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Panj Pani Festival: Pinjar most popular play so far

Staff Report

LAHORE: Three dramas were staged on fourth day of the Panj Pani Indo-Pak Festival on Thursday at Alhamra, The Mall.

Adakar Manch, an Indian theatrical group, staged a drama, Pinjar, which was praised by the audience.

The play based on a novel by Amrita Pritam highlighted miseries of a girl who was exploited in the name of religion and traditions. The girl was kidnapped by the enemy of her father. She was forced her to change her religion and marry a man against her wish.

Ajoka staged a drama, Halla Bol, that brought into light the problems of the workers of a trade union who are ready to sacrifice their lives for the betterment of society. But people, instead of listening to them, laugh at them.

Heer Ranjha, a folklore, was staged by a Saraiki theatrical group. Ayesha, a spectator, said that Heer Ranjha was performed brilliantly. “The play depicted traditional heritage besides explaining the spirit of love,” she added.

Ajoka holds a meeting: Ajoka, the organiser of the Panj Pani Indo-Pak Festival, held a meeting with theatrical groups and media representatives to discuss the theme of the festival.

The participants of the meetings said that the festival had been organised to highlight the problems faced by the people.

Bansi Kaur, an Indian actor, said that the misinterpretations of history had led to conflicts among nations. “Ignorance of realities has pushed the people to a perpetual darkness,” she added.

Parminderjeet Singh, an Indian actor, said that theatrical performances should be aimed at highlighting issues and problems of the common man. He added that in a drama, ‘Andar Bahar Manto’, he had tried to reveal purity of a bold man who never stopped from hinting at evils of the society.

Jaswant Daman, an actor, said that he had performed at a drama that explained bitter realities of life and history.

Shahid Nadeem, a Pakistani actor, said that art reduced harshness of realities with sweetness of dream world.

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