Bollywood’s ‘Adhuri Kahani’ will be staged in Karachi

MUMBAI: Bollywood’s “Hamari Adhuri Kahani” may not have done well at the box office, but that hasn’t deterred actor/director Happy Ranajit from picking up its script to adapt for the stage.
The play, which is scheduled to open in Delhi on Aug. 1, will soon travel to Karachi, Dawn reported.
The story, adapted from Mahesh Bhatt and Suhrita Sengupta’s novel “All That Could Have Been,” follows the tragic love story of rich hotelier Aarav, played by Emraan Hashmi in the film, and florist Vasudha, played by Vidya Balan, whose romance is cut short by the return of the latter’s husband after a long mysterious disappearance.
Mahesh Bhatt’s protege Imran Zahid will essay Hashmi’s lead role in the play, while Pak-India rock band Raeth will be composing the play’s music, Bhatt said.
This isn’t the first time that Mahesh Bhatt’s script has been staged in Pakistan. Earlier in April, “Daddy” was put up as part of NAPA’s International Theatre Festival, and a Pak-India collaborative play “Milne Do” is also in production.