NAPA INTERNATIONAL PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL
LEELA CHANESAR by AASHKARA ARTS
Directed by Shahnawaz Bhatti

Leela is a traditional story which dates back to the time of Jam Chanesar, one of the Soomra rulers of 14th century Thatta, Sindh. It has often been retold in Sindhi and Persian.

Chanesar's wife, the spoiled and pleasure loving Leela, is so enticed by another woman's necklace, she  allows the woman to spend one night with her husband. Furious that he had been "sold", Chanesar divorces his wife. Leela has to undergo a long process of purification until she is once more acceptable to her husband.

Aqsa Ahad: Leela
Fatima Rind: Kounro
Sheeraz Khan: Chanesar
Shifa Agha: Jimny
Pushmina: Raqasa
Kazbano: Murki
A.B. Otho: Khanghar
Anu Solangi: Jakhro