Takhon Bikel
Takhon Bikel
Dr. Partho Sanyal and a “strange patient” Uma Roy. Their intimate dialogue over just twenty five days of acquaintance forms the fabric of the play “The Twilight Hour”.
Uma tries to break all the rules of the sanatorium as she is determined to live life on her own terms. On the sixth day, after she has checked in, Uma is summoned to meet Dr. Sanyal at his chamber.
A relationship unfolds. As the play proceeds, Uma’s ideas of freedom gradually seep into the doctor’s mind. His strict and formal mask peels off. No one complains about Uma now. She has many friends. They all gather in the garden for nightlong party, listen to poems, some of them go out to watch the sunrise. The unshackled mind shines like the bright evening star.
The twilight hour will change to a dark night. Life may not allow a new sunrise but why deny the rays of hope? Thus the empty coffee cups, chocolate wraps, the broken umbrella, a torn button, the sound of the breeze, the smell of the rain, the sea waves, the moonshine and memories symbolize hope and hundreds of possibilities……
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Cast & Credits
| Cast: Bimal Chakraborty, Sima Mukhopadhyay |
| Play: Mohit Chattopadhya |
| Direction: Sima Mukhopadhyay |
| stage idea: Sandeepsuman Bhattachraya |
| Set Making: Ajit Roy |
| Light: Badal Das |
| Music: Jayanta Mitra |
| Music projection: Sanjoy Das |
| Off Voice: Ratna Mitra, Srija Chakraborty, Arjun Roy, Jayanta Mitra |
| Costume: Susmita Pan, Priyanka Talukdar |
| Make up: Shefali Bhoumik |
| Choreography: Somnath Dutta |
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Director’s Note
There's an inherent poetic appeal in Mohit-da's Plays. The emotion strangled to sensitive poetry. Reading his works is intoxicating. We felt the same while working on " Maayer Moto" and "Nil Ronger Ghora”. As his plays are images keep popping up which need to be integrated in the form of a stage version. I have seen "Takhon Bikel" staged by Gandhar. We had Asit Mukhopadhyay as our teacher when we ventured "Bhomma" (Uncle Vayna of Chekhov). What a natural teacher he was, completely at ease with his puplis. On the annual foundation day of Rangroop when we decided to play a tribute to both Mohit Chattopadhyay and Asit Mukhopadhyay, "Takhon Bikel" was the obvious choice. On behalf of Rangroop I humbly dedicate this production in found remembrance. "Takhon Bikel" (The Twilight Hour) is relevant, now and always. The speed of contemporary time with all its ferocity, lovelessness, broken relationships and more has entrapped two elderly human entities. They defy the ravages of time, break rules, enter a new relationship, nurture dreams, shine bright with a sense of freedom and start living life with a new-found zeal.
I felt it necessary to communicate all this to generation next, to all who haven't seen and will never see Asit Mukhopadhyay in "Takhon Bikel" . We began to rehearse "Takhon Bikel" in memory of Mohit da and Asit da.