On the twelfth day of “Pakistan Theatre Festival” in Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi, Ajoka Theatre Group presented a Theatre play “KaunHaiYehGastakh” in Urdu language to pay homage to the famous writer Saadat Hassan Manto. President Arts Council Muhammad Ahmad Shah and Writer ShahidNadeem expressed their views at the beginning of the Theatre.
Muhammad Ahmad Shah said that Today’s Theatre is the result of ShahidNadeem’s tireless work, outside Pakistan and throughout his life he worked together with his team, our real heroes are these people.
Writer and director ShahidNadeem expressed his opinion and said that Ahmed Shah is a cultural wizard, Ahmed Shah is providing great opportunities for the promotion of art and culture, Manto was our role model and a great storyteller. Play is a tribute to Manto, this drama covers the life of Manto, the cast of the drama includes UsmanRaaj, M Qaiser, Usman Zia, Kamran Mujahid, Bilal Mughal, ShehzadSadiq, RizwanRiaz, HafiaMudassar, UsmanChaudhry and Uzma Hassan.
KaunHaiYehGastakh, written by ShahidNadeem and directed by MadihaGohar, was first produced in 2012 on the birth centenary of Saadat Hassan Manto, a drama about Manto’s migration to Pakistan in 1948. Focuses on later life, work and events, Manto emigrated out of frustration with family pressure and Hindu-Muslim tensions in Bombay which adversely affected the environment of the Bombay film industry. From his travels from India to Pakistan.
