Ebrahim Alkazi, the legend of the theatre, dies; Bollywood pays homage
Anupam Kher: “What can I say about a human being who has taught me everything worth learning in life? We’ve lost the doyen of Indian theatre. Ebrahim Alkazi Saab was not only my guru and mentor. Everything that I know about acting I learnt from him. He not only gave me the raw material as an actor but also shaped the way I look at life. Alkazi Saab was much more than a theatre director. He has trained innumerable actors to be good human beings. He elevated the status of theatre and its products like us. In fact we his disciples think of ourselves as his miniature clones. When I opened my acting school I modelled it on Alkazi Saab’s vision of art. He introduced me to art, culture, literature. He shaped my thoughts my opinions on life and acting.” #Ebrahim Alkazi Naseeruddin Shah: “My book ‘And Then One Day’ contains many thoughts on the great man. He was too huge a personality to be described in brief clichés.” Shabana Azmi: “He was the last of the giants in theatre. I have always been envious of the students who had the good fortune of being trained by Alkazi Saheb. He was not just an acting coach but a teacher who taught you how to live life because an actor is her own instrument. My deepest condolences to the family.” Nawazuddin Siddiqui: “Ebrahim Alkazi Saab was fully knowledgeable on every aspect of life and drama, and the drama of life. To be trained by him meant you were being schooled by the best possible teacher in the school of life.” Neena Read the full article