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'''Parthapratim Deb<ref group="lower-greek">Spelling according to [https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/theatre/mirroring-the-human-condition/article5610015.ece The Hindu]</ref>''' (or '''Partha Pratim Deb'''<ref group="lower-greek">Spelling according to [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/theatre/goynar-baksho-to-be-staged-soon/articleshow/65978879.cms The Times of India].</ref>) is an Indian actor, director, playwright, singer & music composer in Bengali theater. The well-known Bengali Thespian is a member of [[Nandikar]] since 1986 and has also founded his own theatre organization, Baghajatin Alaap in 2005. |
'''Parthapratim Deb<ref group="lower-greek">Spelling according to [https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/theatre/mirroring-the-human-condition/article5610015.ece The Hindu]</ref>''' (or '''Partha Pratim Deb'''<ref group="lower-greek">Spelling according to [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/theatre/goynar-baksho-to-be-staged-soon/articleshow/65978879.cms The Times of India].</ref>) is an Indian actor, director, playwright, singer & music composer in Bengali theater. The well-known Bengali Thespian is a member of [[Nandikar]] since 1986 and has also founded his own theatre organization, Baghajatin Alaap in 2005. |
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After graduation from [[University of Calcutta|Calcutta University]], he joined [[Nandikar]] and contributed in multiple capacities |
After graduation from [[University of Calcutta|Calcutta University]], he joined [[Nandikar]] and contributed in multiple capacities to popular productions such as ''Nana Ronger Din'', ''Amar Priyo Rabindranath'', ''Madhabi'', ''Nachni'', and ''Panchajanya''. His long-standing involvement with [[Nandikar]] highlights his commitment to the growth and evolution of Bengali theater. |
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Parthapratim is |
Parthapratim is widely known for his musical talent, which sets him apart from many of his contemporaries in Bengali theater. He is among the very few actors in Bengali theater who have vocal training and actively sing on stage. A key highlight in his plays is the remarkable usage of songs, music, and choreographed dances: a unique and relatively new trait in Bengali theater. |
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Deb, renowned as a remarkable |
Deb, renowned as a remarkable theater trainer himself, joined Nandikar as a trainee in 1986. Over the years, he advanced to become a theater trainer there. In addition to his work with [[Nandikar]], Deb founded [[Baghajatin Alaap]], where he conducts regular theater workshops. Besides, he has trained actors all over West Bengal and teaches theater to children professionally. Some children's productions he has directed include ''Gorabubr Swapno'', ''Indian Idol & Swapna Muhurte'' (written by [[Debshankar Haldar|Debshankar Halder]]), ''Tota Kahini, Light of Asia'', ''Monikatha, Wazeb Miyar Biya'', and others. |
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His expertise extends internationally, as he frequently travels to train Bengali actors and conduct workshops in countries such as the USA, Canada, Australia, Kuwait, Sweden, and Oman. Through these efforts, he has significantly contributed to the training of both children and adult artists in Kolkata and abroad. |
His expertise extends internationally, as he frequently travels to train Bengali actors and conduct workshops in countries such as the USA, Canada, Australia, Kuwait, Sweden, and Oman. Through these efforts, he has significantly contributed to the training of both children and adult artists in Kolkata and abroad. |
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# '''দুটি নাটক (Duti Natok)''' |
# '''দুটি নাটক (Duti Natok)''' |
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#* '''সম্পর্ক (Samparka)''' ({{Lang-bn|সম্পর্ক}}) is a Bengali play written<ref name="Sampraka">[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/theatre/baghajatin-alaap-all-set-to-premiere-samparka/articleshow/66071538.cms Baghajatin Alaap all set to premiere Samparka]</ref> by Parthapratim Deb that revolves around the lives of three generations of men who face a sudden reality check when their old deeds are come back to haunt them in the middle of a happy reunion to celebrate two birthdays. The play premiered on October 5, 2018 at the ''Gyan Mancha'' in [[Kolkata]]. [[Dulal Lahiri]] and [[Shantilal Mukherjee]] played the lead roles along with Parthapratim's son, [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5181205/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk Rup Deb]<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/theatre/dulal-lahiri-and-shantilal-mukherjee-to-share-the-stage/articleshow/64961447.cms Dulal Lahiri and Shantilal Mukherjee to share the stage]</ref>. |
