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Artist and activist Safdar Hashmi's short and rich life is narrated by Sudhanva Deshpande from his book, Halla Bol: The Death and Life of Safdar Hashmi. The podcast features guest...
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Artist and activist Safdar Hashmi's short and rich life is narrated by Sudhanva Deshpande from his book, Halla Bol: The Death and Life of Safdar Hashmi. The podcast features guest actors, archival interviews and rare recordings, of even Safdar's own voice.
It was a killing that shocked a nation. On January 1, 1989, the Delhi-based theatre group Jana Natya Manch (Janam) was attacked by political goons while performing its street play Halla Bol. Two people were killed in this attack — a young migrant worker from Nepal, Ram Bahadur, and Janam's charismatic leader, the playwright-actor-director-lyricist Safdar Hashmi. Less than 48 hours after Safdar's death, Janam returned to the scene of the killing and completed the interrupted play — led by Moloyashree, actor, theatre activist and Safdar's wife. In his death, Safdar became an icon — for freedom of expression, for standing up to oppression, for the right to dissent.
हल्ला बोल: सफ़दर हाश्मी की मौत और ज़िंदगी is a book about the luminous life of Safdar Hashmi, written by Sudhanva Deshpande, one of Safdar's closest collaborators. Actor Naseeruddin Shah says of the book: “I was by turns informed, amused, enraged, and deeply moved.”
The Halla Bol Podcast, produced by Ashish Paliwal, is more than a reading of the book. It contains archival interviews, revolutionary songs, plays, Safdar's writings for children, and rare recordings of Safdar's own voice. Safdar's life is narrated over 19 episodes by Sudhanva. Joining him are incredible actors like Naseeruddin Shah as the voice of Habib Tanvir, Ratna Pathak Shah as the voice of Moneeka Mishra Tanvir, and Amruta Subhash as the voice of Kalindi Deshpande. The announcement and credits are read by Sania Hashmi. In a bonus episode, Janam actors read out the script of the play 'Halla Bol'.
Primary language: Hindi | Total episodes: 19 + 1 | Fresh episodes every Tuesday and Friday from April 22 to June 29, 2021.
Credits: Halla Bol is published in English by LeftWord Books, and in Hindi (translation: Yogendra Dutt) by Vaam Prakashan. Production Assistant: Hymanshu Singh. Sound Editor: Dhruv Rai. Photographer: Tapesh Sharma. Graphic design: Sherna Dastur. Recording and mastering: Mohammad Hasan Siddiqui, Hertz Sound Studio, New Delhi. Signature tune: M.D. Pallavi. Audio interviews courtesy: Jana Natya Manch and Sudhanva Deshpande. Thanks to: Kajal Ghosh, Parcham, Jana Natya Manch, Barefoot, Vinutha Mallya, Sameera Iyengar, Hasan bhai's family, Amruta Subhash, Ratna Pathak Shah, Naseeruddin Shah. Directed by: Ashish Paliwal and Sudhanva Deshpande. Produced by: Ashish Paliwal.
Additional credits are mentioned at the end of each episode.
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It was a killing that shocked a nation. On January 1, 1989, the Delhi-based theatre group Jana Natya Manch (Janam) was attacked by political goons while performing its street play Halla Bol. Two people were killed in this attack — a young migrant worker from Nepal, Ram Bahadur, and Janam's charismatic leader, the playwright-actor-director-lyricist Safdar Hashmi. Less than 48 hours after Safdar's death, Janam returned to the scene of the killing and completed the interrupted play — led by Moloyashree, actor, theatre activist and Safdar's wife. In his death, Safdar became an icon — for freedom of expression, for standing up to oppression, for the right to dissent.
हल्ला बोल: सफ़दर हाश्मी की मौत और ज़िंदगी is a book about the luminous life of Safdar Hashmi, written by Sudhanva Deshpande, one of Safdar's closest collaborators. Actor Naseeruddin Shah says of the book: “I was by turns informed, amused, enraged, and deeply moved.”
The Halla Bol Podcast, produced by Ashish Paliwal, is more than a reading of the book. It contains archival interviews, revolutionary songs, plays, Safdar's writings for children, and rare recordings of Safdar's own voice. Safdar's life is narrated over 19 episodes by Sudhanva. Joining him are incredible actors like Naseeruddin Shah as the voice of Habib Tanvir, Ratna Pathak Shah as the voice of Moneeka Mishra Tanvir, and Amruta Subhash as the voice of Kalindi Deshpande. The announcement and credits are read by Sania Hashmi. In a bonus episode, Janam actors read out the script of the play 'Halla Bol'.
Primary language: Hindi | Total episodes: 19 + 1 | Fresh episodes every Tuesday and Friday from April 22 to June 29, 2021.
