Rangmanch 7: Toba Tek Singh (Hindi)

Date: 25th July,2012

Script: Adapted by Khushboo Agarwal & Prakhar Prabhakar(BITS Pilani)

Direction: Khushboo Agarwal

Cast: Saurabh Chambare,Gargi Nanjanath,Ajeytaa Agarwal,Tathagat Tripathi,Akshay Anand,Ashutosh Vikram,Ashutosh Singh Kushwaha,Ashish Tickoo,Swati Govil,Ananya Saha



Supporting Cast: Samarth Wadhwa, Kshitij Kapoor

Still photography by: Tripod,IIM K's photography club

Toba Tek Singh by Saadat Hasan Manto is one of the most poignant stories about partition and it was brought to life on the Rangmanch stage by Theatrix as its first production of the academic year. This play also successfully introduced Theatrix to PGP16. It also featured Saurabh Chambare and Ananya Saha on stage for the first time. A special mention of Gargi Nanjanath, Akshay Anand and Ajaeytaa Agarwal who floored the audience with their superlative performances.





Trivia: Unarguably, one of Theatrix's most extravavgant production with a cast of 10 main actors and a budget close to 5k, the play had to go through many difficulties in terms of casting and scheduling to the extent that the director had to sit with a list of PGP15 students to figure out the cast for the play. In a hilarious twist at the end, the director was so overwhelmed that while expressing her thanks to the audience, she forgot the name of a few faculty members.