Mujeeb Khan

Mujeeb Khan is a postgraduate from Mumbai University, working in theatre world since last 28 years. He has written 90 one-act plays and 3 full-length plays. He has directed 250 plays in English, Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati and Sindhi. He had been actively associated with famous theatre directors such as late Shafi Inamdar, Shekhar Purohit and Sk. Ahmed. He is actively involved in Hindustani theatre (Hindi-Urdu). He had written his 1st play at the age of 18 ‘ LACHARE MAI’ and got the best writer award at the Maharashtra State Urdu Academy and after seeing his play at a competition the judge veteran legendary writer Ismat Chugtai said the drama was so inspiring that she couldn’t believe it was the work of an 18 year old boy. After two yrs the same competition was being judged by Shaukat Kaifi and the competition had two plays directed by Mr Mujeeb khan, when Shaukat came to announce the results she said we decided the result of the entire competition in half an hour but the judgment of direction award took one hour because the director who got the 1st prize has directed two plays and both the plays were at power in direction then they had a toss and the play that received the trophy was ‘Apahij’.

Mujeeb Khan published his 1st drama book in the year of 1983 titled ‘LACHAR E MAI’ and received a special award. For many years he had been writing a drama column  ‘Hindustani Stage’ in the famous Urdu daily ‘INQUILAB’.

The first time Mujeeb khan started converting stories to drama was in 1983 the name of the play was ‘ SUGANDHI’ (story was written by Saadat Hassan Manto). During this period he trained today’s famous television actor Mr. Ali Asghar. He directed Badal Sarcar’s well-known play ‘SPARTACUS’ in psychophysical form. The unforgettable memory of this play was, when the play was being performed at NCPA, Mumbai. The 1st scene began in the arena, where Roman emperors were seated and the gladiator’s fight begins and all of sudden one of the gladiator’s sword falls down, he runs towards the audience and two women sitting in the front row started running thinking that gladiator was going to kill them. The scene even without the sword was so impressive that they felt it was real, that’s the effect of psychophysical technique. The media had given a warm well come to the presentation. After ‘SPARTACUS’ he directed Bhisham Sahani’s play ‘ KABIRA KHADA BAZAR MAIN’ at Prithvi Theatre. Film actor Mr. Ishrat Ali entered the acting field through this play. Once again print media appreciated Mr. Khan’s presentation.

In India Mujeeb Khan is the only dramatist who is doing  ‘ JOURNALISTIC THEATRE’ regularly. He is a theatre activist writing and directing plays on social issues. He is such an enthusiastic and committed person that he writes a play on any issue or news in 24 hours and presents it to the people. The play has moral values, right statistics and strong contents.

AWARDS RECIEVED BY MUJEEB KHAN AS WRITER:

Best Student Writer in IPTA Drama Competition 1981
Best Writer Award in Mood Indigo, I I T (Powai) 1983
Best Writer Award in Maharashtra State Urdu Academy Drama Competition 1984-1986
Best Writer Award in Mumbai Hindi Vidyapeeth 1985
Best Writer Award in B.N.N. College Drama Competition (Bhiwandi) 1986
Best Writer Award in P.L.Deshpande Inter-Collegiate Drama Competition 2004 & 2006 and many more.

BEST DIRECTOR AWARD

Best Director Award in Mood Indigo Drama Competition 1983
Best Director Award in Maharashtra State Urdu Academy Drama Competition 1984-1986
Best Writer Award in Mumbai Hindi Vidyapeeth 1985
Best Director Award in Prince Aly Khan inter group Drama Competition 1984
Best Writer Award in B.N.N. College Drama Competition (Bhiwandi) 1986
Best Director Award in Prince Aly Khan inter group Drama Competition 1986
Best Director Award in All India Drama Competition in Delhi 1986
Best Director Award in All India Drama Competition in Nagpur 1986 and many more.

 EXPERIENCE IN TELEVISION

Written and Directed 2000 episodes of film based in channels like D D 1 and 2, INMUMBAI, CVO, CITI cable, B4U, ETC, Zee, Jain, NEPC, Sony, ETV (Hindi, Urdu and Gurati.
ANDAZ on Zee T.V. 250 Episodes
SAATH SAATH on Zee TV 110 Episodes
CHANDNI on Zee TV 52 Episodes
MAAL HAI TO TAAL HAI on Star TV. 39 Episodes
DAMAN on Sahara TV 39 Episodes
ANUBHAV on D D Metro 26 Episodes
AKHARI MAOUSAM on D D 1 13 Episodes
NATEEJA THAN THAN GOPAL on NEPC 13 Episodes.

DONE WORKSHOPS APART FROM KEERTAN KENDRA 

Gandhi Memorial Library.
B M Ruia College Nana chowk
D J Sanghvi College
SVT Girls College, Juhu
Maniben Nanavati Girls College
Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Delhi

PERFORM REGULER STREET PLAYS IN FOLLOWING VENUES

SVT Girls College, Juhu
Maniben Nanavati Girls College
Sophia Girls College
Rizvi College

IDEA IS CONNECTED WITH FOLLOWING NGOS

Gandhi foundation, Garbage Concern Group, Mulund. CSSS, Navjeet Community Center (Bandra), Sneha, Slum Rehabilitation Society, Hindustani Prachar Sabha, Red Swastik Society, Dosti Group etc.

IDEA’S COMMITMENT TOWARDS THE SOCIETY

Idea has staged plays on Aids, Drugs, Gutka, Anti- Liquor, Dowry, Women empowerment, Water problem, Garbage problem, Slum problem, Health problem, and Plays based on Gandhian philosophy.