"Jammanpura" is the story of a "delivery town" where a family planning clinic has been set up and has led to controversy and polarization of men and women about the need for family planning. There is the local mullah who has set up an NGO for the proliferation of children while the wives have formed a united front against the uncaring husbands. The neutral person in this battle of sexes is Reema, the transvestite.
Mahjabeen, the Lady Health Visitor wants Jeera, who already has eight children, to undergo a vasectomy operation. Shopkeeper, Pehlwan tries to convince his friend to become the role model. This leads to a number of amusing situations. Soon battle lines are drawn with women, and men in love with them, are on one side and most conservative men, led by the Mullah, on the other. But the Mullah is in for a rude shock when he sees his own wife joining the pro-family planning camp. The play was later adapted into a popular television serial "Janjaal Pura" (The Misery Town)
First Performance : January, 1995
Venue :Goethe Institute, Lahore
Written by : Shahid Nadeem
Directed by : Madeeha Gauhar