The next day both the plays were presented. Balraj’s performance in 'The Magical Chair', when he speaks in a dry tone saying ‘civil liberty is one thing, civic liberty is another’, totally mesmerized the audience who were in splits. There is one thing that I would like to reiterate about Balraj, for all his work in films, cinema wasted his talent. He was such a brilliant comedian, he was so effective in Jadu ki Kursi that his performance was unforgettable. I have seen many of his films too, he always acted with great control and subtlety but he was never given a comic role. Jadu ki Kursi did not have a script, the whole thing was an improvisation. I had this friend called Noor Nabi Abbasi, Mughni Abbasi’s brother, he had an astounding memory. He was never formally in IPTA, he did act in some of my productions in Delhi, but he often came to watch IPTA rehearsals and shows. He knew the play ‘One Night in Telengana’ by heart. Years later he recited it to me, standing up, complete with impersonations, mimicking me exactly. You can listen to Jadu ki Kursi from his mouth, he won’t miss a word. I used to urge him to write it down for the records because there is no script available anywhere, he would say yes but would not do anything. Towards the end he was in such a bad shape because of Alzheimer’s that he would not remember his wife and children’s names even.