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Theatre: CAT staged Amputation

Centre for Asian Theatre staged Amputation at the
National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala
Academy

Entertainment Report

Centre for Asian Theatre (CAT) staged play 'Amputation' at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Saturday.

Jens Bjørneboe has written the story of the play Amputation (1964), while Raihan Akhter has translated it. Kamaluddin Nilu planned and gave direction of the play.

The Norwegian iconoclast Jens Bjørneboe described this work as "a wild, almost surrealistic play-partly sinister, partly comic … directed against those forms of society that do not allow room for people who think differently from those in power." In the horrible world of Amputation the dissident individual who cannot be normalised by conditioned reflexes may yet serve society-in the medical sense."

Jens Bjørneboe, born on October 9, 1920 and died on May 9, 1976, was a Norwegian painter, dramatist, essayist and novelist. His first published work was Poems (Dikt) in 1951. He is widely considered to be one of Norway's most important post-war authors. Bjørneboe identified himself as an anarcho-nihilist. He was both a sharp critic of the society and was obsessed by the question of evils and wrong doings.

He was thinking about Human Rights, like here: "To me the United States once symbolised everything that guaranteed the human rights which made life livable-but it did so less and less. Passion may arise with a sudden unquenchable power, but it may die out slowly. I cannot say exactly when it was, but one day I realized I no longer loved the United States. It must have been in the beginning of the 1950s. America had become dangerous, frightening, scary. It represented conformity, corruption, violence, the world's strongest military, and it aspired to become a world ruler … we who loved America?"

Drama Serial: ATN Bangla airs Swapnamongal tonight

Sajal and co-artiste in drama serial Swapnamongal on
ATN Bangla

Entertainment Report

The 44th episode of drama serial 'Swapnamongal' to be aired on ATN Bangla at 8:00pm today. Saiful Bari has scripted the drama and Kamal Khan has directed serial.

Zahid Hasan, Toukir Ahmed, Tony Dayes, Ahmed Rubel, Shams Sumon, Diti, Shrabonti, Bonya Mirza, Shrabosti Dutta Tinni, Nadia, Sajal, Swagata, Wahida Mollik Jolly, Dolly Zahur, Fazlur Rahman Babu, Pijush Bondapadhay, Mahmud Sajjad, among others, performed in the serial.

Story of Swapnamongal:

Our society revolves with two opposite socio-cultural aspects. In one hand, there is a class of rootless rich people who are always taking part in competitions to increase their wealth and rich. This class of people is always following the western culture, which is absolutely rootless and meaningless. On the other hand, there is another class of people who have their own identity and root of origin in the society. Lifes-tyles of these two opposite classes are the main theme of the drama serial.

TV Serial: Priyodarshini on Rtv tonight

Golam Farida Chhanda and Azizul Hakim in drama
serial Priyodarshini on Rtv tonight

Entertainment Report

Drama serial 'Priyodarshini' to be aired on Rtv at 9:40pm today. Pranab Bhatta has written the story of the drama and Nazrul Islam and Arun Chowdhury have jointly scripted and directed the serial.

Dilara Zaman, Suborna Mustafa, Tazin Ahmed, Azizul Hakim, Golam Farida Chhanda, Apurbo, Sharmily Ahmed, among others, performed in the serial.

Story of Priyodarshini:

Stories of sorrow and happiness of women's life are the main theme of the 52-epiosde serial. Various expressions and experiences are presented in the story of the drama serial. Of these women, some are mother, some other daughter, some other sister, some other wife or some other girlfriend. In one side, mother searches her daughter, on the other side, daughter finds someone and makes a new relationship. On the other hand, there is a conflict between husband and wife. As a whole, all types of feelings of women are found the drama serial.

TV Watch: Projanma Bitarka on ATN Bangla

Entertainment Report

After successful completion of the national debate competition 'Jukti Kathan,' another debate competition BSB-Cambrian inter-university debate competition 'Projanma Bitarka' is going to be aired on ATN Bangla.

To build up a democratic society and to encourage the young generation on debate related activities, ATN Bangla will organise the show. Chairman of Debate for Democracy Hasan Ahmed Chowdhury Kiron ahs planned and directed the contest where country's 24 universities will take part. Participant teams will be selected after selection of the applications. Socio-cultural, political, economical and educational issues will be given emphasised in the debate competition.

Album News: CMV releases Asif’s new album

Entertainment Report

Audio, video and music production house CMV recently released singer Asif's new album 'Akhono josna dekhi' in the markets.

Pradip Saha has written lyrics and Rajesh has composed music of the album.

There are 12 songs in the album.

These are - 1) Akhono josna dekhi, 2) Sorbonasher agun, 3) Chottobelar sathi, 4) Simahin kosto, 5) Kshoma korechhi tomai, 6) Pother pothik, 7) Kichhu kichhu byatha, 8) Borosha veja rate, 9) Swapna bisarjan, 10) Bondhu achho kemon! 11) Hayre jibon amar and 12) Amra birer jati.

Bollywood: Rani Mukherjee in trouble

Rani Mukherjee

Bollywood Mantra

Bengali babe Rani Mukherjee's both personal and professional life is swinging. Her career graph is tending downwards at a very fast pace. Her relationship with Yashraj honcho Aditya Chopra is also going through a rough weather. Rani is not only running short of offers, she has also been kicked out of the Titan raga ad campaign.

Now the latest disaster is that Sanjay Leela Bhansali approached Rani for a cameo for his upcoming flick 'Chenab Gandhi' and she herself chose to opt out of the project, as she did not want to play cameo.

The script lured Rani and she said that she would be part of the flick on one condition if Sanjay offered her the role of Vidya Balan, who is playing the lead heroine. After Saawariya, she will not be playing cameo anymore. But Bhansali did not accept her proposal and let her go her own way.

At this stage, Rani is in urgent need of a hit and if she signs off films this way, she will definitely land in trouble.

Amitabh falls ill on birthday

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, who turned 66 on Saturday, was rushed to Nanavati hospital in Vile Parle this morning after he complained of acute abdominal pain late on Friday night. After preliminary investigations he was shifted to Lilavati Hospital in Bandra where he is under observation. Bachchan's son Abhishek later said that the actor is stable and doctors have advised him to remain in hospital for at least two days. "Right now he is under medication. He is responding well to medication. He will be in the hospital for 48 to 72 hours. There is slight improvement in his condition. He will be in the hospital for at least 48 hours," Abhishek told reporters. Lilavati Hospital spokesman Mohanrajan said, "There is no cause for worry or concern. We are giving him the best possible treatment.

He will soon be up and above and go back to work." Bachchan has undergone blood investigation and CT scan of the abdomen and reports are awaited, a bulletin read by Mohanranjan said.

-Agency

Poem

My lady, you are my love.

No one can cut our love,

No one can take our love, but -

You are my love!

You are my love!!

You are my love!!!

Written by Hrittik Azad

Class: I, Mapleleaf International

School, Dhanmondi, Dhaka.