Manto play
Scene 0:
Perosn 1: manzil tak pochna muskhil zaroor
magar na mukin nahi
Person 2: Sachi ko pate pate khud kho na Asan nahi
Person 3:Jeete ko palena akhri manzil nahi
Manto: ma sirf uska zamdar houn jo mane likha
Uska nahi jo Apne samhja
Scene 1:
Ashuk kumar: Kya haal chaal hain.Tum sunao tumhara kaam kesa
ja raha hai.
Shaam:Bus app sae hee seekh rae hain aur kia.
Ashuk kumar: Suna hai acting ki side pe jana chah rae ho.
Shaam: bus khoosih hai jee
Manto: Kia haal hai Ashuk miyaan
Ashuk kumar: Namastay meri jaan. kia haal chaal hai.
Manto: bus bus azaadi ki khushi mana rae hain.(shakes hand with
shaam)
Shaam: par katwa k azaadi ki batein kerte ho.
Manto: Ek arsa daraz hee hogaya hai tum sae mile hoye.Bombay
ki galiyoon mein bilkul hee ghum ho tum.
Shaam: Mein ghum hoon sahi keh rae ho.essa he hai. Mein aur
ashuk miyaan abhi yeh baat ker rae thee k…
Manto: aray Ashuk tum bhi ab Hijkichao gee?in sae milo yeh
tumhari bhabhi hain.
(Safia shakes hand)
Ashuk: Manto, yar aj kal na ek bohat bara masla aaraha hai.Film
industry mein na bohat muslmaan actors ghus rae hain.Humein
kuch kerna chayie yar
Shaam: han hum jesse actors ko jagah nae mil rae.
Manto: ashuk aur shaam tum log essa kero mujhe industry sae
bahar bhej do iss tarah tum logoon ka bhi pressure hal ho gaye
ga.
Ashuk: aray manto kese batein ker rae ho.Abhi azaadi ki party hai
celebrate kerte hain.Baad mein soucheinge.
Manto: dost honay k natay itna toh ker hee sakta hoon.
Shaam: aray tu iss insdustry ki shaan hai.Tu kiun tension le raha
hai.
Ashuk: dekh mein party ho kese char chand lagata hoon.
Manto : app k muntazir hain.
Shaam: Aa zara ghuo shup kerein. Arsa hee hogaya Manto sahab.
Tum toh apnay par katwa bhethe ho mein nadaan parinda khabhi
idher kabhi udher
( Ashuk greets jatan jee)
Ashuk: kia haal chal hai.Party kesi ja rahi
Jatan jee: theek
Ashuk: Attention please!! Jatan jee apna geet pessh kerein ge.
(Jatan jee sings)
Scene 2
Manto:Safia begum lao mein kerdeta hoon
Safia: App aagaye.Nae jee rehne dein.
Manto sahab meine app sae pouchna tha k app ki bhi ticket kerwa
loon lahore ki.
Manto: Safia meri ticket kerwa ker kia kerogi.Wessie bhi mein aj
kal ek afsaana likh raha hoon.Toh essa kero tum jao,betiyoon ko
sath le ker jao,shaadi ka tehwaar hai khushi ka tewaar hai.
Scene 3
manto: wo hadeya kaha jale ya dafani jae ge jin ma sy mahzab ka
kogist chele noche noche k kha gaye
shaam: bagwane k liye apni ye diagloue bazi band karo. wo log
tumhari kisi khani k kardar nahi hai wo mere apne log ha. jete
jagte asali log
mato: par yaha tuo sab ki zindgi aham hai ya tuo phir kisi k nahi.
shaam: ye sab tumhare liye kehna, likhna asan hai
manto: nah, nahi hai
shaam: saale muslims ki tuo ma
mantp: ma be tuo muslim houn, agar yaha fasand hai tuo mukni
hai k tum muhje be mar dalo.
shaam: hai mukin hai
manto: shocked and quiet
Scene 4:
Dance
Scene 5
(manto and his fellow patients at the asylum)
Patient 1: daaktar uss din keh rha tha keh humein Hindustan bhej
de ga
Begairat na ho tou
Patient 2: oye, Hindustan? O ki shey ay?
