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| founders = [[Mohammad Ali Baig]]
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'''Qadir Ali Baig Theatre Festival''' is an annual [[theatre]] festival held in [[Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh|Hyderabad]], [[India]].<ref name="2010_DC_fest">{{cite news|title=Theatre for the true connoisseurs|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloids/theatre-true-connoisseurs-146|access-date=21 November 2010|newspaper=[[The Deccan Chronicle]]|date=4 November 2010}}</ref>

==History==
Qadir Ali Baig was an eminent theatre personality from [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]].<ref name="qadir">{{cite news|title=Jaana hai Bollywood|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/20010106/ien05066.html|access-date=21 November 2010|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|date=2 January 2001}}</ref> Between 1970 and 1984, Qader Ali was an important figure in the Hyderabad theatre circuit. He formed the New Theatre of Hyderabad (NTH) in 1970 and featured in plays like ''Sakharam Binder'', ''Adhey Adhoore'', ''Khamosh Adalat Jaari Hai'' and ''Kehron Ke Rajhans''. His period plays had [[film set|sets and props]] that recreated the magnificence of the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] and the [[Asaf Jahi]] eras in plays like ''Quli Qutb Shah'',''Tana Shah'', ''Mahboob-e-Deccan'' and ''Kohinoor ka Lutera''.<ref name="revival">{{cite news|last=Chhibber|first=Mini Anthikad|title=Dramatic revival|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2005/04/08/stories/2005040800660200.htm|access-date=21 November 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=8 April 2005}}</ref>

Baig's son [[Mohammed Ali Baig]], a [[film producer|producer]]-[[film director|director]] himself,<ref name="qadir"/> heads the Hyderabad-based Qadir Ali Baig Theatre Foundation. In 2005, Mohammed Ali felt the need to revive the theatre culture in Hyderabad. Together with arts personalities like dancer Vani Ganapathy, [[film actor|actors]] such as [[Rohini Hattangadi]], [[Suhasini Mani Ratnam]] and [[Urmila Matondkar]], lyricist [[Javed Akhtar]] and director [[M. S. Sathyu]], Mohammed Ali planned a series of plays to its effect.<ref name="revival"/>

Plays such as ''Aparajita'' directed by Jayadev Hattangadi and featuring Rohini Hattangadi were performed in 2005.<ref>{{cite news|author=Mac|title=For the love of theatre|url=https://www.thehindu.com/mp/2005/06/06/stories/2005060601560400.htm|access-date=4 November 2018|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=6 June 2005}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> In the following year, a play on [[Abdullah Qutb Shah]]'s courtesan [[Taramati Baradari|Taramati]] was showcased by the foundation.<ref>{{cite news|last=Devi|first=Sangeetha K.|title=A tryst with Taramati |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/04/22/stories/2006042202920300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118000032/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/04/22/stories/2006042202920300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 January 2008|access-date=21 November 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=22 April 2006}}</ref> The media spoke highly about this play:
<blockquote>Through the evening, the breathtaking historic venue stole the show. Dr. M.S. Sathyu's makeshift stages and clever lighting definitely helped. Veteran actress Rashmi Seth as Hayat Bakshi Begum was easily the best of the actors. She made her crisp, short part seem like a cakewalk ... With names like Mohammad Ali Baig (director), music (Kaarthik Ilayaraja) and Ashok Lal (research) coming together, it could have been much more than just a love story.<ref>{{cite news|last=Devi|first=Sangeetha K.|title=Taramati shines |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/04/26/stories/2006042600360100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081122065342/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/04/26/stories/2006042600360100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 November 2008|access-date=21 November 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=26 April 2006}}</ref></blockquote>

==References==
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Mohammad Ali Baig Artist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t5Vds3Fm3c

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