Birpurush is a 2010 Bengali drama[1] staged by Kolkata based theatre group Swapnasandhani and directed by Kaushik Sen.[2][3]
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The drama is inspired by Rabindranath Tagore's poem Birpurush, it was not a children's play (though it was misinterpreted like that). The play had some amount of violence in it. The story was based on contemporary social and political condition of West Bengal.[2] A wounded soldier and a Maoist get trapped in a forest and there they both claim to be Birpurush (brave man).[4] There were some characters like 'Kishen Kanhaiya', 'Buddhadesh' and 'Monmohinidesh' which mocked real life personalities. In this play Kaushik Sen acted as himself and it is a self-critical character.[2]
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- Direction: Kaushik Sen
- Production: Swapnasandhani
- Inspired by: Birpurush of Rabindranath Tagore
- Script: Sumitro Bandyopadhyay[4]
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References edit
- ^ "Birpurush play". Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ^ a b c "I'm self critical: Kaushik Sen". The Times of India. 2 June 2010. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ^ "The real drama within the outer frame". Telegraph Calcutta. 31 July 2010. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ^ a b "In search of a hero". The Telegraph. 23 May 2010. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014.