Pakistani stage plays are popular all over the world. The stage gave many big names to Pakistan, among which Umar Sharif, Moin Akhtar, Amanullah and Sohail Ahmed etc. are on top.
Umar Sharif and Moin Akhtar popularized the stage in Karachi. In the past, the people of this city used to turn to the stage for entertainment.
However, with the passage of time, the stage drama in Karachi began to lose its luster and the theaters became deserted.
A stage drama ‘Mahangi Eid Aur Saste Log’ is being organized in Karachi this Eid.
The Independent Urdu team reached the Arts Council to find out about the stage play where many artists were busy rehearsing.
They also saw some faces who have been doing theater for the last 30 years like Saleem Afridi and Parvez Siddiqui etc.
Saleem is counted among the contemporaries of Moin Akhtar and Umar Sharif. Having performed in over 300 stage plays, Saleem has also worked on film, radio and TV.
Salim, who rose to fame with the stage drama ‘Bakra Qasto Par’, told Independent Urdu that people gradually moved away after the introduction of dance and immoral content in the plays.
He said: ‘Lahore plays gave a different color to the theater, they have more dance and less comedy, which is the reason why the theater tradition could not survive.’
He said that in the past there were hundreds of plays every year, but now stage plays are performed only on Eid.
He also attributed the unrest and inflation of Karachi city to the destruction of the theatre.
Talking about Umar Sharif, Saleem said that he had the honor of working with Umar Sharif and Moin Akhtar and he received a lot of praise.
‘Umar Sharif’s acting and artistic ability is second to none.
‘People don’t have money for this entertainment anymore. Anwar Maqsood also has plays for which very expensive tickets are bought.
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‘These plays are for a different class of people. We do public theater which has been Omar Sharif’s style.
He said that he wants to maintain the tradition of Umar Sharif through plays.
He further said that after Umar Sharif and Moin Akhtar, he is holding the string of stage plays and he tries to bring some different content because Umar Sharif did public theatre, for the people, in the language of the people and Today, they are going to perform a show in Mughlia style under the title of “Eid Sashe Log” for the public on Eid-ul-Fitr.
He said that now life has become full of touch mobile which has created a separate house in people’s mind, the meaning of entertainment has changed for the youth, this is also one of the reasons that hinder this industry. I did it.
He claimed that if the government focuses on theater for just one year, this industry can stand on its feet again.
According to Salim Afridi, he has also thought of starting his own digital channel soon as today’s artists are using this medium a lot.
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2024-08-08 02:37:07
