Fawad Khan Archives

Silence | CHUP

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English translation of the script of CHUP | Silence by Fawad Khan.

Performing Chup: Resonance Across Borders

Fawad Khan, Tarun Kumar, Sunil Shanker, Parakh Theatre

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Recordings of the performances of CHUP in Karachi (2018) and Bombay (2023).

Playing With Silence: Fawad Khan Speaks with Richa Nagar and Abdul Aijaz

Fawad Khan with Richa Nagar and Abdul Aijaz

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Fawad Khan speaks to Richa Nagar and Abdul Aijaz about the journey of writing ‘Chup,’ bringing it to the stage given its critique of the oppressive state apparatuses, his vision and hope for art, and what the border-crossing by ‘Chup’ has meant for him.