Episodes

  • Halla Bol | Bonus Episode: Halla Bol, the Play

    Halla Bol | Bonus Episode: Halla Bol, the Play
    Jul 9 2021
    Janam actors, including some from the original cast, read the delightful and powerful play, Halla Bol.
    Show more Show less
    36 mins
  • Halla Bol | Episode 19: Safdar's Legacy

    Halla Bol | Episode 19: Safdar's Legacy
    Jul 2 2021
    Who was Safdar Hashmi? Why was he killed? What lessons does his life hold for us today, as we fight to defend the Constitution of India and the democratic rights enshrined in it?
    Show more Show less
    34 mins
  • Halla Bol | Episode 18: Dreams

    Halla Bol | Episode 18: Dreams
    Jun 28 2021
    Safdar has ambitious dreams for the future. The narrator soaks it all in. Neither knows that it is the last month of Safdar’s life.
    Show more Show less
    46 mins
  • Halla Bol | Episode 17: Strike!

    Halla Bol | Episode 17: Strike!
    Jun 25 2021
    Safdar begins writing a play for the seven-day industrial strike in Delhi. Some parts work, some don’t. The narrator comes up with a breakthrough scene. Workers adore Janam’s play for the strike, which is an unparalleled success. The narrator steps into the cop’s role, unrehearsed.
    Show more Show less
    53 mins
  • Halla Bol | Episode 16: How the Other Half Lives

    Halla Bol | Episode 16: How the Other Half Lives
    Jun 21 2021
    In 1988, Delhi’s working class decides to go on an unprecedented seven-day industrial strike. Will the strike succeed? What role will Janam play in this massive upsurge?
    Show more Show less
    1 hr
  • Halla Bol | Episode 15: Consolidating the Gains

    Halla Bol | Episode 15: Consolidating the Gains
    Jun 18 2021
    Safdar sets about giving Janam’s expansion a firm organizational basis. Janam completes ten years of uninterrupted work in street theatre.
    Show more Show less
    28 mins
  • Halla Bol | Episode 14: Learning from the Masters

    Halla Bol | Episode 14: Learning from the Masters
    Jun 14 2021
    Habib Tanvir, his wife and collaborator Moneeka Misra, and the legendary actor Zohra Segal, each leave their imprint on Janam’s new proscenium play. Safdar is soaking it all up, as is the young narrator. Guest starring Ratna Pathak Shah and Naseeruddin Shah.
    Show more Show less
    41 mins
  • Halla Bol | Episode 13: Working with the Legends

    Halla Bol | Episode 13: Working with the Legends
    Jun 7 2021
    Habib Tanvir agrees to direct a play for Janam — to be written by Safdar, based on a story by Premchand. Working with the legends is as much fun as it is challenging.
    Guest starring Ratna Pathak Shah and Naseeruddin Shah.
    Show more Show less
    38 mins