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Naatak's जिस लाहौर नई देख्या, ओ जम्याई नई (Jis Lahore.. 2011) #AsgharWajahat #Hindi #Partition
Naatak presents its 35th production: जिस लाहौर नई देख्या, ओ जम्याई नई A story on the partition of India-Pakistan A play in Hindi by Asghar Wajahat Catch the post play discussions at:    • Post Play Discussion from Naatak's जि...   Cubberley Theater, Palo Alto, CA Directed by Monica Mehta Chitkara Produced by Manjusha Gangadharan Run Time: 66 minutes About the Play Jis Lahore Nai Dekhya O Jamyai Nai (“One who has not seen Lahore has not been born”) was written in the 1980s. Set in 1947, it is the story of a Muslim family that migrates from Lucknow to Lahore and is allotted a haveli vacated by a departing Hindu family. Drama ensues when they find an old Hindu woman living in the haveli. Asghar Wajahat’s classic was first performed by Naya Theatre under the direction of Habib Tanvir, who staged the play in Karachi, Lahore, Sydney, New York, Dubai and all over India. The play has also been performed by Ank Theatre group under the direction of Dinesh Thakur and by several other theater groups in various Indian regional languages. Recently, renowned Bollywood director Rajkumar Santoshi has announced plans to make a film based on this play.

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