Hyderabad, Dec. 20 -- Picture actors from Norway and Malaysia mingling with performers from Assam, Maharashtra and Kerala. Add playwrights from France and Telangana, musicians from West Bengal and Karnataka, all converging on a single platform in Hyderabad. That was the Qadir Ali Baig Theatre Festival.

Now in its 20th year, Telangana's annual theatre festival continues to captivate audiences while drawing the global theatre fraternity to the city of Hyderabad to celebrate exceptional stagecraft and honour a legend.

This year's edition saw debutants and young performers sharing the spotlight with veterans like Mohan Agashe, Sharmila Tagore and Mahesh Elkunchwar. "It's amazing to see theatre exponents from so many different countries and ...