Nawazuddin, Randeep and Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub pay their last tribute to Ebrahim Alkazi
Many well-known celebrities including Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Randeep Hooda and Madhur Bhandarkar paid their last tribute to legendary theatre director and teacher Ebrahim Alkazi who passed away on Thursday after suffering a heart attack. He was 94. He was NSD director from 1962 to 1977.
He was described variously as “father of modern Indian theatre” and “last of the Romans”.
Nawazddin wrote on his Twitter account, “The true architect of the Modern Indian Theatre. The Doyen who possessed the extreme knowledge in all the aspects of ART. The magician who nurtured many greats of theatre. May your brightest spark from the heaven keeps us enlightening #EbrahimAlkazi #RIP.”
Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub offered his condolences through his Instagram post, he wrote, “he doyen of Theatre Ebrahim Alkazi left us today. His works inspired generations. A great loss for us. May his soul rest in peace.”
Randeep Hooda wrote, “The Guru of Gurus so many have learnt from and tried to emulate .. Ebrahim Alkazi - the real father of Modern Indian Theatre .. may the light you shone keep shining through countless others as it shines through now .. Rest in Peace Sir ?? condolences to the family ??”