Film & Theatre

Tamaasha

Where streets are your stage.

Street theatre at the heart of Yugaantar. Teams use storytelling, satire and humour to shed light on pressing social issues and spark conversations that matter.

  • 1st₹12,000
  • 2nd₹10,000
  • 3rd₹8,000

Format

TeamBackstage and technical crew count toward the team size.
LanguageHindi or English
Submit in advanceCollege name, list of participants, script (slight modifications allowed)

Judging criteria

  • Content and relevance
  • Performance and acting
  • Creativity and innovation
  • Overall impact
  • Time: going past 15 minutes draws negative scoring, up to 20 minutes.

Rules

  • Only live, acoustic music is permitted. Dholak, Dafli, Manjira, Ghungroo or a simple harmonium are recommended. No electronic instruments, pre-recorded tracks or phone playback.
  • Costumes, props and materials must be arranged by teams themselves.
  • No script of any kind is permitted on stage, including printed snippets on props, handwritten notes on the body, text on costumes, or cues hidden in props.
  • Regional accents and slang allowed only where a character demands it, and only if not offensive.
  • Clothing or actions considered obscene, vulgar or offensive are prohibited.
  • Flammable substances and alcohol-based products are not allowed.

Disqualification

  • Offensive, obscene or prohibited content.
  • Exceeding the team size limit.
  • Electronic instruments or banned substances.
  • Failure to submit the script in advance.
  • Exceeding the 20-minute negative-scoring threshold.
  • Possession or use of a script on stage.

Contacts

₹600Closes Fri 20 Nov, 11:59 pm

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