After the success of political satire Bananistan, Dawar Mehmood is back with another theatre production. Titled Hua Kuch Yoon, the upcoming play revolves around the partition era with a love story at the heart of it. Written by Sajid Hassan, as opposed to Anwar Maqsood who wrote almost all of the scripts for Dawar till now, Hua Kuch Yoon will premiere at the Karachi Arts Council tonight.
After the success of political satire Bananistan, Dawar Mehmood is back with another theatre production. Titled Hua Kuch Yoon, the upcoming play revolves around the partition era with a love story at the heart of it. Written by Sajid Hassan, as opposed to Anwar Maqsood who wrote almost all of the scripts for Dawar till now, Hua Kuch Yoon will premiere at the Karachi Arts Council tonight.
Dubbed as prelude to Sarhay 14 August Say Pehlay, the play is “a fictitious account of two love stories” set in the present day and past, and “depicts the trials and tribulations of lovers” caught up in the revolutionary web, between Pakistan and India. “With a humorous angle, it looks at how the lives of people can sometimes be affected by two warring countries,” states the official event page of the play on Facebook.
Shedding light on the plot of the play, the page describes, “Mishal and Yasin find themselves dead but alive, after a fatal accident, in a strange place where all is possible, barring a few things. After discovering that they must marry to be together, they decide to tie the knot. However, two strange men, Bunta and Janta, advise them to not to get married. ‘Why?’ The lovers protest. In response, they are narrated the tragic love story of Qurat-ul-Ain and Raja Mahmood, two victims of Jallianwala Bagh who survived. The play chronicles the events of partition and history, merging them in a wonderful journey of nostalgia that is bound to get tears in your eyes.”
The 90-minute long play comes to Karachi tonight which will be followed by its run in other cities of Pakistan in the coming months. Watch this space for the review.
