Heeba Shah to narrate Chughtai
Motley theatre group is back with their popular play, Kambakth Bilkul Aurat, the second part of the famed Ismat Apa ke Naam. While the original play features three stories by Ismat Khanum Chughtai including Amar Bel narrated by Manoj Pawah, Do Haath by Seema Pawah and Nanhi ki Naani by Lovleen Mishra, the version slated for this Sunday at the Rashtriya Smarak will now feature a new story, Lihaaf, narrated by Heeba Shah. “This will be the third story instead of Nanhi ki Naani. The story telling format allows us to swap stories,” says Shah, who has earlier narrated this story as part o a play titled, Ismat Manto Haazir Hai. “Chughtai manages to say a lot in a short paragraph. This story is about three characters —Begum Jaan, her masseuse Rabbo and Chughtai who was 11 then. The story addresses issues of child molestation, loneliness felt by a married woman and homosexuality. It got Chughtai arrested when she wrote it,” shares Shah. The play is directed by Naseeruddin Shah.

Heeba Shah in a play