5-day theatre fiesta opened

PATNA: A five-day 'National Theatre Solo Performance' was organized by a city-based theatre group, 'Natmandap', here on Tuesday. The famous theatre critic, Mahesh Anand, formally inaugurated it.
During the inauguration function, popular TV and film actor Vineet Kumar ('Kachhua Chacha' of Lapataganj) was also present.
First performance of the event was 'Samjhauta' (Muktibodh), which is a story of a middle class society that ignores its values to get the pleasures of materialistic world.It was directed by Praveen Gunjan and acted by Maanvendra Tripati from Mumbai. Both are National School of Drama (NSD) passouts.
During the performance, Gunjan experimented with fire, water and sand. He used them as prop for expressions. Such experiment is done for the first time in the country. "Till now it was practiced only in theatres of Western countries," said Javed Akhtar Khan of Natmandap.
Earlier, actors' catalogue was released by a noted writer, Rishikesh Sulabh. The catalogue carries photos of all the 12 actors performing in this event along with lots of details about them.