Bombay Talkies - A Musical (Sep 2023)written and directed by Sujit SarafMusic from Bollywood (1935 to 1975)Music direction :  Nachiketa YakkundiVocalists:    Nachiketa Yakkundi,  Amit Shenoy, Ritesh Nayak   Anitha Dixit, Poulomi Sarkar, Manisha Ram   Shreya Dixit, Surya Saraf, Rohit UpamakaHarmonium:  Surya SarafFlute: Arjun BharadwajGuitar: Ritesh NayakTabla: Ajay Sundar RajPercussion (Dholak, Djimbe, Bongos):  Kunal MamidpalliwarTambourine, Cabasa:  Poulomi Sarkar    Support the show

Lyrics :  Wajid Ali Shah, Nawab of Awadh, 1847 to 1856Vocals - Prathamesh Kamat, Ritesh NayakAdapted for  Shatranj ke Khiladi Naatak's 104th productionJune9 - Jun18, 2023Written by Munshi PremchandAdaptation: Ritwik Verma and Anush MoorthyDirected by Anush MoorthyProduced by Dhananjay Motwanihttps://www.naatak.org/2023-shatranj/Support the show

Music Composition - Anitha DixitLyrics :  Wajid Ali Shah, Nawab of Awadh, 1847 to 1856Vocals - Anitha DixitBansuri (flute) - Arjun BharadwajTabla - Hemanth HariharanOriginal sound track from Shatranj ke Khiladi Naatak's 104th productionJune9 - Jun18, 2023Written by Munshi PremchandAdaptation: Ritwik Verma and Anush MoorthyDirected by Anush MoorthyProduced by Dhananjay Motwanihttps://www.naatak.org/2023-shatranj/Support the show

Music Composition and Vocals - Anitha DixitLyrics : Ritwik VermaOriginal sound track from Shatranj ke Khiladi Naatak's 104th productionJune9 - Jun18, 2023Written by Munshi PremchandAdaptation: Ritwik Verma and Anush MoorthyDirected by Anush MoorthyProduced by Dhananjay Motwanihttps://www.naatak.org/2023-shatranj/Support the show

Music composer: Nachiketa YakkundiVocalists: Nachiketa Yakkundi, Anitha Dixit, Amit Shenoy, Savitha Gayathri, Ambhranee Yakkundi, Surya Saraf, Tanmayi RaoInstrumentalists: Ajay Sundar Raj (tabla), Prasanna Rajan (flute), Ambhranee Yakkundi and Tanmayi Rao (harmonium)This song is part of Ramayan - the grand musicalNaatak's 100th productionSep 4 - 25 2022Based on the Ramcharitmanas by TulsidasStage adaptation and Direction:  Sujit SarafProducer and dance director: Soumya AgastyaMusic director: Nachiketa YakkundiSupport the show

Music composer: Nachiketa YakkundiVocalists: Nachiketa Yakkundi, Anitha Dixit, Amit Shenoy, Savitha Gayathri, Ambhranee Yakkundi, Surya Saraf, Tanmayi RaoInstrumentalists: Ajay Sundar Raj (tabla), Prasanna Rajan (flute), Ambhranee Yakkundi and Tanmayi Rao (harmonium)This song is part of Ramayan - the grand musicalNaatak's 100th productionSep 4 - 25 2022Based on the Ramcharitmanas by TulsidasStage adaptation and Direction:  Sujit SarafProducer and dance director: Soumya AgastyaMusic director: Nachiketa YakkundiSupport the show

Music composer: Nachiketa YakkundiVocalists: Nachiketa Yakkundi, Anitha Dixit, Amit Shenoy, Savitha Gayathri, Ambhranee Yakkundi, Surya Saraf, Tanmayi RaoInstrumentalists: Ajay Sundar Raj (tabla), Prasanna Rajan (flute), Ambhranee Yakkundi and Tanmayi Rao (harmonium)This song is part of Ramayan - the grand musicalNaatak's 100th productionSep 4 - 25 2022Based on the Ramcharitmanas by TulsidasStage adaptation and Direction:  Sujit SarafProducer and dance director: Soumya AgastyaMusic director: Nachiketa YakkundiSupport the show

