Saadat Hasan Manto’s short story Toba Tek Singh may have been adapted for stage several times before, but Nagpur-based youth theatre group Rashtrabhasha Parivar promise they have something fresh up their sleeve for Mumbai’s theatre lovers.

“Everyone who watched our version has said that it has a strong identity of its own,” says director Rupesh Pawar, “dada” to the young crew, who decided to adapt this story after long sessions of group discussions.