Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 29: On the third day of the ongoing 11th Natrang Theatre Festival, Sadat Hassan Manto’s ‘Karwat’ directed by Neeraj Kant was staged at Natrang’s Studio Theatre in Kachi Chawni.
In the play, one ‘Miyan Ji’ is shown as a very empathetic person, who cares for the people around him and wants to make the society better. One day he invites a prostitute who has recently shifted to his neighbourhood to dine with his family on the pretext that, if given respect and compassion, anyone can change his mind and become a better human being.
Everyone was surprised at his decision but he was sure of the positive outcome. But to his surprise, ‘Sona Bai’ bluntly refused his invitation and on his persistent requests, she insulted him in front of his family. After a few days, she felt guilty on her action and approaches ‘Miyan Ji’ for forgiveness. She also leaves her profession and decides to leave the locality.
At this point, Miyan shows his true colours. He wanted her to leave the profession because he himself wanted to have a relation with her and was jealous of the people around her. This was very shocking for her as her faith on the goodness of the people was broken. Resultantly, she started her profession once again.
The play ‘Karwat’, in a very precise manner depicted the shrewdness of the so called noble people who have a hidden agenda under the clad of their nobleness.
The artists who participated in the play were Meenakshi Bhagat, Udit Sagar, Chahat Katyal, Bhrigu Sharma, Aastha Sharma, Vrinda Sharma and Chirag Anand. The lights of the play were executed by Neeraj Kant and music was scored by Sushant Singh Charak. The presentation was done by Manoj Kumar Lalotra and the show was coordinated by Mohd Yaseen.
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