Prangonemor’s tribute to Kazi Nazrul Islam

After a yearlong break of staging the popular play “Droho Prem Nari,” theatre troupe Prangonemor brings its 13th show today, celebrating the death ceremony of Kazi Nazrul Islam at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy at 7:30pm.    “Droho Prem Nari” is the 5th Production of Prangonemor which is based on Kazi Nazrul Islam’s musical play “Aleya,” directed by Ramiz Razu.    “Aleya” was first staged at Natyaniketon in Kolkata on December 19, 1931. Prangonemor, for the first time, staged the play in the country on June 17 last year. In this play, Minketu, the king, appears as an eye-catching man while many women feel attracted towards him, but he never allows them in his heart as he waits for her desired woman. Krishna, Minketu’s prime minister, loves him a lot. But Minketu does not reciprocate Krishna’s feelings. On the other hand, Chandraketu, the commander-in-chief of the army, loves Krishna while she considers him only as a good friend. However, Minketu, Krisna and Chndraketu were childhood friends and gradually they started developing feelings for each other.   Meanwhile, ‘Joyonti,’ an attractive and appealing queen of a neighbouring kingdom invaded Minketu’s kingdom and defeated his powerful army with the heroic strength of her army chief named Ugraditya. Once, she became angry over Ugraditya as she later came to know that Ugraditya also dreams of having her in his arms. Incidently, Ugraditya was killed by Minketu and then Joyonti realised her mistake as she started feeling that Ugraditya was her power and also the beloved man of her younger sister Chandrika. All through the play, the audiences were mesmerised by the outstanding presentation of the performers. The cast of this play included Ananta Hira as Minketu, Nuna Afroz as Joyonti, Shubechcha as Krishna, Sarwar Alam Saikat as Chandraketu, Ister Sumy as Chandrika, Anindra Kishor as Ugraditya, Rigyan Sohag Ratna as Rajkobi, Bandhu Tuhin as Ranganath and Jainal Abedin Monir as the deputy of Chandraketu.   Among the performers, the performance of Ananta Hira, Ister Shumi and Anindra Kishor caught the attention of the audiences most while many of them also highly praised the choreography presentation of this play.