The Play ‘Paanch Din’, based on the story written by Saadat Hassan Manto, was staged at Madhya Pradesh State Tribal Museum here on Friday. The play was staged under its regular drama series, Abhinayan.
Directed by Pooja Gupta, by the artists of Trisha Natya Institution and Folk Arts Sahitya Samiti performed the play. This play shows people's attitude towards women, presenting an emotional depiction of their behaviour.
The lead character of the play is a girl Sakina. Sakina is an orphan whose uncle sells her in greed of money. Realising that truth about her uncle, Sakina runs away from the house.
As she ran away, in the middle path she lost her cautiousness only to realize that she has been saved by an old man.
When Sakina wakes up to her conscious, she finds a man double of her age standing in front of her. She is frightened, but after much counseling Sakina tells her story to that man. This man is a professor by profession. He asks Sakina to stay at his home and she will be safe.
Though Sakina doubts his intensions, but giving a second chance to her doubts, she stayed there. For five days, she stayed at his home.
As the time passes by, this old man fell in love with Sakina. But, because of society’s norms and conditions he never expressed his love to Sakina.
It was the time when, the old man was in his death bed. Counting his last days, he confesses his love to Sakina, and the play ends.Paanch Din is a wonderful story of Manto.
It leaves an indelible impression on the viewer's mind. Through the story of the play, the director of drama tried to present emotion every woman in front of the audience who is still fighting for self-esteem in society.