Indian theatre and drama initiated as a narrative form. The art of reciting, dancing and singing gradually came through the national and uniform language of Hindi. The Hindi theatre personalities introduced an integral element of Indian theatre, boasting its copious tradition. The Hindi theatre personalities emphasised on narrative elements that made Indian theatre theatrical right from the distant past of the glory days of Sanskrit theatre.
Indian theatre soon very well encompassed all the popular expression of literature and fine arts into its physical demonstration through the unmatched works of the Hindi theatre personalities. Indian theatre, weighty with its rich past has therefore combined the richness of literature, mime, dance, music, painting, architecture and sculpture and provided the Hindi theatre personalities to carve a niche for themselves in the arena of entertainment.
The History of Indian Theatre dates back to more than 5000 years and the Hindi theatre personalities are closely associated with all the achievements. Bharat Muni wrote Natyashastra and was probably the first mentionable Hindi theatre personality. The Hindi theatre personalities gradually developed theatre as an independent form of expression. The development of Indian theatre can be divided in three parts namely; Theatre in ancient India, Theatre in medieval India and Contemporary Indian Theatre and the Hindi theatre personalities had their massive contribution in each of them. The Hindi theatre personalities marked change in the socio political scenario helped in the development of modern Indian theatre. The history of Indian theatre is therefore the chronicle of changing traditions by the Hindi theatre personalities.
