IPTA Mumbai's Inter-Collegiate Drama Competition's Results...
September 29, 2017 3:41:24 PM IST MTG editorial
The final round of IPTA Mumbai's 46th Inter Collegiate Drama Competition was held on 26th September 2017 at Tejpal auditorium, Gowalia Tank, Grant Road (W). IPTA Mumbai's ICDC is one of the city's haloed theatre competitions encouraging youth theatre. It has been a stepping stone for various theatre personalities and has given a good platform to the young talent in theatre who participate through their colleges.
The results of the competition are as follows:
Prithvraj Kapoor Trophy (Certificate and cash prize of Rs/ 10001) for Best Production was bagged by Mithibai College for their play FLEMINGOES.
Manmohan Krishna Trophy (Certificate and cash prize of Rs8001/ for the 2nd Best Production was bagged by Usha Pravin Gandhi College for their play DOR. Balraj Sahni trophy (Certificate and cash prize of Rs 6001/ for Outstanding Performance) was bagged by Vallari Londhe for her performance in the play POINT BLANK ( M L Dahanukar College). R M Singh Trophy ( Certificate and cash prize of Rs4001/) for Best Director was given to Pratik Jadhav for the play FLEMINGOES ( Mithibai College).
K A Abbas Trophy ( Certificate and cash prize of Rs 4001/) for Best Script shared by Aniket Patil and Sunil Tambat for the play Dor ( Usha Pravin Gandhi College). Kaifi Azmi Trophy (Certificate and cash prize of Rs 4001/) for Critics Award was bagged by St. GONSALO GARCIA COLLEGE for the play BOONDH. A K HANGAL TROPHY for Best Actor ( Certificate and cash prize of 4001/ -) was bagged by Rishabh Joshi for his performance in Dor ( Usha Pravin Gandhi College).
Best Actress Award (Certificate and cash prize of Rs 4001/) was shared by Arima Bhatnagar and Neha Patwardhan for their performance in the play FLEMINGOES ( Mithibai College). The judges for the final round were Mr Khalid Mohamed, Mr Mangesh Bansod and Ms Dolly Thakore.
About IPTA Mumbai's ICDC:
Inspired by Prithviraj Kapoor's career as a complete theatre person, IPTA Mumbai held its first Inter Collegiate Drama Competition (ICDC) in 1972, the year of his sad demise. The late Kaifi Azmi initiated this activity and entrusted Ramesh Talwar with the responsibility of evolving the mode of the competition, framing the rules and getting the whole competition organized.
Ramesh Talwar was very ably supported by his co-convenor Subhash B. Dangayach, Javed Khan, Raman Kumar and other IPTA members who came into the world of theatre through their college plays. Their collective experience of having staged plays in various college competitions gave birth to the entire format of this competition. The most important aspects kept in mind were ensuring fairness in judging as well as acknowledging the difficulties that the young students may face while preparing for the competition. Inculcating a sense of theatre discipline in the students has been an integral part of this competition.
The first IPTA-ICDC was held at Tejpal Auditorium and has since been held at the same venue. Dr. Chandraprakash Dwiwedi, a regular participant, once rightly said that IPTA's ICDC is like an 'acid test'. If you could achieve something here, you would certainly achieve something in the world of performing arts. Over the years there have been many artistes, writers and directors who have gone on and have made successful careers in theatre, cinema and television.
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