Artists stage agitation for opening of theatres in Kolhapur

Kolhapur: Actors and artists from film and theatre industry were supplied with essential kits at an event held at the Balgopal Talim hall in Mangalwar Peth area on Monday.

The theatre artists also staged an agitation at the Keshavrao Bhosale Natyagruh demanding financial aid from the state government and permission to open the theatres for performances.

Meghraj Rajebhosale, the president of Akhil Bhartiya Marathi Chitrapat Mahamandal, said, “I had urged a few social organisations to donate essential kits, which can be given to the needy artists. Due to the pandemic and lockdown restrictions, the people dependent on theatre and films like actors, backstage artists, singers, makeup men, spot boys, costume designers, choreographers have no earnings and are in a very critical situation financially. We donated essential kits to these artistes.”

The artists from the theatre industry also staged a statewide protest on Monday. In Kolhapur, around 100 theatre industry people joined the agitation at Keshavrao Bhosale Natyagruh.