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Laghu

LAGHU presents three compelling solo performances based on stories by Ismat Chughtai, Krishna Baldev Vaid, and Manav Kaul. Featuring Ishita Sharma, Girija Oak Godbole, and Jaimini Pathak, the production explores longing, rebellion, love, and the inner landscapes of women.

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Sunday, 20th december, 2025 | 07 PM

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90 minutes Language | Hindi, Urdu

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Shreeram Lagoo Rang-Avkash, Tilak Road

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Tickets – Rs. 400 Students | Rs. 200

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LAGHU (meaning: small, short, beautiful) is a curated theatrical experience of three solo performances that explore the complex emotional worlds of women—desire, restraint, rebellion, memory, and selfhood.

Adapted from writings by Ismat Chughtai, Krishna Baldev Vaid, and Manav Kaul, the performance moves through three narrative universes—where boundaries blur between muse and object, where four women escape routine to claim a day of freedom, and where love and dreams diverge in quiet heartbreak.

Directed by Jaimini Pathak and performed by Ishita Sharma, Girija Oak Godbole, and Jaimini Pathak, LAGHU creates an intimate space where storytelling, performance, and emotional truth converge. It offers an evening of subtle humour, honesty, reflection, and tenderness—an invitation to witness what is often unsaid, unseen, or uncelebrated.

Artists

Ishita Sharma is the Founder and CEO of MukkaMaar. She holds degrees in English Literature, Psychology and Human Development, and is trained in Kathak, yoga, martial arts and theatre. A former lead actor in English, Hindi and Tamil films, she has also appeared in 50+ commercials, TV shows and plays. She previously ran a performing arts studio for six years and is a recipient of the Express AWE “Social Entrepreneur of the Year” award by the Financial Express Group and FICCI.

Girija Oak-Godbole is a Mumbai-based actress, singer and entrepreneur. She has worked across Marathi, Hindi and Gujarati theatre, films, television and OTT. Along with 60+ commercials, her notable screen work includes Taare Zameen Par, Shor In The City, Qala, and series such as Cartel and Modern Love: Mumbai. On stage, she has acted in acclaimed plays like Don Special, Dear Father, and the musical Mahanagar ke Jugnu. Coming from a musical family, she is currently training in the Dhrupad tradition under Shree Manoj Saraf.

Jaimini Pathak is an actor, theatre director-producer and writer. He has performed in over fifty plays and directed around twenty, with current productions including Mahadevbhai (1892–1942) and Laghu. A familiar presence in films and web series, his recent screen credits include Scam 1992, TVF Pitchers and Scoop. Jaimini has also written numerous plays for children and served as co-editor of PTNotes, the monthly theatre newsletter published by Prithvi Theatre. He formerly wrote a theatre column for The Indian Express titled In the Green Room.

Credits

Direction: Jaimini Pathak
Performers:

- Ishita Sharma
- Girija Oak Godbole
- Jaimini Pathak

Stories & Playwrights:

- Til — Written by Ismat Chughtai
- Udaan — Written by Krishna Baldev Vaid
- Sapna — Written by Manav Kaul
- Concept & Curation: Jaimini Pathak

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