The magic of Sadat Hassan Manto was splendidly spread by the theatre artists of the city at Imphal. A play ‘Manto Khud’ depicting the plays by Sadat Hassan Manto was staged by city artists at Imphal on Thursday.
The play was performed by the artists of Rising Society of Art and Culture (RiSAC) Bhopal and was brilliantly directed by Preeti Jha.
Preeti Jha recently recieved Sangeet Natak Academy Award in Imphal.
The play was a huge and beautiful collage of Manto’s stories.
The plays from which the play was adapted includes ‘License’, ‘Aankhien’ and ‘Khuda Ki Kasam’.
The main concept of Manto Khud was from his play License. Slowly and gradually as the play’s plot moves forward, the audience watch changing shades of those characters.
The other stories Aankhien and Khuda Ki Kasam were included in such a way that the story gave an impactful message to the society.
The main character of the play is a girl names ‘Inayat’.
Inayat is a girl who looks for her existence in this male dominated society.
The artists were able to reach out to the audience and give the message.
The story of the drama reflects the exploitation by the male-dominated society, the atrocities faced with women, the physical and mental harassment being done on them on women.
The play was loved by the audience as it left an impact over them and think over the issues still harming the personality of a woman.
With simple costume design and enchanting light design the play was beautifully presented on stage.
The play was intelligently planned and staged before the Bhopalites and was appreciated by the audience.