The play "Ek Kuttey Ki Kahani", through the use of dramatic enactments, uses the metaphor of Sa’adat Hasan Manto’s three most famous short stories, "Tetwal Ka Kutta", "Kali Shalwar" and "Thandaa Gosht” to present Manto's own analysis of his most controversial, often split personality traits, which were not palatable to the conservative society of that time

The exploitation of women, the horrifying experiences of partition, the honest and stark depiction of the underbelly of society, his own cynicism and his endless eulogy of himself as the best short story writer of India are all elements that feature in this analysis.

The play, by fleshing out these characters, so often misunderstood and sometimes shunned by society, highlights the comprehensive appreciation of his work, both by his opponents and supporters and presents the spark of life that survives in the human being against all odds. Manto hears the inner voice of the soul, his own, and that of the characters of his stories, and we, the audience share the experience through the play.

On Stage		Back Stage
Doctor	Nitin Sharma	Poster/Brochure	Abhinav Chand
Manto	Tarique Hameed	Coordinator	Kriti Kohli
Kulwant	Tanushri Upadhyay	Rehearsal In charge	Mohd. Aadil Saifi
Ishar Singh	Mohd. Aadil Saifi	Set & Properties	Nitin, Aman, Suresh, Shaan
Sultana	Muskaan/Disha Sachdeva	Costumes	Kriti, Muskaan, Tanushri
Khudabaksh	Aman Rai	Music Design	Ankush Gupta
Shankar	Abhinav Chand	Choreography	Gilles Chuyen
Anwari	Tanushri Upadhyay/ Meera Gopakumar	Light Design	Ranjan Basu
Banta Singh	Sumit Rajjput/ Kunwar Raghvendra Rathore	Assistant Director	Tarique Hameed
Harnaam Singh	Nitin Sharma/Aman Rai	Script	Danish Iqbal
Raakha Singh	Shaanur Rahman/Vipul Rajpoot	Direction	Salima Raza
Bashir	Abhinav Chand
Himmat Khan	Mohd. Aadil Saifi
Salim	Suresh Kumar/Satish Kumar
Kutta	Kush Arora