An evening with Tumhari Amrita
An evening with “Tumhari Amrita” Play: Tumhari Amrita (Yours Amrita) Writer: Javed Siddiqi Cast: Shabana Azmi and Farouque Shaikh Disclaimer: This is an independent sharing of experience of an audience who saw the play and was mesmerized and disturbed at the same time by this poignant story. IN NO WAY WHATSOEVER IT IS INTENDED TO COMPROMISE THE LEGACY OF THIS GREAT PLAY! It’s through letters that they talk but they talk. A rationalist mind would have advised them to stop it immediately but emotions often score over rationalism and end with Amrita. Born into a Dewan’s family Amrita had a good upbringing at least from the economic point of view. Her proximity with Zulfi (Zulfikar Ali Hyder) began on a birthday party when the innocence of childhood was sublime. The letters (or as advertised love letters) that Amrita and Zulfi write to each other covers the journey of how mutual attraction at the first place soon blossoms into a close fri