Miran Production’s play “Once Upon A Time” spread its magic in audience

"Once Upon a Time” a play created by Miran Production finally gave an impactful route to the crowd. The play was held by a brilliant cast, none other than Tom Alter, Charu Shankar, Sunit Tandon.

Basically, it is a repertoire of five short stories based on human emotions and relationships. Such entertaining pieces from everyday life are magnificent in their simplicity. An amalgamation of human psyche and sentiments, there is a tale for every occasion set in reality whether depicting love, longing, anxiety or fear…

Directed by Sujata Soni Bali, it is a unique collection that will make the audience laugh, cry, feel and think, all in a roller-coaster journey of one hour! Carefully curate from different genres and varied in their narration and style, the stories are related in their richness and intensity.

All five stories will get the audience- old and young alike- hooked on to the play with their interesting story line. The five stories are as follows -

Sharifan - A poignant story set at the time of partition; where violence begets violence or could it be the turning point for peace? Original story by Saadat Hassan Manto

The Classroom- A depiction in lighter vein that describes what goes on in the mind of a teacher when she takes her first class. Original story by Sutapa Basu

Last Letter- A touching story about a father who writes his last letter to his daughter on her birthday. Original story by Dipanker Mukherjee

Twenty Questions - An amusing story that shows an interesting conversation between two people who meet in an arranged marriage set up. By Twinkle Pandey

Ek Lamha - An ethereal depiction of a poet finding his muse as he passes by the tenth floor of a building. A true narration by Tom Alter.

Mughal E Azam Play Mania Bowls Over One And All (photo feature)

Mughal E Azam Play Mania Bowls Over One And All

The broadway-style musical play adaption of K.Asif's legendary classic 'Mughal E Azam' seems to have struck a chord & become an instant hit with one and all. The production helmed by master director Feroz Abbas Khan has opened to near unanimous acclaim and the verdict is loud and clear - this is one experience which is unmissable.
A lavish premiere event was hosted at the NCPA and comprised of the who's who of the celeb world. From the scions of the first family of Bollywood - Randhir and Rishi Kapoor (A hark back to their illustrious granddad - Prithviraj Kapoor who had essayed the role of Jahapanah Akbar in the original work) to the rich, beautiful and influential of our society - you had them all. Sridevi, Boney Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Irffan Khan, Anubhav Sinha, Raza Murad, Shabana Azmi, Javed Akhtar, Simone Singh, Fahad Samar, Lubna Adams, Manish Malhotra, Jackky Bhagnani, Aseem Chhabra, Deepshikha Deshmukh, Dhiraj Deshmukh, Perizad Zorabian, Anjali Tendulkar, Nandita Das, Mita Vashist were amongst the dignitaries who graced the occasion. Top honchos from the corporate world attended the event too.
A standing ovation greeted the show on it's conclusion & had the prominent personalities in a euphoric state.