20 Years of Dastangoi Collective. Dastan-e Mir (Hindustani, Urdu/ 120 mins with interval) performed by Mahmood Farooqui & Darain Shahidi. Dir. Mahmood Farooqui. Produced by Anusha Rizvi. Dastan-e Mir is a Dastangoi performance celebrating the life and poetry of Mir Taqi Mir, a renowned Urdu poet. It's a performance that narrates the story of Mir, his times, and the rise of Urdu as a literary language. The Dastangoi, a storytelling tradition, is used to bring Mir's life and poetry to life through spoken word and acting. Prod. Dastangoi Collective. Tickets at Rs.500, Rs.350 & Rs.200 are available online on bookmyshow.com and at the Habitat Programmes desk.