Natrang to stage play ‘Bawa Jitto’ at Jhiri

Natrang Director, Padamshree Balwant Thakur addressing a press conference at Jammu on Tuesday.
Natrang Director, Padamshree Balwant Thakur addressing a press conference at Jammu on Tuesday.

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 12: Theatre group ‘Natrang’ will organise a mega theatrical show on the supreme sacrifice of Dogra folk hero ‘Bawa Jitto’ at Jhiri Mela-2024 on November 14 and 15 at main stage of Jhiri. The show timings will be 7 pm on both of these days.
Addressing a press conference here today senior artists of Natrang—Arvind Anand and Subash Jamwal along with Natrang Director and creator of this theatre show Padamshree Balwant Thakur said that play ‘Bawa Jitto’ is the longest living contemporary theatre play of India which is being staged all over regularly since the last 39 years.
Thakur informed that this year’s shows are going to feature the most celebrated actors of Jammu stage, television and films. Citing few, he said that role of Bawa Jitto is being played by Arvind Anand and Anil Tickoo is being featured as Malli.
“Other senior actors include Neeraj Kant, Mohd. Yaseen, Shivam Singh and Meenakshi Bhagat. The role of Bua Gauri is being played by Priyal Ashok Gupta,” Natrang Director maintained.