If you are done with comedy plays and want some thrills then Haseen — A Gamble of Honour might intrigue you this winter. Starting from the first week of December, the play aims to challenge patriarchal structures in society.
Written by Omar Ghanchi and produced by Velo Motion Picture, the play will mark the directorial debut of Hadi Bin Arshad who also plays the main lead as Dilawar along with Amtul Baweja, the prominent face of the play Baraf Paani and Kis Ki Topi Kis K Sar.
What is it about?
While talking to Images, Hadi said that Haseen blends romance with drama as it focuses on the life of a village girl named Haseen (played by Amtul Baweja) and how her life changes with one bad gamble.
The play dwells on rural life: Haseen is born to Makhdoom, a farmer and an unsuccessful gambler who repeatedly loses his possessions to a rich land owner called Raees. After losing everything he has, Makhdoom bets his daughter in a bid to win everything back... but once again he loses and has to give his daughter away to Raees.