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presents its 34th production

Asghar Wajahat's

Jis Lahore nai dekhya...
                                             ...o jamya hi nai

A story on the partition of India-Pakistan
(a play in Hindi with supertitles in English)


Directed by Monica Mehta Chitkara
Produced by Manjusha Gangadharan

March 6-12 at Palo Alto, CA

Group discount available on 5 or more tickets

To purchase tickets online click here
or email tickets@naatak.com
or call Ajay at 408-596-3074






Photos by Pearl Driver


About the play

Jis Lahore Nai Dekhya O Jamyai Nai ("One who has not seen Lahore has not been born") was written in the 1980s. Set in 1947, it is the story of a Muslim family that migrates from Lucknow to Lahore and is allotted a haveli vacated by a departing Hindu family. Drama ensues when they find an old Hindu woman living in the haveli.

Asghar Wajahat's classic was first performed by Naya Theatre under the direction of Habib Tanvir, who staged the play in Karachi, Lahore, Sydney, New York, Dubai and all over India. The play has also been performed by Ank Theatre group under the direction of Dinesh Thakur and by several other theater groups in various Indian regional languages. Recently, renowned Bollywood director Rajkumar Santoshi has announced plans to make a film based on this play.



Meet the cast


Ranjita
Vijay
Sindu
Aditya
Pearl

 


Sunny
Anushee
Ravi
Sriram
Bhushan


Read about India-Pakistan partition and cast’s experiences on our blog: http://jis-lahore.blogspot.com

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SHOWTIMES

March 6, Sunday, 5pm
March 11, Friday, 8 pm
March 12, Saturday, 5 pm

VENUE

Cubberley Theater
4000 Middlefield Rd
Palo Alto, CA 94303
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TICKET PRICES

Front Orchestra* - $30
General Seating - $20

Front Orchestra* - $25 (5 or more tickets)
General Seating - $16 (5 or more tickets)

* Front Orchestra guarantees preferential seating


CHILDREN UNDER 10 WILL NOT BE ADMITTED.

TICKETS WILL BE HELD AT THE DOOR IN YOUR NAME. PHYSICAL TICKETS WILL NOT BE MAILED.

PART OF THE PROCEEDS BENEFIT VIBHA BAY AREA