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About Shekhar Sen : Shekhar Sen is a name today who has proved himself as a talented singer, music composer, lyricist and actor. Born and brought up in a Bengali family of Raipur Chhattisgarh, he was fortunate to learn music from his parents late Dr. Arun Kumar Sen & late Dr. Aneeta Sen renowned classical singers of Gwalior Gharana & Musicologists. Shekhar established himself as a singer with a different style by singing the medieval poets like Raskhan, Raheem, Lalitkishori, Bhooshan Bihari & many more. To his credit, he has done more than 1200 singing concerts all over the world, released more than 200 cassettes & CD’s as singer, composer & lyricist. He composed music in many TV serials like Shiv Mahapuran, Geeta Rahasya, Parivaar, Dhadkan etc. & given playback in the famous serial Ramayan. He then invented a new style in the field of entertainment. His monoact musical plays “Tulsi”, “Kabeer”, “Vivekanand” & “Saahab” created history with more than 600 shows in India, USA, UK, Belgium, Hongkong, Singapore, Indonesia, Trinidad & Suriname. The quest never ends; therefore as a true representative of Indian culture Shekhar is proceeding ahead in search of new horizons.
About the Mono-Act play Kabeer : “Kabeer” This musical mono act play depicts exciting life story of great reformist, poet and philosopher “Kabeer”. 600 years ago, this legendary saint challenged deep-rooted social evils ailing the society. With 45 song sequences, this two hour long play unfolds making of this revolutionary social reformer who was discovered floating in a pond, on his day of birth, by a Muslim couple Neeru & Nima. He grew in ancient holy city – Kashi amidst temples and mosques, only to discover deeply entrenched superstition propagated by religious leaders and priests. Play truly reflects influence of great saints like Guru Ramanand, Raidas, and Sheikh Fareed on Kabeer. Touching enactment of Kabeer’s marriage with Loyee, meeting with Sikandar Shah Lodhi and other incidences underlines Shekhar’s sterling performance. Sung in rich voice and supported by melodious music Kabeer’s poems, appropriately woven in the play, tenderly touch our soul. Mesmerized audience rediscovers Kabeer’s message of love and peace & religious harmony, a message that binds us together shedding religious hatred. “Kabeer” has been conceived, written, composed, directed and acted by Shekhar Sen – a renowned singer and music director credited with more than 1000 live performances and over 188 cassettes and CDs. 244 shows of “Kabeer” have been grand success in Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Surat, Kolkata, Indore, Ujjain, Varanasi, Lucknow, London, Antwerp, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Fransisco, New York, Dallas, Boston, Phoenix, San Antonio, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Detroit, Dayton, Houston, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Singapore and Suriname. These plays were not only appreciated in abroad & elite circles of Metros but Shekhar Sen took KABEER to small villages like Ayodhya, Kopa gunj, Maunath bhanjan, Salempur, Devaria, Basti, Gajipur, Ajamgarh, Kushi Nagar, Magahar, Balia, Balia, Mirzapur, Jaunpur, Rauzagaon, etc. where each show draw an average crowd of 10-15000 people. A journey from “Kashi to Magahar” covered 14 free concerts in eastern UP. Kabeer was performed at the Lok sabha on 4th May 2005.
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