Monday, January 19, 2009

Thanks to National School of Drama - One Sunday with Mentally Challenged Girls

One Sunday, 4th of Jan, 2009..one holiday amidst of tons of hours of shooting..finally got it ! But there is something where I have to go..forgetting the utilization of the holiday..going to parlour, relaxing, meeting d friends, important filmy appointments..I m getting ready to go far driving..just for an hour’s programme !
Pujali, a remote place in Budge Budge, Antaranga Manosik Protibondhi Mahila Vidya Niketan..my place to reach..
I reached !
A two storied school bari..bishal math, tate ekti jatrar dhonge moncho sajano, mane monchoti unchu noy, kono platform er uporeo noy, matite tripol pata kintu mathati dhaka, bahulata chhara moncho ebong bosar jayga dekhe keno janina besh lagchhilo..shitotap niyontrito monche prayshoyi jai..hajar hajar alor jholkanir majhe giye darai roj ee, kintu prokitir majhe ei mukto monche eshe monta keman jeno hariye galo !
Samanyo kichhu udbodhoni karjokalaper por ekta tirish miniter natok shuru holo, ekdol meye raj rajader poshake sojjito hoye drum bit er sathe sathe monche probesh korlo pataka hate, shonkhodhoni kore poribesh aro vab gombhir kore dilo aro ekdol meye..tar porer tirish minit sudhu nischup kete galo..sudhu obak bis soye takiye roilam !
Na bole dile ke biswas korbe ora mentally challenged..all those girls ! Amongst them, there are almost ones who are MR+CP, MR + SPEECH & HEARINGLESS, MR + DOWN SYNDROME, MR + LOW VISION..!!!
Inspite of , all these girls performed “BUDHDHU BHUTUM”..a drama of 35 minutes without any single bit mistake ! Amazing ! Unbelievable ! I seriously could not believe it !
As per NSD, dis is d first experiment in India and it’s done !
Thnx a ton to Jaisri Bhattacharya and Kaberi Sinha and above all , National School of Drama..
Jaisridi did a mindblowing job by directing and organizing this impossible drama and being the head of Antaranga, Kaberidi has done a real therapy to these mentally and physically challenged girls , some of them cant speak, listen, walk but all they have done a drama on stage before all of us !
Mr. Pankaj Saxena of NSD, has truly done a wonderful job by giving a chance to Jaisridi and Kaberidi to prove that these girls can also do some unbelieveable things in this aschorjo prithivi !
But what next ???..

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