JAMMU: Sangeet Natak Akademi awardee and ace Theatre director Mushtaq Kak will be awarded by Ashirwad Rangmandal, Begusarai in Bihar on February 1st, 2018 for his outstanding work in the field of Performing arts. Every year, Ashirwad Rangmandal honors best known Theatre personalities for their stupendous execution in performing arts and this year, “Rangkarmi Ramvinay Rang sammaan” – 2017 will be conferred to Mushtaq Kak for his exceptional state of the art work.
It is pertinent to mention here that Mushtaq Kak who has directed more than 100 plays in Dogri, Hindi, English and even in Sanskrit at various parts of the country and abroad has attended Global Culture Summit 2017 at Abu Dhabi earlier this year in April 2017, a high-level international summit hosted by Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority and presented in conjunction with publishers of Foreign Policy Magazine The FP Group, Washington and TCP Ventures, New York which was attended by world’s top creative minds from over 80 countries.
While speaking in a press conference, Mushtaq Kak said that it always feels delighted when you are honoured for your work. “For me, awards give recognition to your work and as far as “Rangkarmi Ramvinay Rang sammaan” is concerned, it is one of the awards that has its own significance and it is a matter of pride for me as well as for the State that our work is being given due appreciation outside in the field of Art. It has also been my endeavor to give my best to Theatre and that’s what I have been doing for the last 30 years. Theatre has been my love from the very beginning and the spree of loving it is continued. It gives me immense pleasure when I see our young generation is willing to perform theatre. The legacy of Theatre needs to be carried forward and in this direction, young generation is playing a very key role”, he added. Mr. Kak further said that there is need to give boost to theatre and Government ought to take some concrete steps in this direction.
Earlier, Mushtaq Kak has been conferred with numerous awards including “Sangeet Natak Akademi award in year 2015 and his work on the stage as a director is marked by precision in design and his plays unfold in a realistic style, avoiding superfluous elements to concentrate on the sense of the scene and in this process, he creates a production which is unpretentious and neat. Mushtaq Kak has also worked as director in Shri Ram Centre for performing arts for 10 years. He is the only Theatre personality of Jammu and Kashmir who is invited to teach design, direction and act as faculty member several repertory companies across the globe. In addition to this, Mr. Kak is also a significant member of scores of committees.