‘Toba Tek Singh’ is a heart breaking film adapted from the famous short story of the same name written by Saadat Hasan Manto. Saadat Hasan Manto was famous for depicting the reality of the society in harsh and honest words. It is available to watch on Zee5.
‘Toba Tek Singh’ is the story of a Sikh inmate in a mental asylum, Bishan Singh. He forms a deep friendship with other inmates there. The asylum in Lahore homes Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs who were left behind their families. Bisham Singh comes from a village, Toba Tek Singh and he wants to return to his village. During the partition, he is compelled to go away from his country and his home and it is not very soothing to him. It depicts the harsh aftermath of the partition and how it affects the so-called mad and insane. Those who are not in proper senses to deal with the worldly matters are already tormented, the partition adds up to their pain and makes it impossible to bear.
The film is written by Ketan Mehta and Udit Chandrau and is directed by Ketan Mehta. Ketan Mehta has directed films like ‘Maya Memsaab’, ‘Rang Rasiya’, ‘Mangal Pandey: The Rising’, ‘Manjhi: The Mountain Man’ and is famous for his filmmaking style.
‘Toba Tek Singh’ stars Pankaj Kapoor as the lead, Bishan Singh. Vinay Pathak plays the role of writer Saadat Hasan Manto. Actors like Chirag Vohra, Vishwa Bhanu, N. K Pant play other important roles. The performances are awesome.
You Should definitely watch this movie if you want to watch any movie on partition and its aftereffects. If you like Manto’s stories and want to witness an interesting performance by Pankaj Kapoor and the wonderful direction of Ketan Mehta, ‘Toba Tek Singh’ is the movie you should watch now. It is available on Zee5.