| AT A GLANCE | THE PLAY | CAST AND CREDITS |
| Abhimanch, 9.30pm, Sun, 17 Jan Hindustani, 75 minutes Story: Mosharraf Aalam Zauqi Dramatization, Design & Direction: Daulat Vaid |
The play revolves around the relationship between an Indian, Hindu boy and a Muslim, Pakistani girl who meet each other on a social networking website. Gradually they start enjoying each other’s company and fall in love. The boy’s father is an office-bearer in the Hindu right-wing organization, the RSS, while the girl’s brother is a religious fundamentalist who is a member of the Taliban. Given this background, the couple’s friends get them married without disclosing their religious identities to their families. However, the truth is revealed when the girl’s brother visits her marital home after the marriage. The two families now become even more consumed by hatred and religious fanaticism. The play imagines a world where tools like social networking sites help in destroying misconceptions between countries and communities and in creating a less hatred-ridden world. | Narrators: Basu Soni, Prateek Maheshwari, Amit Bimrot Chorus: Rajeev Mishra, Ujjwal Prakash Mishra, Hanuman Sharma, Prateek Maheshwari, Saksham Khandelwal, Lokesh Rathore, Prashut Sharma, Gagan Pandey, Reena Saini Rajendra Rathore: Dinkar Sharma Gajanand Rathore: Umesh Pant Rajendra’s Mother: Renu Sharma/Priyanka Chandani Shaista: Divya Gupta Farhan: Ujjwal Prakash Mehra Shaista’s Mother: Surbhi Bhardwaj Maulvi Subhan: Gagan Pandey Hidaytullah: Hanuman Sharma Fardeen: Prashut Sharma Dancer: Reena Saini Production Controller: Rajeev Mishra Video Content: Gaurav Panjwani, Dinkar Sharma Video Control: Manna Manjul Music and Background Score: Aaroosh Singh Sethi Music Operation: Vivek Jain Costumes: Roshan Aara, Divya Gupta, Reena Saini Light Operation: Gagan Mishra Body Movements: Rajeev Mishra, Amit Kumar Stage Manager: Basu Soni, Yogendra Singh Parmar Properties: Rajeev Mishra, Aaroosh Singh Sethi Brochure & Poster Design: Dinkar Sharma Group Coordination & Production Design: Sabir Khan Assistance in Direction: Dinkar Sharma |