Three Urdu stories by the famed and much loved, not to say controversial writer, Ismat Chughtai (1915-1999) set in middle class Muslim homes in small town U.P., a milieu which both Ismat Chughtai and the director of this production, both belong. A minimal set and mostly imaginay props are used to communicate the stories to the audience exactly as written and hopefully give them the experience of having seen, heard and read the stories, simultaneously
Writer: Saadat Hasan Manto & Ismat Chughtai
Director: Naseeruddin Shah
Cast: Ratna Pathak Shah, Imaad Shah, Sahil Vaid, Heeba Shah, Dhruv Kalra & Jairaj Patil
Box Office: July 09th for Members & July 12th for Public.
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Age Guidance: 18+
₹450
₹500
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