Lushin Dubey(2008-09)
Lushin Dubey is best known for her involvement in promoting children's theatre in Delhi and has always been engaged in some or the other social cause. 2005 saw her present her solo show Bitter Chocolate, dealing with the subject of child abuse. Never one to shy away from controversial topics, she says an effective play is one that moves the audience, something that this production sure did. Her innovative solo performance in 'Untitled' gave voice to a woman's plight in a world dominated by men, winning many accolades. Besides being the director of Theatre Group which has staged many plays in Delhi and other metros, Lushin has also acted in several TV serials, and an experimental production in New York called 'Chaos Theory'.Arvind Gaur(2008-09)
Arvind Gaur is the face of socially and politically relevant theatre today. Some of the core issues he deals with are Communalism, Caste Issues, Feudalism, Domestic Violence, Crime of State, Politics of Power, Violence, Injustice, Social Discrimination, Marginalization and Racism. This prolific theatre director has organized many theatre workshops for children in schools, slums and on the Street. In last 15 years he directed 52 plays with Asmita, collaborated with various theatre artists and worked with several organizations and forums. According to him, "Theatre has a purpose of awakening the audience to contemporary issue and creating a dialogue on prevailing social problems." Sushma Veer (2007-08)
Sushma is a multi faceted and multi talented award-winning artist. She is a respected Actor, Dancer, Painter, Singer, Composer & Producer. She retired from acting in main stream cinema and now is solely concentrating on producing high quality and meaningful theatre and cinema through her brain child, Katha-kar. She is the founder-manager of an NGO, Akanksha, which works for the visually impaired children, children with special needs and cancer patients.
She produced a path breaking music video ‘KASH’ to raise funds for Akanksha. The video starts the biggest Indian sports stars, actors, musicians and eminent politicians.