Title: “The Cry of Quit India” Theme: A powerful and
emotional dramatization of the Quit India Movement launched
on August 8, 1942, under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi.
Cast (19 participants):
1. Narrators (3)
2. Mahatma Gandhi
3. Pandit Nehru
4. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
5. British Officer
6. British Policemen (2)
7. Indian Protesters (6)
8. Student Freedom Fighters (3)
9. Voiceover Gandhi (pre-recorded or background voice
Duration: 5–8 min Props (optional):
● Indian flags, banners (“Quit India”, “Vande Mataram”)
● Gandhi cap, simple khadi clothing for freedom fighters
● Police caps for British officers
● Microphones for narrators
Script Begins
Scene 1: The Call for Freedom(3 narrators step forward)
Narrator 1: Good morning everyone. Today, we bring to you a short play on one of the
boldest chapters in India’s freedom struggle — The Quit India Movement.
Narrator 2: It is August 1942. The Second World War is raging. The British are using Indian
resources, without Indian consent. The people are tired. The leaders are restless.
Narrator 3: And then… in Bombay… Mahatma Gandhi rises to speak.
Gandhi: We shall not tolerate foreign rule anymore. This is our final call — Do or Die!
We demand: Britishers… Quit India!
Nehru (firmly): We want complete independence — now, not later!
Patel: Every man, woman, and child must join this fight for freedom!
All Leaders (raise fists):
Quit India! Quit India!(Chants of “Bharat Mata Ki Jai!” fade in background)
Scene 2: Arrests and Repression
(British Officer and 2 policemen enter aggressively)
British Officer (angrily): Arrest all the leaders before sunrise! We will crush this
rebellion!(Policemen pretend to arrest Gandhi, Nehru, Patel)
Gandhi (peacefully): You may imprison us… but not the idea of freedom.
Narrator 1: Almost all Congress leaders were arrested. But that did not stop the movement.
Scene 3: People Rise
(6 Indian protesters come with banners: “Quit India”, “Vande Mataram”, etc. They speak one
by one)
Protester 1:Our leaders are behind bars, but their words live in our hearts!
Protester 2: We will not work for the British anymore!
Protester 3: We are shutting down schools and colleges! Join the revolution!
Protester 4: They can beat us, jail us — but they can’t stop us!
Protester 5 (young woman): This is not just a movement… This is a fire that will not stop until
India is free!
Protester 6: Inquilab Zindabad!
(Police lathi-charge scene is acted without contact – protesters fall but get up again)
Scene 4: Students Join the Struggle
(3 student freedom fighters step forward)
Student 1: I left my studies to join the movement.
Student 2: I distributed secret pamphlets for Quit India.
Student 3: Even if I die, I know my country will be free!
Scene 5: The Voice of Gandhi
Voiceover Gandhi: “You may have to suffer. You may even have to die. But remember —
truth and non-violence will lead us to freedom. Do or Die!”
Final Scene: A Free India
(All participants return on stage and stand in formation – tricolor or freedom pose)
Narrator 2: The Quit India Movement shook the foundation of British rule.
Narrator 3: Five years later, on August 15, 1947 — India became free.
All together (strong voice): Bharat Mata Ki Jai! Vande Mataram! Jai Hind!
