Through our textbooks on history, we came to know about Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah, the last sovereign Nawab of Bengal, his courageousness, characteristics, conspiracy against him, his defeat in the Battle of Plassey and the initiation of British rule in Bengal. But how many of us know what happened to Siraj’s beloved wife, his loving mother, his adored grandmother after his death.
With a view to reveal the untold stories and sufferings of the women of Nawab family, promising theatre troupe Palakar has brought its latest production “Narigon” onstage recently. The 3rd show of the play will be staged today at 7:00pm at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA).
Written by noted litterateur and playwright Syed Shamsul Haque, the play was directed by veteran theatre personality Natyajon Ataur Rahman. The play, written in lyrical form, narrates how the women of the royal family survived or what happened to them immediately after the Nawab's fall while the sufferings of the other women of Nawab's harem will also be presented in an appealing way.
The cast of the play includes five guest performers as its key roles and they are Farhana Mithu as Sharifunnessa (Siraj’s grandmother), Deepta Rokshita Lovely as Amina Begum (Siraj’s mother), Tania Hossain as Lutfunnessa (Siraj’s wife), Arjumand Ara Bakul as Ghaseti Begum and Jayita Moholanbish as Nortoki (professional dancing girl). Among others, Palakar’s members Umme Salma Rimu, Tithi Das Sathi, Kazi Faysal, Shamim Sagar, Sansi Faruque, Shamim Sufi and Pranab Das Babu will be seen playing some important characters in this play.
Noted theatre activists Aniket Pal Babu and Thandu Raihan designed set and light respectively for this play. Ajay Das directed music while Lucy Tripti Gomez designed costume for this play.