Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 17: Sadat Hasan Manto’s Urdu play ‘Khudkushi’ was staged here at Natrang Studio Theatre Kachi Chawni, in its Sunday Theatre Series. The play was directed by Neeraj Kant. The play very cleverly and in a satirical manner tells about the importance of life and all the problems and worries which make someone end life are not worth considering as it is not wise and brave to end the life which is a gift of the God.
When the play opens, a girl is mourning the death of her lover. She thinks it as the end of the world and gets so upset that she decides to commit suicide. But before that, she thinks of taking permission of her uncle, whom she holds responsible for the death of her soul mate. Uncle, who is more concerned about his reputation, has very little feelings of her niece and permits her on the condition that he himself will write suicide note for her, as he thinks her incapable of even writing a proper note, Meanwhile, ‘Heer’ appears in the picture, who looks very upset as she was followed by ‘Ranjha’, Heer explains her about the pain of the other love couples like Soni-Mahiwal, Laila-Majnu, Sasi-Punoo etc. Heer finally convinces the girl that love is not worth dying for, and even repents her decision to die in love. Girl changes her mind and realises that how important the life is? The play is a satire on all those who are incapable to face the challenges of life and commit suicide.
Natrang artists who presented a remarkable performance included Sajra Qadir, Anita Dhar, Rahul Singh and Vineet Sharma. The music was operated by Uplaksh Singh Kotwal and the lights were executed by Ankush Lakhnotra. Mohd. Yaseen and Ashwani Bali designed the Sets. Sumeet Sharma coordinated the show and also did the presentations.
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