28th Ensemble 2K18 the
annual drama festival of University Drama Club AMU Aligarh was organized from
27th to 30th March 2018.This year the drama club managed for
the first time the most awaited alumni meet of its former members.
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| Skit Social-e-Azam—Hira Heera as Jodha |
Alumni
of UDC Ali Mehtasham Raza,Syed Zaidi,Faisal Waris Khan,Ishrat Jameel,Afsar Ali
Khan,Waseem Khan,Zameer Ahmad,Asad Ali,Imran Rasheed,Athar Avi,Dr
Made-ur-Rahman ,Salim Shah(Film Safrosh,Fana fame) were honourd.
of UDC Ali Mehtasham Raza,Syed Zaidi,Faisal Waris Khan,Ishrat Jameel,Afsar Ali
Khan,Waseem Khan,Zameer Ahmad,Asad Ali,Imran Rasheed,Athar Avi,Dr
Made-ur-Rahman ,Salim Shah(Film Safrosh,Fana fame) were honourd.
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| From Skit Social-e-Azam |
Sponcers
of this 28th Ensemble 2K18 were— Style PartnerLakme Acedamy, Amar Ujala, Koye
Locks, Aligarh Body Building and Fitness Asssociation, Divine Corporation, Food
Partner Sagar Caters,Radio Partner Current FM 94.1.
of this 28th Ensemble 2K18 were— Style PartnerLakme Acedamy, Amar Ujala, Koye
Locks, Aligarh Body Building and Fitness Asssociation, Divine Corporation, Food
Partner Sagar Caters,Radio Partner Current FM 94.1.
Four day function started
with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of the Khurram Zuberi Theatre Studio and Room of
Folk Music and Fusion Music Clubs, and later a photography session with CEC
Staff.
with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of the Khurram Zuberi Theatre Studio and Room of
Folk Music and Fusion Music Clubs, and later a photography session with CEC
Staff.
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| A Skit -A story from Maha bharat-Rishi Yadav as Arjun and directed by Imran Hashmi
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The intoxicating evening
was opened by colorful programme in Kennedy Auditorium by Prof. Dr Tariq
Mansoor vice Chancellor.Cheif Guest of Inagural session was Mr Md.Furqan Mayor
of our city Aligarh.
was opened by colorful programme in Kennedy Auditorium by Prof. Dr Tariq
Mansoor vice Chancellor.Cheif Guest of Inagural session was Mr Md.Furqan Mayor
of our city Aligarh.
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Dr.Vibha Sharma President
of Drama Club welcomed the guests.Main attraction of that evening was a play
“Sir Syed”.
Vote of Thanks by Mr
ShahZaib Khan, organizing secretory. Next three days were magical days for
drama and music lovers of Aligarh. Skits, Mono acts, Mimes, Plays and singing
performances were held on stage of Kennedy Auditorium.
ShahZaib Khan, organizing secretory. Next three days were magical days for
drama and music lovers of Aligarh. Skits, Mono acts, Mimes, Plays and singing
performances were held on stage of Kennedy Auditorium.
Skit Social-e-Azam a
comedy Skit was v much liked by Audience. Ms.Heera Hira played thr role of
Maharani Jodha.
comedy Skit was v much liked by Audience. Ms.Heera Hira played thr role of
Maharani Jodha.
Forth and last day 30Th
March was Valedicory and award ceremony day.
March was Valedicory and award ceremony day.
Secretary (2017-18)Mr.S.Jafar
Hasnain,P.R head of this Ensemble 2K18,Mr Momin Ali,Talha
Thakur,Shah Zaib Khan, Muqtada Ali Khan,Mateeb Imam,Imran Hashmi, Ali Raza Alig
(Zinda Dil),Kajal Gupta were there.Mr Atif Ali Khan was official photographer
of the event.
Hasnain,P.R head of this Ensemble 2K18,Mr Momin Ali,Talha
Thakur,Shah Zaib Khan, Muqtada Ali Khan,Mateeb Imam,Imran Hashmi, Ali Raza Alig
(Zinda Dil),Kajal Gupta were there.Mr Atif Ali Khan was official photographer
of the event.