Credits: Halla Bol is published in English by LeftWord Books, and in Hindi (translation: Yogendra Dutt) by Vaam Prakashan. Production Assistant: Hymanshu Singh. Sound Editor: Dhruv Rai. Photographer: Tapesh Sharma. Graphic design: Sherna Dastur. Recording and mastering: Mohammad Hasan Siddiqui, Hertz Sound Studio, New Delhi. Signature tune: M.D. Pallavi. Audio interviews courtesy: Jana Natya Manch and Sudhanva Deshpande. Thanks to: Kajal Ghosh, Parcham, Jana Natya Manch, Barefoot, Vinutha Mallya, Sameera Iyengar, Hasan bhai's family, Amruta Subhash, Ratna Pathak Shah, Naseeruddin Shah. Directed by: Ashish Paliwal and Sudhanva Deshpande. Produced by: Ashish Paliwal.
Additional credits are mentioned at the end of each episode.
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Halla Bol | Bonus Episode: Halla Bol, the Play
9 JUL 2021 · Janam actors, including some from the original cast, read the delightful and powerful play, Halla Bol.35m 46s -
Halla Bol | Episode 19: Safdar's Legacy
2 JUL 2021 · Who was Safdar Hashmi? Why was he killed? What lessons does his life hold for us today, as we fight to defend the Constitution of India and the democratic rights enshrined in it?34m 3s -
Halla Bol | Episode 18: Dreams
28 JUN 2021 · Safdar has ambitious dreams for the future. The narrator soaks it all in. Neither knows that it is the last month of Safdar’s life.46m 20s -
Halla Bol | Episode 17: Strike!
25 JUN 2021 · Safdar begins writing a play for the seven-day industrial strike in Delhi. Some parts work, some don’t. The narrator comes up with a breakthrough scene. Workers adore Janam’s play for the strike, which is an unparalleled success. The narrator steps into the cop’s role, unrehearsed.53m 10s -
Halla Bol | Episode 16: How the Other Half Lives
21 JUN 2021 · In 1988, Delhi’s working class decides to go on an unprecedented seven-day industrial strike. Will the strike succeed? What role will Janam play in this massive upsurge?1h 21s -
Halla Bol | Episode 15: Consolidating the Gains
18 JUN 2021 · Safdar sets about giving Janam’s expansion a firm organizational basis. Janam completes ten years of uninterrupted work in street theatre.28m 21s -
Halla Bol | Episode 14: Learning from the Masters
14 JUN 2021 · Habib Tanvir, his wife and collaborator Moneeka Misra, and the legendary actor Zohra Segal, each leave their imprint on Janam’s new proscenium play. Safdar is soaking it all up, as is the young narrator. Guest starring Ratna Pathak Shah and Naseeruddin Shah.40m 55s -
Halla Bol | Episode 13: Working with the Legends
7 JUN 2021 · Habib Tanvir agrees to direct a play for Janam — to be written by Safdar, based on a story by Premchand. Working with the legends is as much fun as it is challenging. Guest starring Ratna Pathak Shah and Naseeruddin Shah.38m 14s -
Halla Bol | Episode 12: Breaking the Impasse
1 JUN 2021 · Safdar inspires a whole new generation of young actors to join Janam. His aim: to give them creatively challenging work, and to strengthen Janam’s connection with the working-class movement.22m 3s -
Halla Bol | Episode 11: A Workshop in Pakistan
28 MAY 2021 · Safdar travels to Pakistan for a workshop on street theatre, along with four other theatre personalities – Badal Sircar, Rati Bartholomew, Anuradha Kapur and Maya Rao. He interacts with the late Madeeha Gauhar there, as well as other artists. But Janam itself is in crisis and he must do something to break out of it. What?24m 57s
Artist and activist Safdar Hashmi's short and rich life is narrated by Sudhanva Deshpande from his book, Halla Bol: The Death and Life of Safdar Hashmi. The podcast features guest...
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Artist and activist Safdar Hashmi's short and rich life is narrated by Sudhanva Deshpande from his book, Halla Bol: The Death and Life of Safdar Hashmi. The podcast features guest actors, archival interviews and rare recordings, of even Safdar's own voice.
It was a killing that shocked a nation. On January 1, 1989, the Delhi-based theatre group Jana Natya Manch (Janam) was attacked by political goons while performing its street play Halla Bol. Two people were killed in this attack — a young migrant worker from Nepal, Ram Bahadur, and Janam's charismatic leader, the playwright-actor-director-lyricist Safdar Hashmi. Less than 48 hours after Safdar's death, Janam returned to the scene of the killing and completed the interrupted play — led by Moloyashree, actor, theatre activist and Safdar's wife. In his death, Safdar became an icon — for freedom of expression, for standing up to oppression, for the right to dissent.
