Jafri Foundation Celebrates the Second Death Anniversary of Vilayet Jafri Sahab with Excellence Awards Ceremony
Commemorating Vilayet Jafri Sahabs 2nd death anniversary (02 Oct 1935 – 05 Oct 2020), Jafri Foundation hosted a spectacular event in Mumbai. The glittering ceremony witnessed an evening full of love, music, poetry and dance celebrating Vilayet Jafri, who was the Founding Father of Son et Lumiere in India, a proponent of supper theatre, revered […]
Commemorating Vilayet Jafri Sahabs 2nd death anniversary (02 Oct 1935 – 05 Oct 2020), Jafri Foundation hosted a spectacular event in Mumbai. The glittering ceremony witnessed an evening full of love, music, poetry and dance celebrating Vilayet Jafri, who was the Founding Father of Son et Lumiere in India, a proponent of supper theatre, revered writer, poet, playwright, and ex-director Doordarshan and AIR. The event was attended by the luminaries of art and theatre, prominent TV and film personalities.
Susmita Mukherjee receiving Vilayet Jafri Excellence Award 2022 (From L to R) Atul Tiwari, Rajendra Gupta, Susmita Mukherjee and Krishna Jafri
Paying tribute to his legacy and exceptional body of work, Jafri Foundation felicitated Susmita Mukherjee, renowned Indian actress, author & theatre personality with Vilayet Jafri Excellence Awards 2022. Vilayet Jafri Excellence Awards celebrates and recognizes excellence in a person/organization who have made an unparalleled contribution to the field of Arts and Theatre. Through a rigorous shortlisting process chaired by the esteemed jury including Sharib Rudaulvi (a prominent critic, educationist, humanitarian & President Kaifi Azami Academy) Kanak Rekha Chauhan (Author, Poetess, Founder of literature festival Metaphor, Pride of UP Awardee), Atul Tiwari (Actor, Scriptwriter, Director), Shankar Suhail (Ex-State Minister, Theatre veteran, sound & light shows, TV & Films) and Kamal Arora (Ex-Director of Tagore Niketan College, Actor, Director, Sound & Light Shows, Sangeet Natak Awardee), Susmita Mukherjee was pronounced as the winner.
