Summary:
Recently a play titled ' Jannat Se Jaun Elia ' was staged for theatre lovers of Lucknow at Sangeet Natak Akademi . — Farhan Ahmad SiddiquiKokab Farid (R) as John Elia in the play (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui)(L) Imran Ahmad and Mohammad Rashid (R) Dr Rohini Singh (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui)(L) Ghausia (R) Iram and Nishat (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui)(L) Inderpal Singh (R) Sabiha and Meraj Ahmad (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui)(L) Sibtain and Alina (R) Aisha Ayub (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui)Prof Sabra Habib and Shabihul Hasan (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui)(L) Zeeshan Haider (R) Dr Ayaz Ahmad (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui) Actor Kokab Fareed , who played the role of Jaun Elia, was also the director of the play, which was written by Anwar Maqsood . The play was based on the idea of famous Urdu shayar Jaun Elia going to heaven and meeting there with Mirza Ghalib Daagh Dehlvi and other great Urdu poets..