Dhaka Theatre’s 37th production named “Pancho Nari Akhyan” will be staged today at 6:30pm at Bangladesh Shilapakala Academy. The play is directed by actor Shahiduzzaman Selim and written by Harun Rashid, features Rosy Siddiqui in five different characters from respective societies.
Seasoned actress Rosy Siddiqui, acts in different characters from varied social settings of our society. One of them is of a village belle, Julekha, who transforms her identity to a junior film actress in the city to escape the jibes of society after being cheated on by her husband. Other roles include that of a Hindu childless housewife Monoroma, who blames her husband for her misfortune and a rural character Mariam who rebels by going to a human rights organisation when her husband remarries without her consent and leaves. Finally, Rosy gives an impressive performance of the Mughal empress Momtaz, who died during childbirth at a time when male doctors were not allowed to see and treat women. The last story addresses the negligence women faced inside the palaces during Mughal times.
The story of Julekha is of a village girl who has been cheated on by her spouse and is forced by society to escape to the city to survive the cruel reality. She carried on with her life by doing small roles in films.
The set of this diverse play is designed by Afzal Hossain, while Shimul Yousuf and Chandan Chowdhury together worked on the background music. The costumes are designed by Nasrin Nahar and Wasim Ahmed is in charge of lights.
