The play ‘parchhaaee, amrita aur imroz ki’ on amrita pritam and imroz explores platonic love on stage

Writer Amrita Pritam and Poet-Painter IMROZ’s Unusual Relationship Comes to Life on Stage this Weekend in Hyderabad with the Play Parchhaaee, Amrita Aur IMROZ KiWritten and directed by Suhas Bhatnagar of Kahanivala Arts and TheATRE, The Production also weaves in elements of fiction to explore their emotional journey.

Element of fiction

Neha Surana Bhandari as Amrita Pritam | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

“The script incorporates letters written by them to each other and also poems written by me on behahalf of amrita,” Says 64-yar-old suhas, who plays imroz in the play. Suhas conceived the play in 2020 while everything poems about amrita pritam. Drawn to their story, he developed it into a full-fledged production and decided it was a case of ‘now or never’. “I’m 64, and I believe this is the age to do everything i could eat earlier. I have a backlog of written theatre material that needs to be stagged – AFTER all, I Doubt even Yamraj ENCORAGES The His ENCOURAGEs theatre in His Realm,” He says with a log.

The production offers glimpses into their platonic love, the care, respect and mutual affection they shared. “Amrita and IMROZ, two figures – one from literature and the other from the visual arts – demonstrated how the two worlds can blends beautifully in companyship. Amrita’s passing, Imroz kept her memory alive until his own death in 2023. He Had Once Said, ‘Usne Jism Chhoda Hai, Mera Saath Nahin‘(She has left the body, not my company). “

Neha Surana Bhandari, Who Plays Amrita Pritam, Comes from the Fashion Industry and REPRESTED TELANGANA AT The Mars India Earth Contest in 2017. appearance and style. It Professional Sudeshna Samant Plays Dr Sudipta, a fictional character who is a research scholar and admirer of amrita pritam.

Of love and care

The artistes during rehearsals | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Suhas Hopes Younger Audiences will discover a deeper meaning of love through the play – what it true means to care, to be devoted, and to live for one Another. “Love today, in the age of social media, is often instant-like ready-to-set food. But this is a story of two individuals, amrita and imroz, who lived with deep affection and concert Young viewers will see that emotion differently and undertand what it means to care from the heart, ”he says.

A regular in the storytelling circuit, suhas has written and directed five plays: Arundhati, Draupadi, Mere Kirdaarand Chuhalbaaziyan ismat aur manto kiKahaniwala launched the Parchhaaee Series in 2024 with Its First Production, Parchhaaee: Ismat Aur Manto KiWhich was staged at the Hyderabad Literary Festival (HLF) and Again on International Women’s Day at Maulana Azad National Urdu University.

Parchhaaee, Amrita aur IMROZ ki to be stained at lamakaan on April 27; 8 PM onwards; Tickets at the venue