Event Details

DINESH THAKUR’S  Ank  presents  the 402nd  show of JIS LAHORE  NAHI  DEKHYA.  Conceived and directed by Dinesh Thakur, JIS LAHORE NAHI DEKHYA has completed  20 years of regular performance.

Asghar Wajahat’s powerful Human Saga with lyrics by Nida Fazli and music by Kuldip  Singh is the story of two communities, who have  suffered  first-hand  the  horrors  of  partition  and  still  have  the  strength  and  humanity  to  rise  above  petty  hatred.

JIS LAHORE…  set  in  the  bygone era of  partition  is  very  much  a play of  our times. The  story tells of   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  goons.  Even as the  goons move  in,   a bond surfaces between the old woman and the family. Their efforts come to nought as  they remain  blind to the   inherent  strength  of  human  kindnesses.

While  the play   recreates  an era  of  nostalgic  charm, after  400  shows,   it  has  been  able  to  successfully  put  across the  important  message  of  brotherhood which  goes  beyond  the evil  politician  and fanatic  to make  a difference  to the  common man. This continues to hold relevance today in our own country where we are becoming stooges to the vested agenda of  powerful others.

In  the  light  of   the  spate  of  the  recent  terror attacks  globally, it  has  become  even  more  imperative  to drive  home  the  message  of ‘tolerance  and  mutual  respect’  to  prevent  the  birth  of  future  terrorists. We  need  to continually   remind  ourselves  that Lines  may divide countries,  but they cannot divide Humanbeings.

Production : ANK Theatre Group Mumbai
Written by Asghar Wajahat
Directed by Dinesh Thakur
Cast: Priita Mathur Thakur, Aman Gupta, Atul Mathur, Ajay Chaurey, Meena Vaibhav, Brij Bhushan Sawhney, Shankar Iyer, Ravish Kumar, Jayprakash, Amreen, Jawed, Rajat
Produced By:  Priita Mathur Thakur for ANK, Mumbai

Box Office: 9th December for Members & 12th December for Public.