Bhunibabur Chandni has no dark shades, says director

Theatre group Curtain Call staged its latest production, Bhunibabur Chandni, with a stellar star cast. Directed by Tirthankar Chattopadhyay, the play features Gautam Halder, Dyuti Ghosh Halder, Gambhira Bhattacharya, Ashim Ray Choudhury, Bratin Gangopadhyay, Piyali Chattyopadhyay, Sanjib Sarkar and others. Based on

Oscar Wilde

’s

The Canterville Ghost

, the script was developed by Sharmila Maitra.

It is a play with no dark shades, said the director. “Our life is full of stress. Disappointments, hopelessness and pessimism clutter us all the time. I was almost thinking of adapting plays either by Henrik Ibsen, Girish Karnad, Tagore or Vijay Tendulkar so that I could capture the dark time we are living in. Suddenly, I got a call from Goutam (Halder). He insisted on doing something that is all about fun and laughter, without an iota of darkness. His proposal compelled me to think and later I was convinced that laughter would be the best thing to present to our audience at this moment. I got Sharmila’s script. I found my childhood in this play,” Tirthankar confessed in a press note.

The play delves into a series of

paranormal

activities. It takes place at Chandni — residence of famous stage actor Bhunibabu — which is situated in Kantar Bill. People are extremely curious about the house as they believe that Bhunibabu and his

makeup man

Idu Mullick’s spirit is locked in the house and often pay a humble visit to their guests. All of a sudden, the house gets some guests and the play reveals how the ghosts treat the humans. The first show took place recently at the Academy of Fine Arts auditorium recently.