Music Composition: Anitha DixitLyrics: Vikram RamanarayananTabla: Ajay Sundar RajHarmonium: Surya SarafVocals: Anitha Dixit, Ritwik Verma, Prathamesh Kamat, Sujit Saraf, Ritesh Nayak, Savitha Gayathri, Surya Saraf, Vikram RamanarayananThis song is a part of The 6th Pillar - Naatak's 99th Production, Written andDirected by Vikram RamanarayananJuly23-Aug7, 2022https://www.naatak.org/2022-thesixthpillar/Daastaan-e-Chhataa-Satoon (The Tale of The Sixth Pillar)Saraab-e-jannat mein masroof they hum      So engrossed in the mirage of paradise were weQazi ki nazar se posheeda har qadam              At every step invisible to the powers that beKhoon ki qurbani to de chuke hum/qasam    Bonds of blood we did sacrifice as wellAb pahuch gaye dehleez-e-jahannum              Now here we stand at the gates of hellSahraa banaa sahaaraa, iska nahi tha gam          The desert turned refuge, dismayed we were notPar qafas-e-khanjar mein taaze huay zakham      But that cage of daggers reopened wounds we'd forgotKahaan libaas - tameez ke shaukeen, besharam?     Where once we were fashionable, dignified, cleanAb dekhne-sunne ki mehaz ban gaye misaal hum       Now we remain but an example, to be heard and seenTehreer-e-taqdeer se haare mohtaram         The writ of fate has dealt a fatal blowDard-e-duhaai ab huaa madham                       Our painful pleas now drowning out, slowGardish-e-wajood mein fanaa beraqam        This existential struggle has us destroyed, bereftKhwaaish-e-khaaliq se qissa mukhtatam     And now ending this story is all that's left.Support the show

Music composition and vocals: Anitha Dixit, Ritesh NayakGuitar: Bidan SinhaTabla: Ajay Sundar RajLyrics: by Ritwik VermaThis song is part of Hayavadan - the grand musicalNaatak's 98th productionJun 12-25 2022Written by Girish KarnadDirected by Harish Agastyahttps://www.naatak.org/2022-hayavadan/Support the show

Music composition and vocals: Anitha Dixit, Ritesh NayakGuitar: Bidan SinhaTabla: Ajay Sundar RajLyrics: by Ritwik VermaThis song is part of Hayavadan - the grand musicalNaatak's 98th productionJun 12-25 2022Written by Girish KarnadDirected by Harish Agastyahttps://www.naatak.org/2022-hayavadan/Support the show

Music composition and vocals: Anitha DixitHarmonium: Bidan SinhaTabla: Ajay Sundar RajLyrics: by Ritwik VermaThis song is part of Hayavadan - the grand musicalNaatak's 98th productionJun 12-25 2022Written by Girish KarnadDirected by Harish Agastyahttps://www.naatak.org/2022-hayavadan/Support the show

Music composition and vocals: Anitha DixitGuitar: Bidan SinhaTabla: Ajay Sundar RajLyrics: by Ritwik VermaThis song is part of Hayavadan - the grand musicalNaatak's 98th productionJun 12-25 2022Written by Girish KarnadDirected by Harish Agastyahttps://www.naatak.org/2022-hayavadan/Support the show

Music composition and vocals: Anitha DixitGuitar: Bidan SinhaTabla: Ajay Sundar RajLyrics: by Ritwik VermaThis song is part of Hayavadan - the grand musicalNaatak's 98th productionJun 12-25 2022Written by Girish KarnadDirected by Harish Agastyahttps://www.naatak.org/2022-hayavadan/Support the show

This week on the #NaatakRadio #Podcast presenting वडिलांचे मुलीस पत्र, a Marathi poem by Sanjeevani Bokil, performed by Monica Dani. Support the show

