“Kun Hai Yeh Gastakh” is the result of tireless work of Shahid Nadeem, President Arts Council Muhammad Ahmad Shah at Pakistan Theatre Festival



On the twelfth day of “Pakistan Theatre Festival” in Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi, Ajoka Theatre Group presented a Theatre play “Kaun Hai Yeh Gastakh” in Urdu language to pay homage to the famous writer Saadat Hassan Manto. President Arts Council Muhammad Ahmad Shah and Writer Shahid Nadeem expressed their views at the beginning of the Theatre. Muhammad Ahmad Shah said that Today’s Theatre is the result of Shahid Nadeem’s tireless work, outside Pakistan and throughout his life he worked together with his team, our real heroes are these people. Writer and director Shahid Nadeem 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 Usman Raaj, M Qaiser, Usman Zia, Kamran Mujahid, Bilal Mughal, Shehzad Sadiq, Rizwan Riaz, Hafia Mudassar, Usman Chaudhry and Uzma Hassan. Kaun Hai Yeh Gastakh, written by Shahid Nadeem and directed by Madiha Gohar, 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, his impressions of the horrific communal riots are reflected in his writings on Partition, Minto’s stories “Khuda Ki Qasim”, “Khol Do”, “Kal Sawere Jo Ankh Meri Khuli”. , “Licence”, “Letter to Uncle Sam”, “Thanda Gosht” and “Toba” were performed in a dramatic manner while the play ends with Majeed Amjad’s powerful poetic tribute to Manto “Kaun Hai Yeh Gastakh”. A large number of fans were present in the hall to watch the play and enjoyed the best performances of the actors