Train to Pakistan is based on the main character Mano Majra, the fictional village on the border of Pakistan and India and is known for its railway station. Introduces Bhai Meet Singh, who is fat, usually wears dirty underpants, the caretaker of the town Gurudwara. Hukum Chand, who is magistrate comes in his American car but later resigns due to heavy tensions of the town.

Juggut Singh, a Sikh thief, who is playing a bad character in the play, is an uneducated local badmash, who visits police station once in a week, is 6 feet tall and strong. In this play, Iqbal is a mysterious character, who is foreign educated, an atheist social worker from Britain and people gives him respect for that and calls him Babu Sahib.

The mullah of the town is half blind Imam Baksh and her daughter Nooran is in love with Jugga and carries two months old baby of Jugga in her womb. This play is about one man who is fighting against his own thoughts whether it is correct to stand in front of 50 armed men waiting to kill hundreds of their own species or to stop because what they are going to do is immoral.

Based on Khushwant Singh’s Novel

Dramatized by- Dr. Suman Kumar

Directed By- Amar Sah

About the artist

Amar Sah stepped into the world of theatre since 2008. Being a versatile actor, he has shown his acting skills time and again by portraying tragic as well as comic characters with equal ease. He started direction in 2012. The plays under his direction has won accolades of audience and won many awards at national theatre festivals and competitions. He has initiated the concept of Gali Theatre in Delhi. Amar Sah has been felicitated by Kanti Krishn Samman at Chhotanagpur Natya Mahotsav, Ranchi for his contribution towards enrichment of theatre. His plays “Maskhare” and “Men Without Shadows” have won hearts all over and he received a lot of accolades for his design and direction. Apart from direction, Amar Sah is a playwright as well.