Noti Binodinis Binodini Opera

When

Sun, 27 September 2026

Where

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Price

Price TBA

This Mahalaya, Aparajito presents the grand musical Binodini Opera starring Sudipta Chakraborty and directed by Abanti Chakraborty. It tells the life story of Nati Binodini Das, who ruled the Bengali theatres in the 19th century. With actors like Sujan Neel Mukhopadhyay as Gurmukh Rai, Sudipta Chakraborty as Noti Binodini, Padmanabha Dasgupta as Kumar Bahadur, Tathagata Choudhury as Amritalal Basu, and Abhijit Guha as Girish Chandra, the play questions patriarchy in contemporary times through a narrative of songs and illustrative performance. The production explores the tragic arc—falling from prosperity into misery—and uses live music as a central element. It includes Girish Chandra’s play-songs along with compositions by Rabindranath Tagore, which makes Binodini Opera not just a drama, b