Sudrak’s Shikh-kha Jatir Merudanda, at Academy
Academy of Fine Arts 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, IndiaSudrak’s new, so-called “uneducated” satire on education written and directed by Debasis Majumdar.
Sudrak’s new, so-called “uneducated” satire on education written and directed by Debasis Majumdar.
Utpal Dutt’s classic play, directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★ Matinee at 2:30 and evening at 6:30.
Indianized by Jagannath Guha from Giuseppe Tornatore’s influential film A Pure Formality, about an inspector interrogating a famous author. Directed by Anish Ghosh.
Utpal Dutt’s play about Ram Mohun Roy’s anti-sati activism, revived and directed by Ashok Mukhopadhyay.
Dramatized from Parashuram’s Mahesher Mahajatra about two friends searching for ghosts, by Kallol Lahiri and members of the repertory, and directed by Anamitra Khan.
A blind and wheelchair-bound youth, highly intelligent, wants to know about light from his physicist father. Written and directed by Suman Sengupta. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.
Dramatized from Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay’s novel by Kuntal Mukhopadhyay and directed by Debasish. A mysterious hawker sells seemingly useless things, but fruitful in the fearless thirst for knowledge. Some people conspire to capture this power of science.
Adapted from Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys about two old comedians, by Farrukh Seyer and Avinash Gautam, and directed by Sumeet Vyas. Part of KCC's Ami Arts Festival.
The son of a Ramlila performer in Ayodhya moves to Mumbai to join the film industry but things don’t go as he wanted. Written and directed by Debasish. Highly recommended: ★★★★★. Read my review.
The hilarious and touching story of a notorious gang leader and local legend in Patna, told through the innocent eyes of a young boy. Written and directed by Nihal Parashar. Part of KCC's Ami Arts Festival.