Swapnasandhani Explained

Swapnasandhani
Artisticdirector:	Kaushik Sen
Formed:	29 May 1992^[1]
Location:	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Members:	Kaushik Sen, Chitra Sen, Reshmi Sen, Ditipriya Sarkar, Rabindranath Jana, Riddhi Sen, Monalisa Pal, Surangana Bandyopadhyay

Swapnasandhani (Bengali:) is a Bengali theater group from Kolkata. The group was founded on 29 May 1992.^[1] Swapnasandhani has been marked by the acting and direction of Kaushik Sen.

Performance

From 2006, Swapnasandhani began performing on a regular basis at the Sujata Sadan every Saturday. This eliminated their need to wait in queue for free slots at the major theatres like the Academy of Fine Arts, Madhusudan Mancha etc.

Major productions

Since the establishment of the team in 1992, Swapnasandhani has staged 30 full-length plays and 14 short ones.^[2] Some of those are:

• Prothom Partha (1996)
• Tiktiki
• Jodubongsho
• Akhipallab
• Prachya
• Ajke Aamar Chhuti
• Bhalo Rakshosher Golpo (2005)
• Banku Babur Bandhu (2006)
• Daakghar (2006)
• Malyaban (2006)
• Suprobhat (2006)
• Dakghor (2007)
• Hargoj (2008) based on a work of Bangladeshi writer Selim Al-Deen
• Bhoy (2009)
• Darjiparar Marjinara (2009) written by Bratya Basu, travels through the squalid rooms and alleys of Calcutta’s biggest red-light district Sonagachhi.^[3]
• Birpurush (2010)
• Macbeth (2012) Bengali theatre based on William Shakespeare's play Macbeth.^[4]
• Thana Theke Aschi (2013)
• Karkatkrantir Desh (2014)
• Nirbhaya (2016)
• Ashwatthama (2017)
• Taraye Taraye (2018)
• Ekla Chawlo Reh (2019)
• Ardhek Manush (2020)
• Kabir Bondhura (2021)
• Hamlet (2022)

Celebrity appearance

• Bengali film and television actress Roopa Ganguly has acted with Swapnasandhani in the theatre Suprabhat, which was based on a novel of Jibanananda Das.^[5]
• Actress Arpita Pal acted in the theatre "Notir Pujo", which has been successful.^[4]
• Television stars Debdut Ghosh and Rajatava Dutta have acted in "Shei Sumouli"^[4]
• Actor Kanchan Mullick has acted in theatre Darjiparar Marjinara, written by Bratya Basu.^[6]
• Veteran Theatre actors Debshankar Halder, Ashoke Mukhopadhyay and Surajit Bandopadhyay acted in 2019's new play Ekla Chawlo Reh.

Key people

• Chitra Sen
• Kaushik Sen
• Reshmi Sen^[7]
• Ditipriya Sarkar^[7]
• Rabindranath Jana
• Riddhi Sen
• Monalisa Pal
• Surangana Bandyopadhyay

Notes and References

1. Web site: Article on Swapnasandhani.
2. Web site: Kaushik Sen Interview.
3. News: Way of all flesh. https://archive.today/20130203124331/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090528/jsp/entertainment/story_11027408.jsp. dead. 3 February 2013. Way of all flesh. 14 May 2012. Calcutta, India. Mohua. Das. 28 May 2009.
4. News: Performance speaks louder than star power. https://archive.today/20130104031253/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-12/news-interviews/31330352_1_bangladeshi-swapnasandhani-bengal. dead. 4 January 2013. 11 May 2012. The Times of India. 12 April 2012.
5. News: A rolling repertory Stage On & Off. https://archive.today/20120911050002/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1061104/asp/calcutta/story_6958118.asp. dead. 11 September 2012. 4 November 2006 . Calcutta, India. The Telegraph.
6. News: Thursday, May 28, 2009. https://archive.today/20130203124331/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090528/jsp/entertainment/story_11027408.jsp. dead. 3 February 2013. 11 May 2012. Telegraph. 28 May 2009. Calcutta, India. Mohua. Das.
7. Web site: Interview of Kaushik Sen.