Natok (

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

: নাটক) or play is a type of theater in

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

and

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...

. Natok also refers to any drama that is aired on any Bangladeshi TV channel. Natoks are very popular these days in Bangladesh and have become a huge source of entertainment for Bangladeshi people. Bangla natoks are produced in both

, and Bangladesh which started in the early 19th century during the British rule. In that time, natoks were only performed in a theater. Later on, TV natoks gained more popularity than theaters.

Etymology

Natok or Natak word came from Hindi word नौटंकी (nauṭaṅkī).

Nautanki Nautanki is one of the most popular folk performance forms of South Asia, particularly in northern India. Before the advent of Bollywood (the Hindi film industry), Nautanki was the biggest entertainment medium in the villages and towns of north ...

is a popular folk theater of northern India.

Classification of Natok/play

The classification of plays is not based on any particular subject. Drama has been categorized in different ways according to different themes. The classifications of the plays are as follows: A) According to the genre of emotion (01) Tragedy (02) Comedy (03) Tragedy-comedy (04) Melodrama and (05) Farce. B) According to the source of content (01) Mythological (02) Historical (03) Historical fiction Characteristic (04) Social (05) Family (06) Fictional and (06) Fictional C) According to the nature of the content (01) Religious (02) Ethical (03) Spiritual (04) Political (05) Economic (06) Erotic (06) Patriotic (08) Sociological (09) Conspiratorial (10) Thriller and (11) Crime detective etc. D) According to the material features (01) Lyric drama or opera (02) Journey (03) Dance drama (04) Drama or drama E) By volume or number (01) Mahanatak (02) Natak (03) Natika (04) Ekankika F) Structural style (01) Classical (02) Romantic (03) Scenes G) According to the style of composition (01) Poetry drama (02) Prose drama (03) Prose-verse drama H) According to the presentation style (01) Actual drama (02) Ideological drama (03) Metaphorical drama (04) Symbolic drama (05) Expressionistic drama I) According to the purpose (01) Ghatanamukhya (Molodrama) (02) Charitramukhya (Charitranatya) (03) Rasamukhya (Rasanatya) and (04) Tattvamukhya (Tattvanatak)

References

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