Ek Mulaqat Manto Se

Details

Ticket Price:	₹ 400
Genre:	Drama
Language:	Hindi and Urdu
Duration:	60 minutes, no intermission
Age:	14 years and above
Director:	Ashwath Bhatt
Cast:	Ashwath Bhatt Creative Producer: Maneesh Verma
Location:	JAGRITI, Ramagondanahalli, Varthur Road, Whitefield, Bengaluru, 560066

Meet Manto as he delves into his life, childhood, family & friends, facing persecution, self-ridicule, depression, being broke, helplessness, drinking, Hindi cinema, satire, irony, hypocrisy, sadness, strife and moral decay.

Saadat Hasan Manto is an Indo-Pakistani writer known for his irreverent writing, holding up a mirror to the society especially in ugly times. He is hailed as one of Urdu's finest & most controversial writers. The performance is based on articles written by Manto and explores his life, times he lived in and the social changes, he witnessed at the time of India’s Partition. Ashwath Bhatt plays Manto who engages with the audience in person, trying to answer the biggest question “Why I write what I write”.

The texts used in the play are ‘Manto, Main Afsana Kyun Kar Likhta hoon, Khol Do, Kal Sawere Jo Meri Ankh Khuli and Deewaroon Pe Likhna. Begum Akhtar’s ghazals have been used at a few places to highlight the pathos of Manto’s life.