TRIPURA THEATRE

🎕 Sachin Karta (2024)

Written by: Biprajit Bhattacharjee, Suvankar Ghosh Roy Chowdhury & Bibhu Bhattacharjee | Directed by: Bibhu Bhattacharjee

Sachin Karta, is a theatrical homage to the life and legacy of Sachin Dev Burman. The production seeks to honour not only his immense cultural impact on the subcontinent but also his deeply personal sense of belonging—his enduring love and longing for his desh.

The musical play deliberately foregrounds Burman's intimate connections with Tripura and Bangladesh, tracing the emotional and cultural landscapes that shaped his artistic sensibility. Moving beyond a conventional biographical narrative, Sachin Karta adopts a layered dramaturgy that interweaves personal anecdotes with the stories behind some of his most cherished compositions. In doing so, it reveals how his music emerged as a lived archive—infused with memories of place, relationships, displacement, and creative introspection.

Through a fluid interplay of performance, music, and narrative, the production explores recurring motifs of love, loss, and artistic fulfilment. The songs are not treated merely as musical interludes but as extensions of Burman's inner world, each composition echoing a fragment of his life.

🎕 Jibonsongi Dot Com

Written by Bibhu Bhattacharjee and Directed by Shuvankar Bhattacharjee

Jibon Songi Dot Com is a gripping suspense drama that blends crime, intelligence, and social reality into a compelling theatrical experience. The play follows a clever undercover operation led by the police to capture a notorious drug dealer who has long managed to stay beyond the reach of law enforcement. Although the dealer has no direct connection with any matrimonial racket, the police strategically use a matrimonial website as a medium to trap him, knowing that he has recently joined the platform in search of a life partner and a normal future. To execute the mission, a courageous female police officer assumes a fake identity and approaches the dealer through the matrimonial site. As conversations grow and trust begins to build, she carefully draws him closer while the police team secretly monitors every move. Eventually, the dealer arranges a date at his hotel, unaware that the meeting has been planned as part of a larger police operation. What begins as an ordinary search for companionship soon turns into a tense and dramatic confrontation, leading to the dealer’s arrest and the exposure of his criminal activities. Filled with suspense, emotional tension, and sharp storytelling, Jibon Songi Dot Com explores themes of deception, loneliness, and justice while reflecting the complex realities of modern digital relationships and crime.

🎕 M.I.G.A. (2021) or Make India Great Again

Written and directed by Biprajit Bhattacharjee

*M.I.G.A. (2021)* Written and directed by Biprajit Bhattacharjee M.I.G.A. or *Make India Great Again* is a musical satire that interrogates the tension between expectation and reality. In a world shaped by pretence, deception, and superficial living, the play examines how people gradually lose sight of truth — of what is authentic and humane. Written against the chaotic backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic and set in the city of Agartala, the play exposes the fractures within personal ethics and collective morality. Through satire, music, and absurdity, it explores the anguish and disillusionment of a civilisation struggling to navigate a reality clouded by fear, illusion, and contradiction. At its core, *M.I.G.A.* is an attempt to confront the absurdities of contemporary existence and move toward a deeper realization grounded in reason, truth, and self-correction.

🎕 Motijaner Meyera (2018)

Adapted & Directed by: Bibhu Bhattacharjee

A powerful feminist play adapted from Selina Hossain's short story, boldly addressing the systemic oppression of women in lower castes.

🎕 Naya Andaz (2015)

Written & Directed by: Bibhu Bhattacharjee

Set in Agartala, this modern family drama delves into generational conflicts, evolving identities, and clashing aspirations.

🎕 Chakravyuha (2012)

Written & Directed by: Bibhu Bhattacharjee

A suspenseful thriller deeply rooted in the socio-political context of the Northeast, exploring insurgency and the manipulation of young minds by separatist factions.

🎕 Kankal (2009)

Adapted by: Goutam Ray | Directed by: Bibhu Bhattacharjee

An adaptation of Tagore's short story; explores unrequited love and emotional isolation through a haunting story-within-a-story narrative.

🎕 Dharti Aba (2007)

Written & Directed by: Bibhu Bhattacharjee

Tells the story of Ratan Telenga, a tribal youth who overcomes hardship to uplift his community, inspired by the tribal leader Birsa Munda. A powerful commentary on caste discrimination, capitalism, and systemic oppression.