Ek Haan

Ek Haan, a powerful play set in 1951- the years immediately following the Partition of India and the creation of Pakistan, is a poignant exploration of the life and the writings of Manto through the eyes of Wazira, a Kashmiri journalist who follows Manto to Pakistan. Mantos finest stories- Toba Tek Singh Kali Salwar and Thanda Ghosht come alive on stage; a result of the provocative to mysterious interactions between Wazira and Manto. Starring Shekhar Suman and Suchitra Krishnamoorthi, Ek Haan, written by Neha Kargeti and directed by Randhir Roy, will transport you to the mind and heart of Manto, India’s most prominent pre and post independence writer. To know and understand the writings and the life of Sahadat Hassan Manto, is to reach out and touch the wounded womb from which New India was born.