play, "she recalls.
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The first piece of the actor Pankaj was "Leela Nandlal Ki", based on the story of Bhisham Sahni and led by Vijay Kumar, a former NSD.
"The story is about a scooter that went astray and the protagonist went to the police station to file a complaint, I was playing a policeman and a thief, it was my first play. For the first time, I played in front of Patna spectators who did not even know me.

"To my surprise, they liked my performances even though I was neither a great performer at that time or a training in diction. "

Speaking of his theatrical experiences, actor Gulshan Devaiah said that it was only five years old when everything began.

" My mother was a theater actress. It was a very good actor and I accompanied him wherever she was playing. It was a Malayalam play and I made an appearance as a guest. My mother and I just had to go past a person who made Rangoli on the floor and enjoy it.

"I had absolutely no idea what I was doing, but I was on the moon while I was on stage and people were looking at me.I was my first experience of the scene. "

After being rejected by Film and Actor Vijay Varma, TV Institute of India, joined a theater troupe called Sutradhar.

"I organized a four-month workshop at the end of which a play One day, I went late for rehearsals and I was thrown out of the room. worked so hard, I found myself behind the scenes, and then, after being disciplined and committed, I had a role in the next piece "Kisi Aur Ka Sapna", my first piece as an actor on stage, "he said.

"It was probably the most exhilarating moment of my life when I was riding for the first time on the dark stage with just a spotlight," Varma said.