 A Rangakarmee productionHindi Duration: 1 hour 30 Minutes (no interval)
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Story: Saadat Hasan Manto |
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Sarhad Paar Manto is a double bill of stories – Khol Do and Toba Tek Singh – centering on Partition by Saadat Hasan Manto. “Sarhad Par Manto has taken up two stories of human agony. Their powerful content can scar our sensibilities even after so many years.” Khol Do
Toba Tek Singh
Caught in the utter confusion of an exchange of lunatics between India and Pakistan, Bishan Singh, a Sikh lunatic in a camp in Pakistan, is obsessed with Toba Tek Singh, ‘the small village in the Punjab which was his home’. When he cannot really understand where the village has gone, the loss leaves him shattered. He refuses to be pushed into India, declares himself ‘Toba Tek Singh’. In the end in no mans land which lies between the barbed wires of Pakistan and India lay Toba Tek Singh on a patch of earth with no name.
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Cast and Crew Biographies
Usha Ganguli, who has established herself as one of India’s major directors, leading the theatre group Rangakarmee for 29 years now, still essentially remains an activist who loves to take on challenging subjects and seeks to grow in the process. Professionally, a lecturer in Hindi language and literature at Kolkata, and a 1998 SANGEET NATAK AKADEMI AWARDEE, recognition for her work has come in the form of various awards. As a critic and commentator on theatre, she has contributed both within and outside India in Bangladesh, Pakistan and USA. Plays written or adapted by her include Prastav Rudali, Khoj, Inspector Matadin Chand Par, Antaryatra Kashinama, Badnam Manto and Sarhad Paar Manto. Om Pareek Joined Rangakarmee in 1976. Founder Member & Senior Actor of Rangakarmee. Participated in many Plays produced by Rangakarmee directed by Usha Ganguli & others. Dilip Bharti Joined Rangakarmee in 1989. Senior Actor and Executive Member of Rangakarmee. Participated in many Plays of Rangakarmee directed by Usha Ganguli. Dipak Mishra Actor, associated with Rangakarmee for 2 years. Swadesh Mondal Repertory Member, Actor, associated with Rangakarmee for 3 years. Anil Tiwari Actor, associated with Rangakarmee for 2 years. Pradip Dutta Sound Operator Rabi Gayen Setman Biplab Das Setman Narendra Roy Joined Rangakarmee in 1991. Executive Member and Senior Actor. Participated in many Plays of Rangakarmee directed by Usha Ganguli. Sumit Srivastav Actor, associated with Rangakarmee for 5 years. Shrabani Guha Roy Actress, associated with Rangakarmee for 3 years. Rupashree Majumdar Actress, associated with Rangakarmee for 1 year. Dipesh Rajak Joined Rangakarmee in 1991. Repertory Member & Actor. Ratina Roy Choudhury Senior Actress, associated with Rangakarmee for 15 years. Roma Mitra Senior Actress, associated with Rangakarmee for 1 year. Sunipa Samaddar Actress, associated with Rangakarmee for 1 year. Sanhita Dutta Actress, associated with Rangakarmee for 1 year. Archana Parihar Actress, associated with Rangakarmee for 2 years. Khama Nag Actress, associated with Rangakarmee for 2 years. Vijoy Roy Joined Rangakarmee in 1991. Executive Member & Actor. Participated in many Plays of Rangakarmee directed by Usha Ganguli. Parth Sarathi Sarkar Joined Rangakarmee in 1998. Participated in many Plays produced by Rangakarmee directed by Usha Ganguli & others. Gouri Ghosh Actress, associated with Rangakarmee for 1 year. Rani Mitra Senior Actress, associated with Rangakarmee. Suryakant Tiwari Joined Rangakarmee in 1989. Senior Actor participated in many plays of Rangakarmee directed by Usha Ganguli. Kum Kum Roy Senior Actress with Rangakarmee for 10 years. Amitabh Mukherjee Light Operator Hirakendu Ganguli Actor associated with Rangakarmee. Shasanka Mondal Light Operator Bablu Acharyya Actor associated with Rangakarmee for 4 years. Sanjib Banerjee Repertory Member & Actor, associated with Rangakarmee for 3 years. Harishankar Das Joined Rangakarmee in 1987. Senior Actor participated in many plays of Rangakarmee directed by Usha Ganguli & others. Manoj Choudhary Joined Rangakarmee in 1991. Executive Member & Actor participated in many plays of Rangakarmee directed by Usha Ganguli.
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