A Hindi play ‘Sarhadien’ depicting the trials and problems Zeenat faces was staged at Shaheed Bhavan here on Monday.
Zenat, the protagonist of the play finds herself in the whirls of traumatic problems when she gets married in Pakistan and comes over to India and ends up in jail. Written by Sanjay Shrivastava, the play was directed by Niti Shrivastava. The play was splendidly performed by the artists by Creative Art and Culture Development Society, Bhopal. The play revolves around a girl named Zeenat. Zeenat is married in Pakistan and lives with her parent-in-laws. Zeenat is tortured by her in-laws day and night. The play also highlights about social evils such as domestic violence and mental harassment.
Zeenat is unable to conceive a child as a result her in-laws torture her a lot. Then Zeenat is thrown out of her house. She travels to India. The things turn all over when she lands in India.
The situations for Zeenat become worse and she falls into accusations and is jailed for a year. Zeenat is jailed. All through the play Zeenat is tried by her life. The play questioned the mentality of urban society where people become superstitious and torture others.The play was much enjoyed by the theatre buffs. With the intense acting skills by artists made the play watching worthwhile. The play had almost all the dramatic elements, from language to highly decorated costumes, make-up and stage craft that left the audience thrilled as they applauded at each and every scene.