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Journalism of Courage
Ankush Chowdhary, the blind man from the original cast of the Marathi blockbuster All The Best, was just another college student before the acting bug bit him. A student of Parels8217;s M D College, he joined Shaheer Sable8217;s acting and dance group, Maharashtrachi Lokdhara. It was here that the one-act play, All The Best was conceived. It sweeped all prizes at inter-collegiate competitions. The bigwigs of Marathi theatre 8212; Devendra Pem, Chandrakant Kulkarni and Mahesh Manjrekar 8212; spotted the group at once and their amateur attempt was given a commercial facelift.
Ankush performed for the first 825 shows and then dropped out of the play. quot;I was with the play for two years and had begun feeling the urge to do something new,quot; says Ankush.
Ankush has acted in serials like Shriman Shrimati and Teri Bhi Chup Meri Bhi Chup. But theatre for him is like oil to a vehicle. quot;You may run it on petrol or diesel, but oil is a must,quot; he says. So, Ankush will always be on stage with one play onthe cards.
