Mohit Suri's Hamari Adhuri Kahani may not have done well at the box office, but that hasn't deterred actor/director Happy Ranajit from picking up its script to adapt for the stage.

The play, which is scheduled to open in Delhi on August 1st, will soon travel to Karachi, revealed Mahesh Bhatt in a tweet:

The story, adapted from Mahesh Bhatt and Suhrita Sengupta's novel All That Could Have Been, follows the tragic love story of rich hotelier Aarav (played by Emraan Hashmi in the film) and florist Vasudha (Vidya Balan) whose romance is cut short by the return of the latter's husband after a long mysterious disappearance.

Mahesh Bhatt's protege Imran Zahid will essay Hashmi's lead role in the play, while Pak-India rock band Raeth will be composing the play's music, Bhatt also revealed.

"We’ve been friends with Imran for a long time and have previously worked on the music of his film, Marksheet," Raeth guitarist Sunny Ghansham told Dawn, "It just clicked Imran that we should plan something together for Pakistan. We were going to accompany him on his last tour, but our Bollywood projects and shows in India held us back. All the people from Pakistan who have gotten a break in India don’t seem to be interested in progressing friendship between the two countries. We earlier brought Kailash Kher ji to Pakistan for a show, so we keep trying our best to help cultural exchange. So Hamari Adhuri Kahani is something special; it will be an experience for us to work with Bhatt sahab and Imran bhai.

"We are composing two songs as music directors," adds Raeth vocalist Wajhi Farooqi, "The film's existing songs will also feature on the soundtrack, since the film revolved around the title track by Mithoon. As you know, we have had hits like ‘Waada’, ‘Tum Meri Hi’, ‘Lamha Tera Mera’ in Zanjeer. Raeth has always been about spreading love and I feel original work has no comparison."

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Hamari Adhuri Kahani won't be the first time that Mahesh Bhatt's script has been staged in Pakistan. Earlier in April, Daddy was put up as part of NAPA's International Theatre Festival, and a Pak-India collaborative play 'Milne Do' is also in production.