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Birpurush is a 2010 Bengali drama staged by Kolkata based theatre group Swapnasandhani and directed by Kaushik Sen.

Plot

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. A wounded soldier and a Maoist get trapped in a forest and there they both claim to be Birpurush (brave man). 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.

Credits

Cast

• Kanchan Mullick
• Riddhi Sen
• Kaushik Sen

Crew

• Direction: Kaushik Sen
• Production: Swapnasandhani
• Inspired by: Birpurush of Rabindranath Tagore
• Script: Sumitro Bandyopadhyay

See also

• Bohurupee

References

1. "Birpurush play". Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
2. ^ "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.
3. "The real drama within the outer frame". Telegraph Calcutta. 31 July 2010. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
4. ^ "In search of a hero". The Telegraph. 23 May 2010. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014.

External links

• Birpurush Telegraph (Calcutta) review

• 2010 plays
• Indian plays
• Bengali-language plays