Director Kamaleshwar Mukherjee goes back to his roots

Renowned filmmaker Kamaleshwar Mukherjee is all geared up to rekindle his love for theatre with a new production titled ‘

Play House

’. We all know the ‘

Amazon Obhijaan

’ director used to be an active persona in the theatre arena during his student life at Medical College.

‘Play House’ is a Bengali take on Heather Graham’s famous novel ‘

A Dangerous Game

’. Padmanabha Dasgupta, who has written scripts for a number of successful films and stage productions, has adapted this novel for the stage. Not just penning the script, he also essays the lead.

The play starts with the suicide of a middle-aged man who in order to take revenge murders one of his superiors. Surprisingly, he confesses his crime and commits suicide afterwards. The play, directed by Kamaleshwar, received critical acclaims as it was staged before a select audience recently.

‘Play House’ is scheduled to be staged on October 22 in Kolkata.