18-06-2023: The theatre group ‘Natrang’ here today staged the Urdu comedy play ‘Jhootha Khwaab’ written by Shaukat Thanvi and directed by Neeraj Kant. The play opens with ‘Jhumman Miya’ in his room screaming with fear after waking up from a bad dream where he saw his father and grandfather visit him and predicted that he is to die that very day at four in the morning.
Jhumman believes his dream to be true and so his death prediction because according to him his father and grandfather would never lie to him. He checks the time and realizes that he has only two hours left with him.
He calls everyone present at home and narrates the unfortunate incident. Rather than worrying about dying and leaving his family behind, he is more concerned about settling financial matters.
He updates his wife about all his financial transactions and how much money he still has to recover from people and gives stern direction that she shall not let a single penny unrecovered from the people after he leaves the world to which she replies that there would be no fun of collecting money if he is not with her and prays that this dream may not come true.
During all this discussion, the clock strikes four, and Jhumman thinks he is dead and goes off to sleep. His grief-stricken wife starts wailing and crying so loudly that neighbours arrive to mourn his death.
A while later he wakes up realizing that he isn’t dead and it was a false dream.
Natrang artists who performed in the play were Mihir Gujral, Saanvi Anand, Aadesh Dhar, Abhimanyu Choudhary, Sheryaar Salaria, and Sushane Dulloo.
Lights were designed and executed by Neeraj Kant whereas music was scored by Vanshika Pandoh, and the show was coordinated by Mohd. Yaseen and the presentations were done by Chirag Anand.