#* '''সম্পর্ক (Samparka)''' ({{Lang-bn|সম্পর্ক}}) is a Bengali play written<ref name="Sampraka">[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/theatre/baghajatin-alaap-all-set-to-premiere-samparka/articleshow/66071538.cms Baghajatin Alaap all set to premiere Samparka]</ref> by Parthapratim Deb that revolves around the lives of three generations of men who face a sudden reality check when their old deeds are come back to haunt them in the middle of a happy reunion to celebrate two birthdays. The play premiered on October 5, 2018 at the ''Gyan Mancha'' in [[Kolkata]]. [[Dulal Lahiri]] and [[Shantilal Mukherjee]] played the lead roles along with Parthapratim's son, [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5181205/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk Rup Deb]<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/theatre/dulal-lahiri-and-shantilal-mukherjee-to-share-the-stage/articleshow/64961447.cms Dulal Lahiri and Shantilal Mukherjee to share the stage]</ref>. |
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#* '''Mufti-e-Azam,''' a Bengali play revolving around the [[Battle of Karbala]] between the army of the second [[Umayyad Caliphate|Umayyad caliph]] [[Yazid I]] (<abbr>r.</abbr> 680–683) and a small army led by [[Husayn ibn Ali]], the grandson of the Islamic prophet [[Muhammad]], at [[Karbala]], [[Sawad]] (modern-day southern [[Iraq]]). Inspired from ‘Bishad Shindhu’ by Mir Mosharraf Hossain, this play is yet to be |
#* '''Mufti-e-Azam,''' a Bengali play revolving around the [[Battle of Karbala]] between the army of the second [[Umayyad Caliphate|Umayyad caliph]] [[Yazid I]] (<abbr>r.</abbr> 680–683) and a small army led by [[Husayn ibn Ali]], the grandson of the Islamic prophet [[Muhammad]], at [[Karbala]], [[Sawad]] (modern-day southern [[Iraq]]). Inspired from ‘Bishad Shindhu’ by Mir Mosharraf Hossain, this play is yet to be staged. |
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Parthapratim Deb | |
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পার্থপ্রতিম দেব | |
Born | |
Alma mater | Sanskrit Collegiate School, Calcutta University |
Occupation(s) | Singer, Actor, Director, Playwright |
Known for | Panchajanya, Naachni, Goynar Baksho |
Spouse | |
Children | Rup Deb |
Parents |
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Parthapratim Deb[α] (or Partha Pratim Deb[β]) is an Indian actor, director, playwright, singer & music composer in Bengali theater. The well-known Bengali Thespian is a member of Nandikar since 1986 and has also founded his own theatre organization, Baghajatin Alaap in 2005.
After graduation from Calcutta University, he joined Nandikar and contributed in multiple capacities to popular productions such as Nana Ronger Din, Amar Priyo Rabindranath, Madhabi, Nachni, and Panchajanya. His long-standing involvement with Nandikar highlights his commitment to the growth and evolution of Bengali theater.
Parthapratim is widely known for his musical talent, which sets him apart from many of his contemporaries in Bengali theater. He is among the very few actors in Bengali theater who have vocal training and actively sing on stage. A key highlight in his plays is the remarkable usage of songs, music, and choreographed dances: a unique and relatively new trait in Bengali theater.
Deb, renowned as a remarkable theater trainer himself, joined Nandikar as a trainee in 1986. Over the years, he advanced to become a theater trainer there. In addition to his work with Nandikar, Deb founded Baghajatin Alaap, where he conducts regular theater workshops. Besides, he has trained actors all over West Bengal and teaches theater to children professionally. Some children's productions he has directed include Gorabubr Swapno, Indian Idol & Swapna Muhurte (written by Debshankar Halder), Tota Kahini, Light of Asia, Monikatha, Wazeb Miyar Biya, and others.