Patient 1: yaar naam se tou koi mandir lagta hai
Patient 2: pehle mere gaon mein meri majjaan saartiyan, hun
hindu banana lagey nein menu?
Begairati di wi had hondi ay
Patient1: manto sahib aap batayein, chaleinge mandir?
Manto: jaahiloun!
Ischool mein parhayee krli hoti tou aisi baatein na ker rhey hotey
Pakistan aur Hindustan baresageer ke dou batwarey hain
Abhi hum Pakistan mein bethe hian aur deewar ke uss paar
Hindustan hai
Patient 2: jhoot na bol inna, Rabb di laathi bari waddi ay
Mandir hi bhej rhey ney saanu
Patient 1: manto sahib! Pehle kam pagal hain jo aur pagal bana
rahey ho?
Yhe konsa naya afsana suna rhey ho?
Patient 2: pakustan pakustan zindabaad! Meriyaan majjaan
pakustan dey naam
Scene 6
Doctor:Ayein miss manto please bhethein.Yeh kuch documents
app in pe sign kerdein.
Safia:Likin yeh achanak discharge kerne ka faisla kiun kerlia app
nae?Parsoon toh mujhe kisi nae koi ishara nae diya.
Doctor: Doctor Usman nae unka poura checkup kerlia hai and unk
mutabik woh ghar ja saktay hain.
Doctor (2):He is fine Mrs Manto.App unhein ghar le k ja sakti
hain.Bus thori monitoring aur proper care ki zarorat hai.
Safia: Acha,sign kahan kerne hain?
Doctor:App be fikar ko gayein meine medicines likh dein hain
Manto:Sonay k injection bhi likh dein doctor sahab,aur koi essi
duwayian jin nae souchnay samjhnay ki salaiyat khatam ho gaye.
Doctor:Allah hafiz manto sahab
Manto:doctor sahab yahan mere dostoon k sath koi bura salook
nae hona chayie warna mein apni kalam aur zaban sae unka
poura daifa keroon ga.Aur ap apni achi tarah jantay hain k meri
kalam aur zabaan mein kitni kaat hai.
Shukria Doctor sahab,Allah hafiz.
Scene 7:
(Safia brings manto back and Manto’s conversation with his wife
and Daughter)
Safia: ae saadat jee.
Manto: haye meri bachi kitni bari ho gayee hai
Daughter: salam abba jaan. Ap a gaye. Ap kuch le kar ae hai.
Apna haath dekhayein
Manto: ase kaise ho sakta hai k mein aaun aur apne beti k liye
kuch na laun. Yaha ao meri jaan.
( manto takes out chocolate and give it to her daughter )
Safia: nuzhat beta abu ko aram karne do wo thake we ae hai.
Daughter: Abu abu ap kaha sy ae hai muhje be jana tha apke
saath magar ami nahi manti. Ma roz ami ko kehti the k muhje ap
k pass chor ae.
Safia: nuzhat mane bataya hai k abu ka kaam hota hai ap kyun
zid kar rahi ho
( manto sits on the chair)
Manto: Safia bas karo kuch na kaho usko wo bas pooch rahi. Yaha
ao meri beti mere paas aa kar betho.
Daughter: Abu abu ami tuo kehti hai ap kaam par jate hai par
apko bata hai na wo meri dost naila ka. Wo na wo na kah rahe the
k tumhare abu pagal khane hai.Papa pagal khana kya hota hai
( manto keeps her daughter’s head on his leg and gently plays
with her soft hair)
Manto: papa ki guriya apka pata hai papa kahan they...papa aik
aesi khoobsurat jagha pey they jahan loog bohat masoom hotey
hein aur sab aik dosrey k dost hotey hein aik dosrey ka dard
samhjtey hein aur dil k sachey hotey heinn.
nuzhat: abu mujey bhi aesi jagha jana hai aesy dost chahiye
hein.