Presenting songs from Naatak’s  GRAND MUSICAL, BUDDHA! Naatak’s annual musical is set in the sixth century BCE and written entirely in rhyme. The Shakya prince Siddharth leaves his father’s palace, attains enlightenment under a peepal tree to become Buddha, roams the kingdoms of Magadh and Kaushal to persuade the world, and alters the course of human history. The play features an ensemble cast, live music and dance. With a giant mural for a set, colorful costumes and imaginative props, the play is a visual treat, and a unique outdoor experience in the shade of lush maple and oak trees.Playwright and Director: Sujit SarafMusic Director: Nachiketa YakkundiVocalists, Organ, and Tabla: Anitha Dixit, Amit Shenoy, Vinata Karra, Anand Karve, Ajay Sundar RajSupport the show

Presenting songs from Naatak’s  GRAND MUSICAL, BUDDHA! Naatak’s annual musical is set in the sixth century BCE and written entirely in rhyme. The Shakya prince Siddharth leaves his father’s palace, attains enlightenment under a peepal tree to become Buddha, roams the kingdoms of Magadh and Kaushal to persuade the world, and alters the course of human history. The play features an ensemble cast, live music and dance. With a giant mural for a set, colorful costumes and imaginative props, the play is a visual treat, and a unique outdoor experience in the shade of lush maple and oak trees.Playwright and Director: Sujit SarafMusic Director: Nachiketa YakkundiVocalists, Organ, and Tabla: Anitha Dixit, Amit Shenoy, Vinata Karra, Anand Karve, Ajay Sundar RajSupport the show

Presenting songs from Naatak’s  GRAND MUSICAL, BUDDHA! Naatak’s annual musical is set in the sixth century BCE and written entirely in rhyme. The Shakya prince Siddharth leaves his father’s palace, attains enlightenment under a peepal tree to become Buddha, roams the kingdoms of Magadh and Kaushal to persuade the world, and alters the course of human history. The play features an ensemble cast, live music and dance. With a giant mural for a set, colorful costumes and imaginative props, the play is a visual treat, and a unique outdoor experience in the shade of lush maple and oak trees.Playwright and Director: Sujit SarafMusic Director: Nachiketa YakkundiVocalists, Organ, and Tabla: Anitha Dixit, Amit Shenoy, Vinata Karra, Anand Karve, Ajay Sundar RajSupport the show

Presenting songs from Naatak’s  GRAND MUSICAL, BUDDHA! Naatak’s annual musical is set in the sixth century BCE and written entirely in rhyme. The Shakya prince Siddharth leaves his father’s palace, attains enlightenment under a peepal tree to become Buddha, roams the kingdoms of Magadh and Kaushal to persuade the world, and alters the course of human history. The play features an ensemble cast, live music and dance. With a giant mural for a set, colorful costumes and imaginative props, the play is a visual treat, and a unique outdoor experience in the shade of lush maple and oak trees.Playwright and Director: Sujit SarafMusic Director: Nachiketa YakkundiVocalists, Organ, and Tabla: Anitha Dixit, Amit Shenoy, Vinata Karra, Anand Karve, Ajay Sundar RajSupport the show

18th August 2021 is India's most famous lyricist, poet, writer, screenwriter, and director's Gulzar's 87th birthday. To celebrate Gulzar saab's legacy, Naatak Radio presents SUNSET BOULEVARD, from his story collection Raavi Paar. About the story:An unexpected visitor to her mansion gives hope to a lonely movie actress past her prime. Performed by: Sareeka MalhotraSupport the show

This week, we present one of the most acclaimed American playwright Alice Gerstenberg's famous one-act play: He Said and She Said, adapted for an Indian setting. Isha invites two friends, Mrs. Puri and Dhani, to dine with her and her husband Lakshya. However, upon arriving, Mrs. Puri has a piece of gossip for Isha about Dhani that threatens to ruin the night and to end friendships.As in Alice Gerstenberg's other plots, the hallmark of He Said and She Said is the clever word play is used so that characters rarely finish their thoughts or say exactly what they mean, making other characters assume the worst and relate a version of the story more twisted than the last. Directed by: Poulomi SarkarPerformed by:Isha: Preeti BhatLakshya: HarshavardhanaMrs. Puri: Sayantanee DuttaDhani: Khushboo KalyaniSupport the show