Vijit Singh aka Musafir Kissonwala performed his new storytelling show ‘Kaand’ in Lucknow Uttar Pradesh.
Details of the show are as follows :
Show name : Kaand
Concept : Musafir Kissonwala
Written & Performed by : Vijit Singh
Organised by : Navonmesh
Venue : Thrust Auditorium, Bhartendu Natya Akademi
Date : 17 December 2023
About the story ‘Kaand’ : The story is stage adaptation based on true story about a gruesome murder that took place in Uttar Pradesh infamously known as ‘Amroha Kaand’. The act depicts two shades of the same story, one shows that how ‘Shabnam’ along with her boy friend ‘Salim’ brutally murdered seven members of her family just for the sake of getting married . She was given capital punishment by court for such heinous crime. The other aspect entails the story of ‘Usman’ ,Shabnam’s friend from college who took responsibility of her son inspite of several social hurdles & opposition. It has been eight years since Shabnam’s son is with ‘Usman’ and he is giving his best to provide him a better life. This story ends up with a question that what sort of narrative of love & dedication we want to present in front of our coming generation! Love that took life of seven members or Dedication of love and friendship that provided a new life to a child who was separated from his mother because she was in jail serving capital punishment.
About Musafir Kissonwala: Vijit Singh started the journey of Musafir Kissonwala in 2017. The concept stands out in the genre of storytelling as its a live solo performance where in stories are narrated to the audiences imbibing all the elements of a theatre. Its an attempt to bring true stories of people around us and our rich history with a thought provoking message . Musafir kissonwala takes the audience on journey to celebrate the vivid experience of human emotions and bring it alive on stage. ‘Kaand’ is the fifth story of the Musafir Kissonwala stage performance series.The stories in the potli of musafir kissonwala are ‘Bitiya Mori’ , ‘Framed as a Terrorist’ , ‘Inquilab 1922’ and ‘Neta Ji Bose’ which have been performed across different cities of the country.
