Bohurupee is a Bengali premier theatre group. Bohurupee was founded in 1948
by several active members who left the
Indian People's Theatre Association
Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) is the oldest association of theatre-artists in India. IPTA was formed in 1943 during the British rule in India, and promoted themes related to the Indian freedom struggle. Its goal was to bring cultur ...
. The group was created to present the experimental Bengali drama in unusual form.
Early days
After breaking away from
Indian People's Theatre Association
Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) is the oldest association of theatre-artists in India. IPTA was formed in 1943 during the British rule in India, and promoted themes related to the Indian freedom struggle. Its goal was to bring cultur ...
, prominent Bengali theatre personalities like
Sombhu Mitra,
Bijon Bhattacharya
Bijon Bhattacharya ( bn, বিজন ভট্টাচার্য; 17 July 1906 – 19 January 1978) was an Indian theatre and film actor from West Bengal. He was an eminent playwright and dramatist.
Bhattacharya was born in 1906 at Farid ...
created Bohurupee in 1948. The group came into prominence as a composite drama form. This period was a period of struggle for Bohurupee.
Between 1950 and 1958 they directed multiple important plays. They staged
Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore (; bn, রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter. He resh ...
's play 'Char Adhyay' in 1951. In 1958, they stage another work of Tagore - Raktakaravi.
In Putulkhela (1958), which was a depiction of Ibsen's Doll's House, Bohurupee touched a sensitive contemporary issue in bold manner. Dasachakra (1962) was adapted from
An Enemy of the People
''An Enemy of the People'' (original Norwegian title: ''En folkefiende''), an 1882 play by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, followed his previous play, ''Ghosts'', which criticized the hypocrisy of his society's moral code. That response inclu ...
by
Henrik Ibsen
Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. As one of the founders of modernism in theatre, Ibsen is often referred to as "the father of realism" and one of the most influential playw ...
.
Selected plays
*Char Adhyay (1951).
*Raktakaravi (1954).
*Putulkhela (1958).
*Visarjan (1961).
*Dasachakra (1962).
*Raja Oidipous (1964).
*Raja (1964).
*Chop! Adalat Cholche (1971).
*Dakghar (1973).
*Ghare Baire (1974).
*Mrichchhakatika (1979).
*Galileo (1980).
*Rajdarsan (1982).
*Aguner pakhi (1984).
*Mr. Kakatuya (1987).
*Kinu Kaharer Thetar (1988).
*Nabanna (1989).
Awards
*Airlines Cultural Organisation - Kolkata - Contribution to Bengali Theatre
*Anya Theatre - Kolkata - Distinguished Theatre personality Natya Swapnakalpa - 2004
*Dishari - Kolkata - Best Actor - Nisiddha Thikana - 2004
See also
*
Sombhu Mitra
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Tripti Mitra
Tripti Mitra (''née'' Bahaduri; 25 October 1925 – 24 May 1989) was a popular Indian actress of Bengali theatre and films, and wife of Sombhu Mitra, noted theatre director, with whom she co-founded pioneering theatre group ''Bohurupee'' in 19 ...
*
Kumar Roy
Kumar Roy (1926–2010) was a Bengali theatre actor, director and playwright. In 1983 he won the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award. He was associated with the group Bohurupee. In 1989 he directed the re-creation of the classic play ''Nabanna'' (1948) ...
References
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1948 establishments in West Bengal
Theatre companies in India
Organisations based in Kolkata
Performing groups established in 1948
Bengali theatre groups