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Toba Tek Singh: A Theatrical Adaptation

Toba Tek Singh is a short story by Saadat Hasan Manto that explores the trauma of the Partition of India through the lens of a mental asylum, focusing on the character Bishan Singh who is confused about his hometown's status. The story culminates in Bishan's refusal to move between the borders of India and Pakistan, symbolizing the plight of those displaced by arbitrary divisions. Directed by Amar Sah, the play has received acclaim for its poignant themes and has been recognized in national theatre festivals.

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Toba Tek Singh: A Theatrical Adaptation

Toba Tek Singh is a short story by Saadat Hasan Manto that explores the trauma of the Partition of India through the lens of a mental asylum, focusing on the character Bishan Singh who is confused about his hometown's status. The story culminates in Bishan's refusal to move between the borders of India and Pakistan, symbolizing the plight of those displaced by arbitrary divisions. Directed by Amar Sah, the play has received acclaim for its poignant themes and has been recognized in national theatre festivals.

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CAST

TOBA TEK SINGH


Toba Tek Singh is a powerful short story written by Saadat Hasan Manto Toba Tek Singh - Shivam Sharma
in 1955. Set shortly after the Partition of India in 1947, the story uses a Narrator - Tushant Mattas
mental asylum to explore the absurdity and trauma of the division. In a Superintendent/Fazaluddin - Manish Joshi
mental asylum in Lahore, a few years after Partition, Indian and Pakistani Sipahi 1- Yash Khan
authorities decide to exchange lunatics—just as they had exchanged
Sipahi 2 - Shubham Rastogi
civilians and prisoners earlier. The inmates are confused by the idea of
Roshan Lal - Gaurav Singh Negi
shifting countries overnight. The story centers around Bishan Singh, a
Surajmal/ Pagal Maulana - Abhishek Kardam
Sikh inmate who hails from a town called Toba Tek Singh. Bishan Singh
is deeply disturbed by the news of the exchange and constantly asks Hamid - Nikhil Sharma
whether his hometown is now in India or Pakistan. No one gives him a Ittefaq Ali - Atul Langaya
clear answer. On the day of the exchange, when he is told that Toba Tek Zoravar Singh - Sunny Kumar Pandey
Singh is in Pakistan and he must go to India, he refuses. In a powerful final Mansur Ahmed - Pawan Kumar
image, Bishan Singh lies down in no man's land, between the two borders, Tara Singh/Pagal Nehru - Mukesh Rishi
refusing to move—an embodiment of those displaced and betrayed by Mohammed Ali/Pagal Jinnah - Puneet Vatyani
arbitrary lines on a map.

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR


Amar Sah stepped into the world of theatre since 2008. Being a versatile BACKSTAGE
actor, he has shown his acting skills time and again. by portraying tragic as Stage Manager - Tushant Mattas
well as comic characters with equal ease. He started direction in 2012. The
Costumes & Props - Shivam Sharma, Pawan Kumar. Gaurav
plays under his direction have won accolades of audience and won many
Singh, Atul Langaya, Nikhil Sharma, Tushant Mattas.
awards at national theatre festivals and competitions. He has initiated the
Music Selection/Operation - Tushar Madan
concept of Gali Theatre in Delhi. Amar Sah has been felicitated by Kanti
Krishn Samman at Chhotanagpur Natya Mahotsav, Ranchi for his Lights - Sachin Sharma
contribution towards enrichment of theatre. His plays "Maskhare" and Crew - Tushar Madan, Manju Sharma, Ravindra Sharma,
"Men Without Shadows" have won hearts all over and he received a lot of Soumen Khatua. Anup Singh.
accolades for his design and direction. Apart from direction, Amar Sah is a
playwright as well.

He is also well versed in backstage activities and has an expertise in


costume and set designing. Amar Sah has worked as a Stage Manager in
Sindhi Drama Festival, Delhi for 3 years and in Rangayana Theatre
Festival, Bangalore.

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