His expertise extends internationally, as he frequently travels to train Bengali actors and conduct workshops in countries such as the USA, Canada, Australia, Kuwait, Sweden, and Oman. Through these efforts, he has significantly contributed to the training of both children and adult artists in Kolkata and abroad.
Early life and education
Parthapratim Deb was born in Kolkata, West Bengal on November 8, 1963. He completed his school education at the prestigious Sanskrit Collegiate School, known for its emphasis on classical studies and traditional values. Following his school education, Parthapratim pursued higher education at Calcutta University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He received a scholarship from the Department of Culture, Government of India in 1990.
In 1980, Parthapratim undertook training in Rabindra Sangeet under Shri Goutam Halder. After his graduation in 1981, he started taking classes in Hindustani Classical Music under the renowned singer Pandit Sushil Bose, a senior student of Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan in Patiala Gharana. Alongisde Nandikar, Deb founded Baghajatin Alaap in 2005 along with his wife Rupa Deb to embark on the creative journey together. Baghajatin Alaap soon increased in number and made remarkable contributions to Bengali theatre with Parthpratim's musical creations and unique productions.
Career outside of theater
Parthapratim Deb has served as a dramatics teacher of the [1]Ashok Hall Group of Schools, G.D. Birla Centre For Education, Mahadevi Birla Shishu Vihar (MBSV), Shri Shikshayatan School, Swar Sangam in Kolkata, India and G.D. Birla Memorial School, Aryaman Vikram Birla Institute of Learning in Uttarkhand, India.
Publications
Parthapratim Deb has published four original plays, including Naachni, Panchajanya, Samparka, & Mufti-e-Azam. These plays are contained in three books named:
- নাচনি (Naachni) (Bengali: নাচনি, IAST: Nācni) is a Bengali play[1] written by Parthapratim Deb that centers around the miserable life of dancing girls' in the Indian subcontinent. It was adapted from Subrata Mukhopadhyay's novel Rasik[1] (Bengali: রসিক) and premiered in 2013 at the Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata. Naachni tells the story of young girls who are condemned to a life of being sex slaves and entertaining the rich and powerful with their dance performances. The production has a rich collection of songs and dances that depict the gore, guilt, poverty, and sexual exploitation in a system controlled by degenerate men (known as rasiks). Parthapratim directed the play and composed its music as well. Some stalwarts of contemporary Bengali theater such as Rudraprasad Sengupta, Swatilekha Sengupta, Sohini Sengupta, and Debshankar Halder.
- পাঞ্চজন্য (Panchajanya) (Sanskrit: पाञ्चजन्य, Bengali: পাঞ্চজন্য, IAST: Pāñcajanya) is a Bengali play [2] written by Parthapratim Deb named after Panchajanya, a mythological conch of Vishnu that produced the primeval sound of creation. Woven into the storylines of Mausala Parva, Mahaprasthanika Parva, and Harivaṃśa Parva, the play is connects the various episodes of Mahabharata based on the lament of Gandhari — wife of Dhritarashtra and mother to 100 dead sons and her eventual cursing of Krishna. In the play, Gandhari accuses Krishna of leaving the path of Dharma and therefore curses his clan (the Yadavas) to death by in-fighting. The play premiered[3] on 16th June 2016 at the Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata under the banner of the theater group Nandikar[2]. Deb played the role of the old Krishna[3] in its debut performance, where Sohini Sengupta played the role of Gandhari.
- দুটি নাটক (Duti Natok)
- সম্পর্ক (Samparka) (Bengali: সম্পর্ক) is a Bengali play written[4] by Parthapratim Deb that revolves around the lives of three generations of men who face a sudden reality check when their old deeds are come back to haunt them in the middle of a happy reunion to celebrate two birthdays. The play premiered on October 5, 2018 at the Gyan Mancha in Kolkata. Dulal Lahiri and Shantilal Mukherjee played the lead roles along with Parthapratim's son, Rup Deb[5].
