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Celebrity couple

A dedicated couple in drama lane

An evening with M Hamid and Falguni Hamid

Ershad Kamol
THE Hamid duo, especially M Hamid, holds a special place in the theatre movement of the country. Professionally, director (training) of NIMCO, M Hamid is currently the president of the popular theatrical group Natyachakra. When he was the DuCSu cultural secretary, he introduced stage shows at the campus to entertain the students.
Hamid says, 'As a student of Jagannath College, I appearedforthe firsttimeonstage in the play Shurjamahal by Kalyan Mitra in themain character. Ialso participated in the drama competition of the Mohsin Hall. WhenIwas the DuCSu cultural secretary, I along with my friends, established the campus-based group Natyachakra in September1972. Iwastheconveynorofthe fifteen-member committee. In those days, we staged regular shows on the campus. Later on, Natyachakra was modified like othertraditionaltheatricalgroups.'
Although Falguni started as a journalist inTheBanglarBani,shehad a deep passion for art and literature, particularly for acting. She passed the television audition in 1978 andjoinedNatyachakra.
Since then she has been working as a playwright, director and producer. She also hasagreatknackfordressdesigning. 'Infact, atpresentIpaymoreattentionondesigning andmakingofplaysthanacting.'
Falguni is the owner of 'Tele Real LTD.', the firstproductionhouse inthe country.As a regular member of Natyachakra, she has acted in 12 plays. She says, 'The role that I haveenjoyedmostisthatof Kajoliintheplay Protikkhar Prohor. In theatre, my favourite performers are Aly Zaker, Ferdousi
Majumdar, Momtazuddin Ahmed and ShimulYousuff.'
As a theatrical activist, M Hamid likes Rabindranath Tagore, Brecht and Shakespeare. He admires Nasiruddin Yousuff, Peter Brook, Ajitesh Bandopadhyay and ShombhuMitraas directors. He says,'Sofar I have directed eight plays for Natyachakra
and have also performed in eight plays. I have adapted Protikkhar Prohor from Sartre's A Man Without Shadow and have written a patha natok (street drama)-Remote Control. I have worked with Bangladesh Television since 1980 but
theatreismygreatestpassion.'
Hamid was the Director (programme) in BTV. He considers BTV as a dying horse. He says, 'During Pakistan time the only government channel started with a few half-professional officials. Till 1982, the recruitment was satisfactory. After that, the whole system has collapsed because of the
impact ofextrapoliticalpressure. There can betworeasons foritBureaucracyandlackof evaluation of the creative work of the employees.' He adds, 'Conceptually, in an institution, when there is a lack ofmonitor-ing system of the works of the employees
andatthesametime iftheyarenotpaidwell, theremustbecorruptioninthatinstitute.
'In BTV, budget system for making of a programme is very critical because of the influence of the Ministry. If the talented people are not evaluated for the outstanding performance theywill lose the motiva-tionforcreation. Moreover,promotionand remuneration should be readjusted according to the merit not necessarily seniority. All these have happened in BTV. Though, individually, a few people are trying to maintain transparency, it is not sufficient enough to reach the goal if the wholesystemisnotchanged.Ifthesystemis changed in BTV, it can offer better services than any other private channels in Bangla-desh,asithasgotsufficientresources.'
The busy couple does not get enough timetogether.Narratinganinterestingstory from their familylife Falguni says, 'Hamid is very strict when he directs a play. When I worked in the play Let There be Light by ZahirRaihanunderhisdirection,Icouldnot respond to the instruction as I was very young then. Once, Hamid became very angrywith me and pushed my hand with suchablowthatmyhandsprained.'
Falguni has acted in serials for BTV during 80s. As a performer she has won Sher-E-Bangla Smrity Award, BACHSAS Award, and Drama Personality Award of Bangladesh for her play Dorrah as well. Aboutherperformanceonscreen, shesays, 'I consider my best performances on TV --Shomoy Ashomoy by Mamunur Rashid andFerabyAktarFerdausRana.Inboththe playsIperformedintheroleofawidow.'She admires Asaduzzaman Noor, Abul Hayat, Suborna Mustafa, Tania, Tarin, Tonima, Ishita,Taukir,JoyandToniDiasinacting.