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| Zehra Naqvi |
One
of the main attractions of this function was release of official Anthem of
Ensemble 2018, prepared by AMU Students Mr Haider Saifulla.He is a wonder boy
of melodious singing voice. He entertained audience by singing a song from Film
Shor.
of the main attractions of this function was release of official Anthem of
Ensemble 2018, prepared by AMU Students Mr Haider Saifulla.He is a wonder boy
of melodious singing voice. He entertained audience by singing a song from Film
Shor.
“Ek pyar kaa naghma hai maujon ki ravani hai
zindagi aur kuch bhi nahi teri meri kahani hai”
Ali Raza presented song
with guitar in hand
with guitar in hand
“Once upon
a time
a time
a girl with moonlight in her eyes
Put her hand in mine
and said she loved me so
but that was once upon a time
Very long ago…
Nashra Ahmad presented this song in his velvet voice the song of film
Masoom.
Masoom.
“Tujhse naaraaz
nahiin zindagi
hairaan hoon main
tere masoom sawalon se
pareshan hoon main”.
Miming involves
acting out a story through body motions, without use of speech.Mime is vey difficult to play.Members of UDC presented
Mime too.
acting out a story through body motions, without use of speech.Mime is vey difficult to play.Members of UDC presented
Mime too.
Since Gandhi directed by Faisal
Nizami,Evolution directed by Amit Kumar,Sainik dierected by Furqan Ahmad,The
Plight of a river directed by Moazzam Ahmad and Humanity directed by Aquib Khan
were played.
Nizami,Evolution directed by Amit Kumar,Sainik dierected by Furqan Ahmad,The
Plight of a river directed by Moazzam Ahmad and Humanity directed by Aquib Khan
were played.
Play unt was declared best
play,second was Kathghade.Rishi Kumar was awarded best male actor for play
Arjun based on a story of Mahabharat ,directed by Mr Imran Hashmi.Zehra naqvi
was best actress in female category.
play,second was Kathghade.Rishi Kumar was awarded best male actor for play
Arjun based on a story of Mahabharat ,directed by Mr Imran Hashmi.Zehra naqvi
was best actress in female category.
Razia khanam was declared
best director for drama Unt,and the Maximum and biggest trophy of event was
awarded to Razia Khanam.
best director for drama Unt,and the Maximum and biggest trophy of event was
awarded to Razia Khanam.
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| Audience–Kennedy Auditorium
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Faisal nizami and Sujani
were awarded for The Best Co-Actor in male and female category.Rebel Troop was
awarded for overall best performance.The Maximum and biggest trophy of event
was awarded to Razia Khanam.
were awarded for The Best Co-Actor in male and female category.Rebel Troop was
awarded for overall best performance.The Maximum and biggest trophy of event
was awarded to Razia Khanam.
Prof.Dr F S Sheerani. Coordinator of CEC
was honoured as Shahenshah of CEC.AMU.Aligarh.
University Drama Club (UDC) was established in the
year 1966 in the Kennedy House Coplex. Earlier the interested students and
different cultural societies of halls of residence, had seldom staged different
production in Strachey Hall and Maris Hall.
University Drama Club (UDC) was established in the
year 1966 in the Kennedy House Coplex. Earlier the interested students and
different cultural societies of halls of residence, had seldom staged different
production in Strachey Hall and Maris Hall.
year 1966 in the Kennedy House Coplex. Earlier the interested students and
different cultural societies of halls of residence, had seldom staged different
production in Strachey Hall and Maris Hall.
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| Faisal Nizami getting trophy from Film Actor Salim Shah |
After the completion of Kennedy Auditorium, and
creation of General Education Centre, a new era of theatre had started in these
beautiful buildings of Kennedy House under the patronage of some of the
stalwarts like, Prof Muneebur Rehman, Prof Sajda Zaidi, Prof Zahida Zaidi, Prof
Zauqi, Prof Gurudas Bhattacharya, Prof Habib Rasool, Mr. Iftekhar Alam Khan,
Prof M. A. Alvi to name a few.
creation of General Education Centre, a new era of theatre had started in these
beautiful buildings of Kennedy House under the patronage of some of the
stalwarts like, Prof Muneebur Rehman, Prof Sajda Zaidi, Prof Zahida Zaidi, Prof
Zauqi, Prof Gurudas Bhattacharya, Prof Habib Rasool, Mr. Iftekhar Alam Khan,
Prof M. A. Alvi to name a few.