Manto: meri pyari jaan apkey pass tu sab hein baba hein mama
hein pyari behanin apko aur doston ki kiya zaroorat.
Safia: saadat sahib, chai banana ke liye patti nae hai, nighat ko
bukhaar ki dawa ki bhi zarurat hai
Manto: subha jaunga ab editor ke paas, koi afsana bik hi jaye
shayed iss baar
Scene 8:
Manto and the rest of the writers walk in and sit in a circle
The editor comes and sits in the middle but to the back
The editor: aap sabko aaj ki tanqeedi mehfil mein khush
aamdeed!
Aaj humari mehfil ko chaar chaand laganey Faiza Ahmad Faiz
sahib shirkat krney aye hain
Faiz Sahib aapsey guzarish hai keh aap apne khoobsurat kalaam
sey logon ko mehzooz farmayein
(cheers for Faiz)
Faiz: ye daaġh daaġh ujālā ye shab-gazīda sahar
vo intizār thā jis kā ye vo sahar to nahīñ
ye vo sahar to nahīñ jis kī aarzū le kar
chale the yaar ki mil jā.egī kahīñ na kahīñ
falak ke dasht meñ tāroñ kī āḳhirī manzil
kahīñ to hogā shab-e-sust-mauj kā sāhil
kahīñ to jā ke rukegā safīna-e-ġham dil
javāñ lahū kī pur-asrār shāh-rāhoñ se
chale jo yaar to dāman pe kitne haath paḌe
dayār-e-husn kī be-sabr ḳhvāb-gāhoñ se
pukārtī rahīñ bāheñ badan bulāte rahe
bahut aziiz thī lekin ruḳh-e-sahar kī lagan
bahut qarīñ thā hasīnan-e-nūr kā dāman
subuk subuk thī tamannā dabī dabī thī thakan
(cheers)
Editor: ab Saadat Hassan Mnato sahib apna afsana sunane stage
pr tashreef layeingey
Manto: (nervously)
Batware key dou teen saal baad Pakistan aur Hindustan ki
hakoomaton ko khayal aya keh ikhlaaqi kaidiyon ki tarhan
pagalon ka tabadla bhi hona chahiyhe yaani jo musalmaan pagal,
hindustan key pagal khaanon mein hain unhein Pakistan
pohancha diya jaye aur jo hindu aur sikh Pkaistan ke pagal
khanon mein hain unhein Hindustan key hawaley krdiya jaye
Maaloom nahi ye baat maaqul thi ya ghair maaqul- (he gets
interrupted by an insult
Audience member 1: ye kiya fazul afsana likh kr laye ho
Audience member 2: pagal khaney se uth kr pagal hi ho gaya hai
Audience member 3: manto sahib aaj koi wahiyat afsana nae likh
kr laye?
Audience member 4: haan aaj bhi sunao na wahi behooda alfaaz
jo roz likh kr laate ho Astaghfirullah
Editor: manto sahib yahan 4 logon ko nae khush kr paye tou kese
chaap dun apka afsana akhbaar mein
The audience gets up and leaves
Faiza pats manto’s back
Manto is left alone in the room
He finds a bottle of alcohol infront of him and drinks it
Manto: yehi suntey suntey zindagi guzar jayegi aisey hi
Aaj jaa kr kiya khilaun apni aulad ko
Yhe loug mujhey inhi ka aina dikhaney ke liye gaaliyan dete hain
Mere afsaanon ko wahiyat, ghaleez aur behooda bol kr inke andar
ka darinda mar nahi jana
Iss muashrey ka sach kab tk chupaogey, jannat ke turkey pr nahi
rehtey!
