A quintessential family drama that deals with the shattered dreams of its patriarch, burdened by history, prejudice and discrimination. His young sons do not share his despondency. They believe, the future world will be a better place. As the family secrets unravel and the confrontation intensify, the audience is taken on an emotional roller coaster.

Writer

Vikas Bahari is a young Indian playwright and director known for his modern style of writing. His plays such as Khidki, Chidiya aur Chand, Dararen and Delhi 1946 received critical acclaim and rave reviews. In 2020, he received the SNA Bismillah Khan Yuva Puruskar in direction for his significant contributions to Indian theatre.

Director

Feroz Abbas Khan is an international and national award-winning film & theatre director and screenwriter. His major productions Tumhari Amrita, Salesman Ramlal, Mughal-E-Azam, Raunaq n Jassi and The Great Indian Musical: Civilization to Nation are considered landmark events in Indian theatre. His television show Main Kuch Bhi Kar Shakti Hoon reached over 300 million viewers in 14 Indian languages. His film Gandhi My Father, was described by Nelson Mandela as ‘deeply moving and a rare achievement,’ and it won 3 National Awards amongst many others.

Director’s Note

There is something serendipitous about how a script lands up on your desk almost dictating you to bring it alive on stage. I was not looking out for this play but it found me and having read it I was never the same again. August Wilson’s masterpiece Fences possessed me with the broken voices and hopelessness of the characters who want dignity and demand justice in an unequal world. It is a shared world of hope and despondency. Vikas Bahri, is a very rare voice that is sensitive to the power of language to disrupt and change. His Hindustani version compelled me to mount an audacious production and let the audience declare verdict. Hind 1957 means a lot to me personally and a reminder to the Nation of its constitutional promise to treat every citizen with dignity and equal rights.

Group

1990 was the year that the Platform Theatre Company launched itself with Peter Shaffer’s epic drama The Royal Hunt of the Sun, followed by, Eva Mumbaima Chal Jaiye – A Gujarati musical, Tumhari Amrita – an Urdu play featuring Shabana Azmi & late Farouque Shaikh, Saalgirah a Hindi play with Anupam & Kirron Kher, Mahatma v/s Gandhi – a play in English featuring Naseeruddin Shah, Salesman Ramlal A Hindi play with late Satish Kaushik, Dinner with friends” – an English play featuring Perizaad Zorabian, Tisca Chopra & others, ‘Mughal E Azam’ – a musical adaptation of the classic film, ‘Raunaq n Jassi’ –  a Hindustani version inspired by ‘Romeo & Juliet, ‘Letters of Suresh ‘An English play to name a few.