Father of Indian theatre and connoisseur of arts Ebrahim Alkazi dies at 94

Theatre doyen, legendary drama teacher and connoisseur of the arts Ebrahim Alkazi died on Tuesday after suffering a heart attack, his son said. He was 94.

Alkazi, who was the longest serving director of the National School of Drama and mentored generations of actors, produced plays such as Girish Karnad's "Tughlaq" and Dharamvir Bharati's "Andha Yug".

He is survived by his son Feisal Alkazi and his daughter Amal Allana, both well known theatre directors.

"Dad died this evening at 2.45 pm after a massive heart attack. He was admitted to the Escorts hospital the day before yesterday," his son Feisal told PTI.

Alkazi, who