About The Event
Banchha Kapali is a very old farmer who owns an orchard that has been coveted by the high and mighty for ages. A greedy land-grabber senses the old man's vulnerability and strikes up an unusual deal with him in order to acquire the orchard. As the story unfolds, we witness an uproarious turn of events involving a petty thief, a confused village quack, a bluffing astrologer, a love-struck wannabe film producer, a political rowdy, a city lass married to a vagabond, an inefficient advocate, a naive housewife, a tantric priest and the ghost of a zamindar, all of whom bring in their unique shades and flavours, which make this Manoj Mitra classic, a timeless laugh-riot.
From Forum-three repertoire. An Indian comedy in Hindi & English. For ages, 3 and above.
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Manoj Mitra (born 1938) is a Bengali Indian theatre, film and television actor, director and playwright. He is the president of the Paschim Banga Natya Akademi now.
While most of these plays were produced by Sundaram, major theatre groups have produced his works like theatre workshop, Bohurupee etc. His works have been translated into many languages and produced by directors like Ratan Thiyam, Rajendar Nath, Ranjon Ghoshal and others. His latest play Aschourjo Funtosee is now being produced by Sundaram in Kolkata, India. He has written several books on film and theatre.
The play is directed by Ranjon Ghoshal.
