September 28, 2025 | Cubberley Theater, 4120 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Sultana Daku

Sultana Daku
Written by: Sujit Saraf
Directed by: Sujit Saraf
Produced by: Soumya Agastya
Language: (in Hindi, with supertitles in English)
As the first in a long line of notorious dakus, Sultana Daku with his horse-riding gang has appeared in countless films, in Hollywood - The Long Duel (1967) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061916/?ref_=nm_flmg_job_1_cdt_t_17/) starring Yul Brynner - and Bollywood - Sultana Daku (1973) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0230828/) starring Dara Singh - with his best-known avatar being Gabbar Singh in Sholay (1975) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073707/) . With an enthralling new script that has never been performed before, the play will feature live music and dance, wit and humor, and energetic ‘svang’ performances that evoke 1920s India.

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