Jisne Lahore Nahin Dekha - Kennedy Center Washington D.C.
"Jisne Lahore Nahin Dekha" ("one who has not seen [the city of] Lahore") is a highly acclaimed Urdu/Hindi/Punjabi drama by playwright Asghar Wajahat. Set in 1947 during the time of partition, the story depicts the strength of human relationships in an atmosphere charged with communal hatred, intolerance, and vendetta. This silver jubilee performance stars Pushpa Agnihotri, Noor Naghmi, Ali Shoaib, Anil Gulati, Shimaliya, Javed Boota, Farooq Ahmed, Haidar Naghmi, Neha Pania, Suresh Dhir, Kshitij Mohan, Nisha Narayan, Sultan Naghmi, Manaj Singh, and Ravi Khanna.
It was first performed under the direction of Habib Tanvir in 1989, who subsequently took the play to Karachi, Lahore, Sydney, New York and Dubai. The play has also been performed in several regional languages, a version of it has also been directed by theatre director Dinesh Thakur, and now veteran Bollywood director Rajkumar Santoshi plans to make a film on it.
Read MoreIt was first performed under the direction of Habib Tanvir in 1989, who subsequently took the play to Karachi, Lahore, Sydney, New York and Dubai. The play has also been performed in several regional languages, a version of it has also been directed by theatre director Dinesh Thakur, and now veteran Bollywood director Rajkumar Santoshi plans to make a film on it.
