Grand Season Finale of 5th Veda event at Whistling Woods was the stage to alumni who brilliantly ena

As Whistling Woods International (WWI) conclude its first season of the weekly 5th Veda events, and stands poised to plunge into another in a month’s time, it was brilliantly apt that everyone should be presented with a drama that collaborates the disparate worlds of stage and screen thus living up to its reputation of a cinema school.

An AV on Spiritual Journey which explained about the seven stage a human being goes through in the course of his life followed by an AV on Evolution of Theatre both globally and nationally. 3 short plays called ‘Manto Mantra’ based on Sadat Hasan Manto’s short stories were enacted by alumni of Whistling Woods and directed by Salim Arif, a known personality of Indian Theatre and a faculty of Whistling Woods International. It is apt to write that they exceeded expectations in their approach to the stories written by Manto, who is considered as one of 20th century’s greatest writer. The jumping about Sahil Vaid had good presence on stage with precise comic timings. Gaurav Dhametkar and Siddharth Chaudhary connected from everything as they complemented each other’s character with their monologues. Samvedna and Akash Dhar too were excellent.

The choreography was good and it was a well-paced performances by all. Despite being under pressure of performing for their juniors, the actors displayed pure professionalism in their performance. It’s hard amid such a diverse melee and incredible team effort to single anyone. On behalf of 5th Veda, Mr. Subhash Ghai, Chairman and Founder of WWI, gave away the trophies to the actors and director. It was rather an emotional evening as it was a goodbye for few graduating students involved in 5th Veda events. They were presented with 5th Veda certificates.