Set designer Chhel Vayeda no more
27/11/2014
There’s nobody in the
theatre world whose not familiar with Chhel Vayeda, 79, veteran Art-director (of 'Chhel-Paresh'
duo), father of writer director Sanjay Chel, Vayeda expired on 12 November 2014
but his is a fragrance that continues to linger.
Vayedya started his career as a set designer
in 1963-64 and has over the decades designed more than 700 plays in almost all languages
that span from the mainstream Khubsurat (1999)
to international Train to Pakistan(1996),
from the middle of the road Sagar Sarhadi's Lorie
(1984) to Amol Palekar's artistic Ankahi
(1986). He worked with the best talent on stage and cinema be it AK Bir's
Udiya film Aadi Mimansa or
Ashwini Chaudhary's National award winning film Laado.
For Vaeda no production,
no play and no serial was small or big, He extended himself to five generations
starting with stalwarts like Kanti Madia, Praveen Joshi, Honey Chhaya, Adi
Marzban, Shailesh Dave, Arvind Joshi, Arvind Thakkar, Barjor Patel, Satyadev
Dube, Nadira Babbar, Dinesh Thakur, Purushottam Darhvekar , Prabhakar
Panshikar and worked harmoniously with competitive banners be it INT, Natya
Sampada, IPTA, Ank and Ekjut.
Chhel was an expert in
providing multiple sets with 'Revolving Stage'. He excelled in the Jack Knife
Technique where a bungalow turns in to airport, a village house in to
Wagha border! Vayedya is the only art designer to put up his sets in all
theatres be it Prithvi or NCPA and also the only one whose sets created as much
of a stir in foreign countries during their shows abroad.
To be continued...
Bhawana Somaaya/ @bhawanasomaaya
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