▁Khan . ▁The ▁play ▁ran ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁Gu in ness ▁Book ▁of ▁World ▁Records ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁has ▁mentioned ▁it ▁as ▁the ▁world ' s ▁longest - running ▁one ▁man ▁show . ▁It ▁is ▁written ▁in ▁a ▁mix ▁of ▁Ur du ▁and ▁D akh ani . ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁The ▁protagon ist ▁is ▁Rum su , ▁a ▁Hy der ab adi ▁with ▁a ▁wife ▁and ▁several ▁children , ▁trying ▁to ▁make ▁ends ▁meet ▁and ▁thus ▁inc urr ing ▁heavy ▁deb ts , ▁is ▁played ▁by ▁the ▁author ▁himself . ▁The ▁comedy ▁revol ves ▁around ▁how ▁Rum su ▁de als ▁with ▁friends ▁and ▁acquaint ances ▁from ▁whom ▁he ▁has ▁borrow ed ▁small ▁sums ▁of ▁money ▁to ▁manage ▁his ▁family . ▁Ram su ' s ▁wife ▁is ▁Be e ▁P asha ▁who ▁is ▁trouble d ▁with ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁low ▁income ▁and ▁often ▁compla ins ▁of ▁unable ▁to ▁manage ▁household ▁ ▁and ▁dem ands ▁for ▁either ▁food ▁gra ins ▁or ▁a ▁sare e ▁for ▁herself ▁to ▁which ▁Ram su ▁respond s ▁h il ari ously ▁making ▁rib - tick ling ▁comedy ▁across ▁the ▁hall . ▁The ▁drama ▁ends ▁with ▁a ▁message ▁to ▁follow ▁family ▁planning ▁and ▁have ▁minimum ▁children ▁thus ▁prom oting ▁" small ▁family ▁happy ▁family " ▁concept ▁ ▁" ch ota ▁par iv ar ▁su k hi ▁par iv ar " ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁planning ▁department . ▁ ▁History ▁Bab ban ▁Khan ▁is ▁from ▁a ▁middle - class