Scene 9
Manto arrives home drunk, safia helps him up as he loses his
balance
Manto: mujhey maaf krdo safia, aaj phir tumharey bachey
bhookey soyeingey
Safia: nahi nahi saad sahib, meine bachiyoun ko waqt se khana de
diya tha
Manto: aaj phir aa gaya hun gaaliyan sun kr tum pr boj banney
Nusrat kidhr hai?
Sou gaye kiya sab?
Safia: idhr aayein bethein, haan sou gaye sab
Manto lies on the charpayee
Police sirens start
Two policemen walk in
Police officer 1: yhe Saadat Hassan Manto ki rihaish hai?
Safia: jee lekin aapka yahan kiya kaam?
Police officer 2: humare paas yahan ka search warrant hai, manto
sahib ke khilaaf report darj hui hai
Police officer 2 grabs safia by her arm
Police officer 1: KIDHR HAIN YHE GHALEEZ AFSANEY?
Manto directs them to a drawer
The police officers take papers out of the drawer and tears them
to pieces
Manto disoriented stares at them with fear
The police men exit and safia is left on the floor partially crying
Scene 10
Noor: manto jee aye aye. Humsy milne tuo ae gay nahi
Manto: tumhe sy milne aya houn
Noor: tuo ye pole yaqeene mere liye nahi ho gay
Manto: pole be yaqeene tumhare liye hai
Noor: kya baat hai manto jee ap itne mohasib ho gaye
Ali: inko do minute humare saath bethe do khudi gira moashab ho
jae gay,
Noor: tum beeche ma mat bolo ali ye meri aur manto jee ki
baatein hai
Noor: ali jao manto jee k liye chai pani le kar ao
Manto jee bare arse k baad ae ho. Humare yaad nahi ati
Manto: ati tuo hai
Noor: hai jee parha tha mane atif sahab k rasale ma.kabhi kabhi
koi acha yaadein tuo chapa karec
Manto: achi yaadein ko sirf dil ma rahka jata hai. Unsy loogo ko
koi gare nahi hota
Noor: manto jee hum jasio ko tuo gare hota hai
Manto: ( laughs ) zamna badal gaya hai. Bumbai wala mahol nahi
hai yaha.kya wakat tha wo.
Noor: hmm sai kah rahe hai manto jee
Manto: tumhare liam ma nahi hai mager mere ghar ma tumhara
hai ashqi hai aur asa ashqi k uska bas chale tuo tumhe yaha sy
utha kar le jae
Noor: wo ap tuo nahi sakte phir kon hai
Manto: meri choti bethi bas usk liye he ajj ana howa. Kal 8 saal ki
ho rahe hai MA uski saal gira ma ap sharkat karti tuo usko bohat
khushi ho
Scene 11
Manto walks in hastily and looks for paper and pen
He sits on the floor and starts writing hysterically
Nuzhat walks
Nuzhat: aba jaan?!
(manto doesn’t listen)
Aba jaan?!
Manto: haan nuzhat meri jaan?
Nuzhat: aba jee? Aap yahan akele kyun bethey hain?
Ammi ghar pr nahi hain, hum akele hain
Manto: meri jaan aao mere paas betho
Nuzhat: aba aap phir sey humein chorh kar chaley jayeinge?
Manto: beta aisa kisne kaha aapko?
Mein tou idhr hi hun
Nuzhat: jab aap nahi they, amma roz raat roteen theen
Aur ab phirse wo rotey rotey hi soti hain
Manto: meri beti meine bohat dukh diye hain tumhari aur maa aur
tum logon ko
Lekin yhe mera kasur nahi hai, mere aagey hamesha aik aisi
kahani aa jati hai jo mujhe kehti hai, sab kuch chorh kr mujhey
likho. Aur yhe kahani kisi ko pasand hi nae aati. Kabhi kisi ke
mayaar pr hi nae utarti
Nuzhat: (crying)
Aba ab aap humein chorh kr na jaiye ga, nusrat ko bhi aapki
bohat yaad aati hai
Manto gets emotional and takes out the bottle of alcohol from his
pocket and tosses it to the floor
Scene 12
Dance
