“Shokhi Rongomala,” a theatrical play directed by Mohammad Ali Haider will be staged during the “Aly Zaker Notuner Utshob” at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on January 24. Mangaldeep Foundation and Nagorik Natya Sampradaya together organized the festival to commemorate the legendary Bangladeshi thespian Aly Zaker.
BotTala- a performance Space, for the first time since 2017, is going to stage the new play “Shokhi Rongomala” at “Notuner Utshob.” BotTala conveys message about humanity and the rights of all living beings through its theatrical plays. A technical presentation of the pay was held on January 17.
The play “Shokhi Rongomala” is based on a novel by the author Shaheen Akhtar with the same title. Samina Lutfa and Soumya Sarkar together dramatized the novel into the play and Mohammad Ali Haider is the director.
“Shokhi Rongomala” is an animistic play that comprises the features of a dystopian society like gender discrimination, at the same time, highlights love, freedom and women empowerment.
Director of the play Mohammad Ali Haider about the theatre play said: “When I read the novel, somehow I was driven by the character Rongomala. A strong force of love continues to work in her. I was tempted to build such a character. First credit behind making of the play goes to Shaeen Akhter, who thought we were worthy enough to pull off the work. Credit goes to Samina Lutfa and Soumya Sarkar as well, who portrayed the large canvas of the novel in a different manner.”
This year's “Notuner Utshob” is featuring five new theatre plays. “Shokhi Rongomala” comes on stage at the National Theater, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on the evening of January 24.