हल्ला बोल: सफ़दर हाश्मी की मौत और ज़िंदगी is a book about the luminous life of Safdar Hashmi, written by Sudhanva Deshpande, one of Safdar's closest collaborators. Actor Naseeruddin Shah says of the book: “I was by turns informed, amused, enraged, and deeply moved.”
The Halla Bol Podcast, produced by Ashish Paliwal, is more than a reading of the book. It contains archival interviews, revolutionary songs, plays, Safdar's writings for children, and rare recordings of Safdar's own voice. Safdar's life is narrated over 19 episodes by Sudhanva. Joining him are incredible actors like Naseeruddin Shah as the voice of Habib Tanvir, Ratna Pathak Shah as the voice of Moneeka Mishra Tanvir, and Amruta Subhash as the voice of Kalindi Deshpande. The announcement and credits are read by Sania Hashmi. In a bonus episode, Janam actors read out the script of the play 'Halla Bol'.
Primary language: Hindi | Total episodes: 19 + 1 | Fresh episodes every Tuesday and Friday from April 22 to June 29, 2021.
Credits: Halla Bol is published in English by LeftWord Books, and in Hindi (translation: Yogendra Dutt) by Vaam Prakashan. Production Assistant: Hymanshu Singh. Sound Editor: Dhruv Rai. Photographer: Tapesh Sharma. Graphic design: Sherna Dastur. Recording and mastering: Mohammad Hasan Siddiqui, Hertz Sound Studio, New Delhi. Signature tune: M.D. Pallavi. Audio interviews courtesy: Jana Natya Manch and Sudhanva Deshpande. Thanks to: Kajal Ghosh, Parcham, Jana Natya Manch, Barefoot, Vinutha Mallya, Sameera Iyengar, Hasan bhai's family, Amruta Subhash, Ratna Pathak Shah, Naseeruddin Shah. Directed by: Ashish Paliwal and Sudhanva Deshpande. Produced by: Ashish Paliwal.
Additional credits are mentioned at the end of each episode.
show less
It was a killing that shocked a nation. On January 1, 1989, the Delhi-based theatre group Jana Natya Manch (Janam) was attacked by political goons while performing its street play Halla Bol. Two people were killed in this attack — a young migrant worker from Nepal, Ram Bahadur, and Janam's charismatic leader, the playwright-actor-director-lyricist Safdar Hashmi. Less than 48 hours after Safdar's death, Janam returned to the scene of the killing and completed the interrupted play — led by Moloyashree, actor, theatre activist and Safdar's wife. In his death, Safdar became an icon — for freedom of expression, for standing up to oppression, for the right to dissent.
हल्ला बोल: सफ़दर हाश्मी की मौत और ज़िंदगी is a book about the luminous life of Safdar Hashmi, written by Sudhanva Deshpande, one of Safdar's closest collaborators. Actor Naseeruddin Shah says of the book: “I was by turns informed, amused, enraged, and deeply moved.”
The Halla Bol Podcast, produced by Ashish Paliwal, is more than a reading of the book. It contains archival interviews, revolutionary songs, plays, Safdar's writings for children, and rare recordings of Safdar's own voice. Safdar's life is narrated over 19 episodes by Sudhanva. Joining him are incredible actors like Naseeruddin Shah as the voice of Habib Tanvir, Ratna Pathak Shah as the voice of Moneeka Mishra Tanvir, and Amruta Subhash as the voice of Kalindi Deshpande. The announcement and credits are read by Sania Hashmi. In a bonus episode, Janam actors read out the script of the play 'Halla Bol'.
Primary language: Hindi | Total episodes: 19 + 1 | Fresh episodes every Tuesday and Friday from April 22 to June 29, 2021.
Credits: Halla Bol is published in English by LeftWord Books, and in Hindi (translation: Yogendra Dutt) by Vaam Prakashan. Production Assistant: Hymanshu Singh. Sound Editor: Dhruv Rai. Photographer: Tapesh Sharma. Graphic design: Sherna Dastur. Recording and mastering: Mohammad Hasan Siddiqui, Hertz Sound Studio, New Delhi. Signature tune: M.D. Pallavi. Audio interviews courtesy: Jana Natya Manch and Sudhanva Deshpande. Thanks to: Kajal Ghosh, Parcham, Jana Natya Manch, Barefoot, Vinutha Mallya, Sameera Iyengar, Hasan bhai's family, Amruta Subhash, Ratna Pathak Shah, Naseeruddin Shah. Directed by: Ashish Paliwal and Sudhanva Deshpande. Produced by: Ashish Paliwal.
Additional credits are mentioned at the end of each episode.
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| Author | Sudhanva Deshpande |
| Categories | Performing Arts |
| Website | - |
| thehallabolpodcast@gmail.com |
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