| Written & Directed by Mahmood Farooqui Produced by Anusha Rizvi Dastango: Poonam Girdhani and others |
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| An Adaptation from 1943 classic The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupery for children (and adults). The author has woven a poetic tale from his aviation experiences in the Sahara Desert, where he meets a young prince, who has fallen to Earth from a tiny asteroid. Commenting on the strange grown-ups and their ways, the story moves to a stage where the Little Prince meets a fox and realizes the meaning of love. | The brain behind it is ustad Farooqui—it was he who thought of presenting Dastangoi shows that grown-ups (their primary audience) could enjoy with their children. “The reason I chose such stories to begin our work for children is that her adventures are tilismi (magical) in nature, and the flavor of fantasy is similar to what we find in traditional dastans,” he says. |
