Actress Delnaaz Irani revives Akbar Birbal on stage
If you loved watching the show Akbar Birbal on TV, actress Delnaaz Irani has quite the treat for you. She cannot stop beaming and the reason for this happiness is her new play titled #Akbar@Birbal. The actress is seen in the play with Paritosh painter. She says, “The show had a successful run on TV for almost three-and-a-half years, and now we are back with it in theatre. What’s a clear icing on the cake is that we have the same cast. There is Ali Azgar, who is a very renowned artist and Nyrra Banerjee. The rest of the cast remains the same as well. Vishal Kotian plays Birbal, I am playing Rani and the guy who was playing Saleem, Pavan, is still the same. As for Paritosh, he is a very dear friend of mine and has been a renowned theatre personality, writer for theatre, movies and serials. The show was his idea and one call from him had me so fascinated that I immediately said, ‘Okay, done. We’ll do it’,” she says.
She added, “For me, performing on stage is a very pure form of expression of my craft. Theatre is my first love, so there is nothing specific that I look for in a play. When a play is offered to me, I am only looking forward to performing on stage. I have been associated with the medium for almost 33-34 years non-stop and have done Hindi, English, and Gujarati plays. It’s been quite a journey.”