Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Bohurupee Revives Kinu Kaharer Thetar in Centennial Tribute
Bohurupee is a theatre group that has brought back an older play called Kinu Kaharer Thetar.
The revival honours director Kumar Roy.
The play was first performed in 1988 and became very successful.
It tells the story of ordinary people who form a theatre group.
They face pressure from a local king and a British official.
The story shows how people can resist unfair power through courage and performance.
The production uses folk-style music, colourful stage design and funny acrobatic scenes.
The reviewer found the two-hour show entertaining and thought-provoking.
Bohurupee has revived Kumar Roy’s Kinu Kaharer Thetar as a centennial tribute to the director.
The play, written by Manoj Mitra, originally premiered in 1988 during Bohurupee’s 40th anniversary celebrations.
Its play-within-a-play structure depicts an amateur theatre group resisting a local king and a British resident.
The production uses stylisation, indigenous performance traditions, acrobatics and music drawn from local sources.
The two-hour revival features Asit Baran Sarkar, Srijita Bhattacharjee, senior performers and several promising newcomers.
- Who
- Bohurupee, with Sanjoy Banerjee facilitating the revival of Kumar Roy’s production of Manoj Mitra’s play.
- What
- A revival of Kinu Kaharer Thetar as a centennial tribute to Kumar Roy.
- When
- The reviewer attended the performance on August 26; the original production premiered in May 1988.
- Where
- The Academy of Fine Arts.
- Why
- To honour Kumar Roy and revive a production that explores resistance by ordinary people against oppressive authority.
- Play
- Kinu Kaharer Thetar
- Playwright
- Manoj Mitra
- Original director
- Kumar Roy
- Original premiere
- May 1988
- Original occasion
- Bohurupee’s 40th anniversary celebrations
- Running time
- Two hours
- Music
- Biman Bhattacharya’s score draws on a wide range of indigenous sources