- Mufti-e-Azam, a Bengali play revolving around the Battle of Karbala between the army of the second Umayyad caliph Yazid I (r. 680–683) and a small army led by Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, at Karbala, Sawad (modern-day southern Iraq). Inspired from ‘Bishad Shindhu’ by Mir Mosharraf Hossain, this play is yet to be staged.
Theater
As Music Director/Associate Music Director/Lyricist/Playback Singer
Year | Play | Production by | Director | Drama |
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1988 | Antigone | Nandikar | Rudraprasad Sengupta | Chittaranjan Ghosh |
Football | Peter Terson/Rudraprasad Sengupta | |||
Shesh Shakshatkaar | Vladlen Dozortsev/Rudraprasad Sengupta | |||
1991 | Ek Theke Baaro | Goutam Halder | Swatilekha Sengupta | |
1992 | Sankhapurer Sukanya | Rudraprasad Sengupta | Bertolt Brecht/Rudraprasad Sengupta | |
1994 | Feriwalar Mrityu | Arthur Miller/Rudraprasad Sengupta | ||
1996 | Gotroheen | |||
1997 | Nagar Keertan | Goutam Halder | Koushik Ray Chowdhury/Goutam Halder | |
1998 | Brechter Khonje | Rudraprasad Sengupta | Koushik Ray Chowdhury | |
2000 | Ei Sahar Ei Samay | |||
2003 | Sojan Badier Ghat | Goutam Halder | Jasimuddin | |
2004 | Wazeb Miyar Biya | Samatat | Parthapratim Deb | |
2006 | Nana Ranger Din[6] | Nandikar | Rudraprasad Sengupta | Anton Chekov/ |
Notun Chele Natobor[6] | Goutam Halder | Swatilekha Sengupta | ||
Padma Nodir Majhi | Pratikriti | Alok Deb | Manik Bandyopadhyay/Alok Deb | |
2007 | Jaha Chai | Nandikar | Rudraprasad Sengupta | William Shakespeare |
Palashi | Natadha | Shib Mukhopadhyay | ||
2008 | Aahare Shaishab[6] | Parthapratim Deb | Debshankar Halder | |
Ajnatobaas[6] | Sumanta Gangopadhyay | Sukanta Gangopadhyay | ||
2009 | Madhabi[6] | Nandikar | Swatilekha Sengupta | Bhisham Sahani/Swatilekha Sengupta |
2010 | Mahabhoj | Baghajatin Alaap | Parthapratim Deb | Rabindranath Tagore/Parthapratim Deb |
2011 | Amar Priyo Rabindranath[6] | Nandikar | Swatilekha Sengupta | Koushik Ray Chowdhury |
2012 | Sagina Mahato | Baghajatin Alaap | Parthapratim Deb | Badal Sircar |
2013 | Naachni[6] | Nandikar | Subrata Mukhopadhyay/Parthapratim Deb | |
2014 | Parashmoni | Baghajatin Alaap | Parthapratim Deb | |
2015 | Kittankhola | Selim Al Deen | ||
Indian Idol | Mirttika, NJ, USA | Debshankar Halder | ||
2017 | Panchajanya[6] | Nandikar | Sohini Sengupta | Parthapratim Deb |
Light of Asia | Mirttika, NJ, USA | Parthapratim Deb | ||
Sagina Mahato | Epic Actors Workshop, NJ, USA | Badal Sircar | ||
2017 | Goynar Baksho | Baghajatin Alaap | Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay/Parthapratim Deb | |
Shiladitya | Mirttika, NJ, USA | Parthapratim Deb | ||
2018 | Aranyadeb | Swapnalu | Premangshu Ray | Bratya Basu |
Sagina Mahato | Brischik, Seattle, USA | Parthapratim Deb | Badal Sircar | |
Samparka | Baghajatin Alaap | Parthapratim Deb | ||
2019 | Ranighater Brittanto | |||
