PU theater dept to showcase Raghuvir Yadav directed play on May 6 and 7

Punjab News Express
CHANDIGARH: This year, eminent Theater & Film personality Raghuvir Yadav has directed the annual production of the Department of Indian Theatre, Panjab University (PU), Chandigarh. The Hindustan Play “Bagiya Banchharam Ki” would be showcased at the Balwant Gargi Open Air Theatre on May 6 and May 7, 2016.

Multi-talented personality Mr. Raghubir Yadav is an Indian film stage and television actor, music composer, singer and set designer. He made his film debut with Massey Sahib (1985) in which Mr. Yadav played the title role. Mr. Yadav has performed as an actor and singer in over 70 plays and about 2500 shows, travelling in caravans, living in tents and performing on makeshift stages in villages, towns and cities of India with the Parsi Theatre Company (1967–1973). He was with the Rangoli Puppet Theatre, Lucknow (1973–1974), performing with glove puppets. At the National School of Drama Repertory (1977–1986), he acted in about 40 plays in over 2000 shows. He has also contributed to music, sets, costumes and masks.

Raghubir Yadav has worked in many milestone films. Three films Salaam Bombay, Lagaan, and Water that he has acted in have received Academy Award nominations for Best Foreign Language Film. Raghubir Yadav is the only Indian actor to have received the Silver Peacock Best Actor Award, at the International Film Festival of India. His most acclaimed role was as the drug addicted "Chillum" in Salaam Bombay! (1988).

Raghubir Yadav started his television career with the TV series Mungerilal Ke Haseen Sapne (1990), playing the lead character 'Mungerilal'. Later he played the roles of Haji Nasruddin the series Mulla Nasiruddin and the lead in Chacha Chaudhary. He also played the lead role for BI T.V. in Arjun Pandit.

Raghubir has composed and sung in films that included Maya Memsaab, Massey Sahib, Rudaali, Aasmaan Se Gira, O Darling ye hai India, Samar, Sunday, Darna mana hai, Ramaji London waale, Billu Barber, Dilli 6. He sang a song in Amir Khan's Peepli Live called "Mehngai Dayain" with bhadwai village mandli in which he was later praised by many topguns of Indian film fraternity.