Taj Mahal Ka Tender

Swatantra Theatre 

Commemorating World Theatre Day 2024

3 Days ll 5 Plays ll 29- 31st March ll Pune

More than two decades back, Ajay Shukla`s “Taj Mahal Ka Tender” won its writer both the Sahitya Kala Parishad and the Mohan Rakesh Samman. Since then, the play has seen countless performances all over. Its biting wit throws a powerful punch and remains, despite the passage of years, both relevant and well-loved.

The story of the Taj Mahal’s construction, the play begins at the point when Emperor Shah Jahan first decides to build a monument to commemorate his Begum, Mumtaz Mahal. While it uses a contemporary context, one that is stained with corruption, red tapism, and bureaucracy The play explores the construction in the light of these issues. With every delay and every bribe, the play reminds us of our reality, and even as it uses slapstick comedy and situational comedy to elicit laughs, it doesn’t lose its darker context.

Play wins in Best 5 Plays and the lead cast Ashwin Sharma was awarded as the Best Actor from the Govt. of Maharashtra in Rajya Natya 2019 for this play.

Cast -- Ashwin Sharma, Prem Gowda, Suyash kukreja , Viyom Riccheria, Shivesh choudhary, Robin Singh, Kushal Shahane, Rajeev Bharadwaj, Huzaif Khan, Rahul Kine, Aarshavi Joshi, Tousif Khan, Piyush Sahu, Ajay thorat, Shubham Kumar, Sayli Rao .