Casting Couch to hit the stage

Young theatre actress Gulshanara Khatun is all set to direct her new play, Casting Couch. Written by

Dibyendu

Tarafdar, the play will be staged under theatre group

Atmik

’s Banner. “Dibyendu and I developed the idea some years back. When we talk about the casting couch, we think about the film industry or entertainment business. But, in reality, it is practised everywhere — from journalism to

corporate

sector to higher education. And this practice knows no caste, creed or gender. Everyone can be a victim. This is the theme of our play,” the director told us. Besides Gulshanara and Dibyendu, the play will feature Paramita Mukherjee, Shashi Guha, Priyankar Chakraborty and others. The music has been composed by Joydeep Sinha.