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| Zehra Naqvi |
The Aligarh Muslim University Cultural
Education Center is among the University’s finest co-curricular &
extracurricular platform, and a place of unlimited creative discoveries.
University Drama
Club has produced some well known artists of stage, film and television.
Club has produced some well known artists of stage, film and television.
Few among them are: Habeeb Tanvir, Qadir Ali Baig, Irfan Panjatan, Surekha
Seekri, Rehman, Iftekhar, Begum Para, Nigar Sultana,
Naseeruddin Shah, Dilip Tahil, Raees, Maqbool Mehmood , Zoya
Zaidi, , Saleem Shah, , Anubhav Sinha F. S. Sherani,Roomana
Israr, Seemi Hasan. Madiurrahman Khan Sherwani, Fazal
Waris Khan, S. Mohtashim Reza, Arman Rasool Faridi, Ankit
Malik, , Amit Kumar Singh.
Few among them are: Habeeb Tanvir, Qadir Ali Baig, Irfan Panjatan, Surekha
Seekri, Rehman, Iftekhar, Begum Para, Nigar Sultana,
Naseeruddin Shah, Dilip Tahil, Raees, Maqbool Mehmood , Zoya
Zaidi, , Saleem Shah, , Anubhav Sinha F. S. Sherani,Roomana
Israr, Seemi Hasan. Madiurrahman Khan Sherwani, Fazal
Waris Khan, S. Mohtashim Reza, Arman Rasool Faridi, Ankit
Malik, , Amit Kumar Singh.
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| Razia Khanam, |
Mentor of Drama Club
Mentor of Drama Club
Dr. Vibha Sharma
(Associate Professor, Department of English) – Vibha Sharma is an Associate
Professor in the Department of English at Aligarh Muslim University. Her areas
of specialization and interest are Literary Theory, Modern Drama and
Postcolonial Studies, Theatre Studies, Translation Studies and Cultural
Studies.She is a Visiting Faculty to Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
She contributed to Asian Theater Encyclopedia published from the UK.
Dr.Vibha Sharma President of University Drama Club
Dr. Vibha Sharma
(Associate Professor, Department of English) – Vibha Sharma is an Associate
Professor in the Department of English at Aligarh Muslim University. Her areas
of specialization and interest are Literary Theory, Modern Drama and
Postcolonial Studies, Theatre Studies, Translation Studies and Cultural
Studies.She is a Visiting Faculty to Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
She contributed to Asian Theater Encyclopedia published from the UK.
(Associate Professor, Department of English) – Vibha Sharma is an Associate
Professor in the Department of English at Aligarh Muslim University. Her areas
of specialization and interest are Literary Theory, Modern Drama and
Postcolonial Studies, Theatre Studies, Translation Studies and Cultural
Studies.She is a Visiting Faculty to Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
She contributed to Asian Theater Encyclopedia published from the UK.
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| Dr.Vibha Sharma President of University Drama Club |
President of Drama Club
President of Drama Club
Arman Rasool
Faridi (Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science). He has more than
15 years of teaching experience. He obtained MCA degree from AMU in 1996 and is
President of India Gold Medal Awardee for his overall achievements.
closely associated with the literary and cultural life of the university.He has
also served as the secretary of the University Drama Club during his student
days.
F.S.Sheerani–Mentor of CEC.AMU Aligarh
Secretary Drama Club (2017-18)
Hasnain
Photographed by Engr Maqbool Akram.
Arman Rasool
Faridi (Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science). He has more than
15 years of teaching experience. He obtained MCA degree from AMU in 1996 and is
President of India Gold Medal Awardee for his overall achievements.
Faridi (Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science). He has more than
15 years of teaching experience. He obtained MCA degree from AMU in 1996 and is
President of India Gold Medal Awardee for his overall achievements.
He has been
closely associated with the literary and cultural life of the university.He has
also served as the secretary of the University Drama Club during his student
days.
closely associated with the literary and cultural life of the university.He has
also served as the secretary of the University Drama Club during his student
days.
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| F.S.Sheerani–Mentor of CEC.AMU Aligarh |
Secretary Drama Club (2017-18)
Mr. S. Jafar
Hasnain
Hasnain
The End—Hope we will meet again in 2018.Insha Allah.
Written, posted and
Photographed by Engr Maqbool Akram.
Photographed by Engr Maqbool Akram.
