Jis Lahore Nahi Dekhya - Play May 23, 2009

Jis Lahore Nahi Dekhya - Play. Cast: Preeta Mathur, Aman Gupta, Dharmesh Tiwari, Atul Mathur, S C Makhija, Madhu Srivastava, Rekha Rana, Rohan Shroff, Akshay Sharma, Malkhan Singh, Sunil Deshmukh, Vinay, Sahil. Crew: Dhanendra Kawde, Kalu Singh, Malkhan Singh, Sunil Deshmukh, Vinay, Sahil. Design & Direction: Dinesh Thakur. Script: Asghar Wajahat. Lyrics: Nida Fazli. Music: Kuldip Singh. Jis Lahore Nahi Dekhya was written in the 1980s but today it has become our willing tool to cry out stop- to death, torture, violence, rape visited on any community in the name of religion! The story, set in 1947, is about an old Hindu woman in Lahore who, robbed of her son and family as a result of the riots at partition refuses to be robbed of her home by a Muslim refugee family from Lucknow. The Muslim family, having suffered the painful displacement of partition are desperate and not averse to bringing in the local, political goondas. Even as the goondas move in, sensing the advantage of exploiting the situation, they remain blind to the strength of human kindnesses. Ank repertory in its 33rd year is about 40 strong and is headed by Mr.Dinesh Thakur who himself has completed 45 years in theatre. For Ank, theatre is not just a source of entertainment, it also serves to keep history alive, to propagate and emphasise those cultural values and traditions which set us apart and identify us as Indians in the eyes of the rest of the world and most importantly to raise some questions, tickle some issues almost always tongue-in-cheek. Within this larger framework, Ank believes that it is theatre which provides respite and rejuvenation to any society. For Ank therefore, theatre is serious and responsible work and quality the cornerstone of its belief. Having come into being in 1976 and picked up momentum in 1978 with the emergence of Prithvi theatre and with the unforgettable encouragement from the Late Jennifer Kapoor and Shri Shashi Kapoor, Ank today has one of the largest bodies of work in Hindi with approximately 6700 shows of 74 plays all over the country and abroad.

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