Apod
Based on Tagore’s famous short story “Apod,” a TV play directed by Ferdous Hasan will be aired on ATN Bangla at 8pm tonight. The play narrates different human emotions in terms of trust and mistrust in diverse human life through the story of Kiran, an ailing housewife who goes to their rural Bungalow for a change of air as suggested by her physician. Kiran has been suffering from an acute illness for quite some time. She starts living in the countryside and enjoys the atmosphere. One day, a stranger named Neelkanta suddenly appears on a stormy night. After his arrival, strange incidents start happening and with this plot, the story moves forward.
Kanak
Marking the 73rd death anniversary of Bangalee Nobel Prize winning writer, composer, philosopher and polymath, Rabindranath Tagore, a single episode drama “Kanak” will be aired today at 9pm on NTV. Based on Tagore’s short story “Bicharok” the drama is scripted and directed by Nahid Ahmed Piyal. Aparna, Jitu Ahsan, Ashiq Chowdhury, Rasel, Prithu and others form the cast of the drama. The plot revolves around Kanak, who is a fan of an author named Jabed Sarwar. One fine day, Kanak invites her favourite writer to her home and urges that Jabed write a story based on her life. Upon hearing her story, Jabed is reminded of Rabindranath’s character Hem Shashi from “Bicharok,” and realises that he has discovered the same character 120 years after it was penned.
Malyodan
Tisha donned the character of Kurani in a special television drama titled “Malyodan” on the occasion of Rabindranath Tagore’s 73rd death anniversary. Sumon Anwar dramatised and directed the TV play while Arman Parvez Murad, Sabbir Ahmed and Bonya Mirza form the cast along with Tisha. The drama will be aired on RTV, August 6 at 8:20pm. The story revolves around a childless couple, Potol and her husband. One day Potol finds an orphan named Kurani and brings her back home. She gives Kurani the love, care and affection of a mother and they both forge a relationship so strong that it would have been impossible for a stranger to guess that Kurani was adopted. But Potol’s husband has his doubts as they do not know Kurani’s background. Her younger brother Jatin, a doctor, comes to visit them and Potol proposes that he marries her daughter. But Jatin refuses to do so. However, fate brings them back together in a hospital after a few years.
Tyag
A special drama titled “Tyag,” directed by Shuvro Ujjal and starring Pijush Bandyopadhyay, Intekhab Dinar and Sanjida Preeti, will be aired at 8:00pm. The focus of the story had been the caste system that has spoilt the very fabric of the society. It shows how the caste variance can ruin a relationship and bring in enmity amongst people. This picture has not changed much even in the present times.