Mohammad Ali Baig
Recipient of Padma Shri and several global honors for his work in theatre globally and its revival in Hyderabad, stage and screen actor Mohammad Ali Baig starred in theatre spectacles, regional cinema and web series in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. As an adfilmmaker, he made over 450 television commercials, corporate and documentary films in seven countries. In 2004, he founded Qadir Ali Baig Theatre Foundation, as a tribute to his legendary father, which is today amongsts formidable professional theatre repertories around the world. He is known for his larger-than-life theatre spectacles staged at iconic venues and heritage monuments. His previous four plays premiered in London. His celebrated heritage theatre spectacle ‘Quli - Dilon ka Shahzaada’ had a week-long run at the Edinburgh fest alongwith world-premiere of his other play ‘1857 - Turrebaz Khan’.