Mrityu Na Hotya | Spotlight Ohio, USA | Bibhash Chakraborty | ||
Manush[6] | Nandikar | Sohini Sengupta | Anindita Chakraborty | |
2020 | Aprakashito | Baghajatin Alaap | Parthapratim Deb | Parthapratim Deb |
2021 | Kaaler Mandira | |||
2022 | Padma Nodir Majhi | Manik Bandyopadhyay/Alok Deb | ||
2023 | Agoon | Rakesh Ghosh | ||
Indian Idol | TSS, Canada | Debshankar Halder | ||
Mayukh Naame Ekhane Keu Thake Na | Kathak, Sydney, Asutralia | Tito Ray | Dibyendu Dasgupta | |
2024 | Je Nodi Morupothe | Baghajatin Alaap | Rudrarup Mukhopadyay | |
2024 | Kittonkhola[7] | Bay Area Amateur Thespians, San Francisco, USA | Parthapratim Deb | Selim Al Deen |
As Music Director/Associate Music Director/Lyricist/Playback Singer
Year | Play | Production by | Director | Playwright | Role |
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1988 | Kalpurnima | Natadha | Shib Mukhopadhyay | Music Director | |
1991 | Ek Theke Baaro | Nandikar | Goutam Halder | Swatilekha Sengupta | |
1992 | Sankhapurer Sukanya | Rudraprasad Sengupta | Bertolt Brecht/Rudraprasad Sengupta | Associate Music Director | |
1994 | Jochona Kumari | Anyo Theater | Bibhash Chakraborty | Sunil Gangopadhyay | Music Director |
1996 | Gotroheen | Nandikar | Rudraprasad Sengupta | Arthur Miller/Rudraprasad Sengupta | |
2003 | Mahabharat | Natadha | Shib Mukhopadhyay | ||
2004 | Wazeb Miyar Biya | Samatat | Parthapratim Deb | ||
2006 | Nana Ranger Din | Nandikar | Rudraprasad Sengupta | Anton Chekov/ | Playback SInger |
2009 | Madhabi | Nandikar | Swatilekha Sengupta | Bhisham Sahani/Swatilekha Sengupta | Associate Music Director |
2009 | Shakuntala | Natadha | Shib Mukhopadhyay | Music Director | |
2010 | Mrinal Eka | Natadha | Shib Mukhopadhyay | Music Director | |
2012 | Sagina Mahato | Baghajatin Alaap | Parthapratim Deb | Badal Sircar | Lyricist, Music Director |
2013 | Naachni | Nandikar | Subrata Mukhopadhyay/Parthapratim Deb | ||
2014 | Parashmoni | Baghajatin Alaap | Parthapratim Deb | ||
2016 | Panchajanya | Nandikar | Parthapratim Deb | Koushik Ray Chowdhury | |
2017 | Goynar Baksho | Baghajatin Alaap | Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay/Parthapratim Deb | ||
2018 | Samparka | Baghajatin Alaap | Parthapratim Deb | ||
2019 | Ranighater Brittanto | ||||
2023 | Agoon | Parthapratim Deb | Rakesh Ghosh |
Notes
- ^ Spelling according to The Hindu
- ^ Spelling according to The Times of India.
References
- ^ a b Mirroring the human condition, archived from the original on 24 January 2014, retrieved 9 June 2024
- ^ a b Panchajanya: Nandikar’s conch of success on its 64th birthday
- ^ a b "Review: 'Panchajanya' was a nice play from Nandikar".
- ^ Baghajatin Alaap all set to premiere Samparka
- ^ Dulal Lahiri and Shantilal Mukherjee to share the stage
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Nandikar past productions
- ^ Kittonkhola by BAAT (Bay Area Amateur Thespians)