Lucknow, Sept. 22 -- Music and poetry enthusiasts were treated to a play on poet Sahir Ludhianvi at the Sant Gadge Auditorium of Sangeet Natak Akademi (SNA) here on Sunday. Presented in association with Awadh Conclave and produced by Rajiv Pradhan, the performance received an overwhelming response from a full house. Written by Chandra Shekhar Varma and directed by Gopal Sinha, the play offered a moving and thoughtful portrayal of the life, poetry, and ideological journey of one of India's most iconic poet and lyricists. Rather than simply narrating the poet's life, the script delved deep into his emotional and philosophical universe, exploring his love, disillusionment, and activism through both words and silence. The production featured a powerful performance by Sudhanshu Mani, Rupali Chandra and Chandra Shekhar Varma (narrator). Anuradha Tandon, Amit Harsh, Jyoti Singh, Aftab Alam, Faiz Khumar, and Rohit Tandon delivered strong supporting performances. A major highlight of the evening was the live musical integration of classic Hindi film songs penned by Sahir. These timeless melodies were rendered with emotional resonance by Dr Prabha Srivastava and Pankaj Kumar. The music team was joined by Shyam on synthesiser, Ajay on tabla, Monty on bass guitar and Deepak on octopad. Background music was given by Ankur Saxena. Maneesh Saini was on light duty. The set was arranged by Ashutosh Vishwakarma. htc...