Big B- Excerpts from Press Reviews
- The audience was treated to a rip-roaring and rib tickling time – the Times of India
- An excellent rendition – The Hindu
- Witty and fast paced — you will quickly understand why this play has been playing to packed auditoriums for over five years – Time Out (Delhi)
- A brilliant example of Light, subtle and unassuming humor – The Indian Express
- A gold mine for laughter –The Statesman
- The play promises one more first – the first ever in broken English – Delhi Times
- Fun-filled, giving a new meaning to Indian English - Sahara Time
- Step back Bachchan, this is Premchand’s Big B - The Hindu (Bangalore)
- It was different this time ….it was humorous without any farce – The Pioneer
- Witty, subtle and unassumingly funny – India Today
- The play surely has the credit of presenting Munshi Premchand’s Short Story in a new garb - Dainik Jagran
- A big hit with the audience in Bangalore – The Times of India (Bangalore)
- A beautiful time travel - Deccan Herlad (Bangalore)
- The play is just what the inventor of laughing gas ordered – Today
- A play that oozes out laughter every now and then – The Asian Age
- This is one of those English plays wherein your laugh in Hindi – Navbharat Times
- Mind it, you have to laugh a lot in the play – What’s hot – the Times of India
- So, we went for this play and 5 minutes into it … we were rolling down the aisles. Hilarious is too small a word to represent its crazy use of language. Absolute laughter slaughter happened- Times
- Loved every minute of it … in fact, the play left everybody tickled for hours. - An Internet Review.
- The play showcases the sheer genius of the both; Premchand and theatre company – Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
- Hilarious is too small a word to represent its crazy use of language. Absolute slaughter happened. Daily Doze of Life
- Great story, equally good script, brilliant acting and superb direction are the ingredients of this play by M.Sayeed Alam-Niti Phool duo. – Deccan Chronicle (Bhopal)
- A great example of English spoken in Hindi … the play ensures a rollicking time. Bindaasdaily.Com
- The most brilliant play at the ongoing international festival – The Post (Pakistan)
- The play treated the audience to a rip-roaring and rib-tickling time – Daily Times (Pakistan).
- What a generous opportunity of entertainment did this play give to otherwise serious students of medicine at SRMS Medical College – Dainik Jagran (Bareilly)
- Big B is M Sayeed Alam’s contemporary twist to the ageless tale - Mail Today
- The play is sure to send audience into peals of laughter – Time Out
- M. Sayeed Alam’s production Big B is all about the hilarity of taking on the world – Wall Street Journal
- This was the 78th staging of this gem from Prem Chand and it continues to regale people at every performance - Sahara Samay
- It was the most beautiful combination of great story, brilliant acting and fabulous presentation - The Hindustan Times (Luck now)
- Directed and written by M. Sayeed Alam, this play is based on Munshi Premchand’s Bade Bhai Saheb, a study in contrasts between two brothers, and also between natural brilliance and inherent dullness. Alam’s play focuses more on the learning of English and the struggles of those who didn’t grow up speaking it. – MINT –WALL STREET JOURNAL
- What a unique and entertaining interpretation of Munshi premchand’s work – Dainik Jagran (Bhopal)
- Audience was literally rolling in laughter while enjoying the tragedies of sibling rivalry – Hindustan (Bareilly)
- The Pierrot’s Group’s rendition of Bade Bhai Sahab–a tale of two brothers, makes you laugh your head off. Deccan Herald (Delhi)
- Pierrot’s Troupe adds its own touch to the 1934 story by having the entire play narrated by Samta, who is now almost 90 years old. Deccan Chronicle (Bangalore)
- An English adaptation of Premchand's short story Bade Bhai, the play directed by M Sayeed Alam, has been staged a record number of times. The Hindustan Times (Delhi
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