Pierrot's Troupe is a theatre group based in

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, which was formed in 1989. The group performs original plays in

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and English. Pierrot's troupe has performed more than 2000 plays touring throughout India, and has staged its dramas in the US, Dubai and UK. Pierrot's Troupe is led by playwright and director M. Sayeed Alam, who has written and directed all of their plays, and also acts in most of them. He has been described as "a pioneer of unconventional and fresh theatre in India". Alam has a PhD in International Politics from

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. He is the author of a book, and has published 17 research papers. Their plays are critically acclaimed as well as popularly well received. Some of their most popular plays include ''Ghalib in New Delhi'' (Hindi comedy), ''Mohan se Mahatma'' (Hindi), ''Cut Cut Cut'' (Hindi comedy), ''Big B'' (English comedy), ''Maulana Azad'' (Urdu

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), ''K. L. Saigal'' (Hindi musical), ''Ghalib'' (Urdu musical), ''Massage'' (Hindi comedy), ''1947'' (Urdu), ''Chacha Chakkan in Action'' (Hindi and Urdu), ''

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'' (Urdu), (Urdu), and ''Sons of Babur''.

Their productions have included Indian theatre, cinema and television actors including

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Rakesh Bedi Rakesh Bedi is an Indian film, stage and television actor. He is known for his comic roles in films such as ''Mera Damaad'' and '' Chashme Buddoor'' (1981). He has also appeared in television shows like '' Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi'' (1984), '' Shrim ...

, Saleem Shah, Simple Kaul, Uday Chandra, Chander Khanna, Hareesh Chhabra, Vishnu Sharma,

References

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External links

Official site
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw52plSxBmM {{authority control Theatre companies in India Asian drama Hindi theatre Urdu theatre Culture of Delhi Organizations established in 1989