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Bohurupee is a Bengali premier theatre group. Bohurupee was founded in 1948 by several active members who left the
Indian People's Theatre Association Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) is the oldest association of theatre-artists in India. IPTA was formed in 1943 during the British rule in India, and promoted themes related to the Indian freedom struggle. Its goal was to bring cultur ...
. The group was created to present the experimental Bengali drama in unusual form.


Early days

After breaking away from
Indian People's Theatre Association Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) is the oldest association of theatre-artists in India. IPTA was formed in 1943 during the British rule in India, and promoted themes related to the Indian freedom struggle. Its goal was to bring cultur ...
, prominent Bengali theatre personalities like
Sombhu Mitra Sombhu Mitra (22 August 1915 – 19 May 1997) was an Indian film and stage actor, director, playwright, reciter and an Indian theatre personality, known especially for his involvement in Bengali theatre, where he is considered a pioneer. ...
,
Bijon Bhattacharya Bijon Bhattacharya (17 July 1906 – 19 January 1978) was an Indian actor from West Bengal associated with Bengali theatre and films. He was an eminent playwright and dramatist. Personal life Bhattacharya was born in 1906 at Faridpur (now in ...
created Bohurupee in 1948. The group came into prominence as a composite drama form. This period was a period of struggle for Bohurupee. Between 1950 and 1958 they directed multiple important plays. They staged
Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Thakur (; anglicised as Rabindranath Tagore ; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengalis, Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer, and painter of the Bengal Renai ...
's play ''Char Adhyay'' in 1951. In 1958, they stage another work of Tagore - Raktakaravi. In ''Putulkhela'' (1958), which was a depiction of Ibsen's ''Doll's House'', Bohurupee touched a sensitive contemporary issue in bold manner. ''Dasachakra'' (1962) was adapted from ''An Enemy of the People'' by
Henrik Ibsen Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright, poet and actor. Ibsen is considered the world's pre-eminent dramatist of the 19th century and is often referred to as "the father of modern drama." He pioneered ...
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Selected plays

*Char Adhyay (1951) *Raktakaravi (1954) *Putulkhela (1958) *Visarjan (1961) *Dasachakra (1962) *Raja Oidipous (1964) *Raja (1964) *Chop! Adalat Cholche (1971) *Dakghar (1973) *Ghare Baire (1974) *Mrichchhakatika (1979) *Galileo (1980) *Rajdarsan (1982) *Aguner pakhi (1984) *Mr. Kakatuya (1987) *Kinu Kaharer Thetar (1988) *Nabanna (1989)


Awards

*Airlines Cultural Organisation - Kolkata - Contribution to Bengali Theatre *Anya Theatre - Kolkata - Distinguished Theatre personality Natya Swapnakalpa - 2004 *Dishari - Kolkata - Best Actor - Nisiddha Thikana - 2004


See also

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Sombhu Mitra Sombhu Mitra (22 August 1915 – 19 May 1997) was an Indian film and stage actor, director, playwright, reciter and an Indian theatre personality, known especially for his involvement in Bengali theatre, where he is considered a pioneer. ...
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Tripti Mitra Tripti Mitra (''née'' Bahaduri; 25 October 1925 – 24 May 1989) was a popular Indian actress of Bengali theatre and films, and wife of Sombhu Mitra, noted theatre director, with whom she co-founded pioneering theatre group ''Bohurupee'' in 1 ...
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Kumar Roy Kumar Roy (1926–2010)"Samsad Bangali Charitabhidhan Vol.II in Bengali edited by Anjali Bose, published by Sahitya Samsad, Kolkata, India, January 2019 edition Page 96 was a Bengali theatre actor, director and playwright. In 1983 he won the S ...


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