The Master Who Revived Dastangoi | Guftugu With Mahmood Farooqui

00:00 - #guftugu

00:22- Intro Video

3:29- Interview Begins

4:05- Born in Gorakhpur, Grandfather shifted from Azamgarh, Elementary education Jubilee College, His mother, Went to Doon School, Dehradun, Attended college in St. Stephens, Went to Oxford, England on scholarship

6:06- About his father, Shamsurrahman Farooqi, Shabkhoon

7:32- Mahmood Farooqi`s siblings

7:58- His mother`s contribution in his life

8:46- Studied history at St. Stephens, Career Dilemma, Michael Phuko

11:10- His ambitions, Went to Oxford in 1994, Ambience and opportunities at Doon School, Introduced to theatre, Mohan Maharishi, Oedipus, Assisted with the director, Directed Tughlaq at school, Waiting for Godot, Naseeruddin Shah, Albert Pinto ko ghussa kyun aata hai, Ratna Pathak Shah

17:36- Art and its appreciation, Reason behind art, An anecdote about Gorky, Chekhov and Tolstoy

19:18- Subhash Ghai, Hitchcock, Acting or Directing, Prefers Direction

20:23- Oedipus with Mohan Maharishi, Mahmood Farooqi`s experience with acting

22:09- Plays at St. Stephens, An anecdote about Kirorimal College

23:13- Oxford University, A new world, Studied history as a serious student, Did plays in India when came back in vacation, Went to Bombay in 1997, struggles there, returned to Cambridge, went to America, Joined NDTV, worked for a year, Met Anusha Rizvi there, Went back to Mumbai, Got married in 2002

34:35- Documentary Making, Freelancing, Used to read Farooqi, His book on Dastangoi, Tilism e Hoshruba, Presented it in front of audience, Dastangoi

40:46- What is Dastangoi and its history, Munshi Naval Kishor`s press, Dastangoi in modern world, Story of its revival, Problems and solutions

48:58- How dastangoi is different from any other form of storytelling?, Daastaan e taqseem e hind, Chouboli ki Daastaan, Daastaan e sedition

51:42- Why Dastangoi? Reasons behind the emergence of art and what purpose it fulfills, Artist needn`t be a social critic, Indian populace likes drama, Art is for recreation

57:34- What would a 21st century youth seek in such old art form, Moral of the story, Art inspires people to think doesn’t change them overnight, What Dastangoi has given to modern age

1:03:15- Why two people instead of one as in old times,

1:05:00- Dastangoi in modern scenario, how to write and perform, It is important to tell people that our traditions are interconnected, Responsibilities of a Dastango, An anecdote from kerala

1:10:46- Challenges in Dastangoi, Audience should not have power over the artist

1:12:35- Dastanzaadiyaan

1:13:21- Performs an excerpt from Mahabharata

1:16:40- Recites a translation of Geeta by Khalifa Abdul Hakeem done in Pakistan

1:18:23- A word to audience

1:20:03- Peepli Live, Anusha Rizvi, Everyone wants to become a hero in India

1:24:52- Truth belongs to the perspective it is being seen from, His view on history

1:31:12- Performs an excerpt from Tilism e Hoshruba

1:34:10- About Shamsurrahman Farooqi

1:35:43- About Rekhta

Anchor - Producer : Syed Mohammad Irfan