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Selim Al Deen's birth anniversary celebration

Colourful programmes begin simultaneously at three venues

Ershad Kamol
A six-day elaborate programme to celebrate the 59th birth anniversary of eminent playwrighttheoretician Selim Al Deen began simultaneously in the presence of a remarkable number of Al Deen enthusiasts at three venues of BSA on August 18.
In this connection, the BSA premises were decorated colourfully with installation works, banners and festoons. Dhaka Theatre and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) have jointly organised the programme featuring theatre performances, exhibition, installations. documentary film screeningsandseminars.
The first event of the day was the opening of a documentary screening session titled Bioscope-rAndore. Eminent film actor Kabori Sarwar was the chief guest at the event. Five documentaries featuring Selim Al Deen directed by five young directors will be displayed at the Studio Theatre (7th floor) of the National Theatre building.
The documentaries to be screened at the session are Ei Je Ami, Selim Al Deen Drishye Adrishye Hridspondone, Adi Matar Barputra, Natya Bigyani Selim Al Deen and Dhrubotarar IVdhhikaiffhh directed by Esha' Yousuf, Bishwa Roy, Raju Aleem, Mahbubul Alam Taru and Mehedi Hasan Khan respectively.
On the opening day Ei Je Ami. directed by Esha Yousuf was screened. Reading his diary Al Deen remembered a few funny moments of his life in the documentary. It also featured his routine work as a Professor of die Department of Drama and Dramatics. Moreover, comments by Al Deen's close associates have been portrayed in the documentary.
The documentary is artistically rich with the wonderful flora and fauna of Jahangimagar University adding more attraction to it. But, the identities should have been provided of people whose comments have been used, as many Al Deen associates are not popular amongst the masses.
Again the use of an English song in the soundtrack in EIJeAmi could have been avoided, since dramatist Selim Al Deen has always rejected western influence on our distinctive culture.
• A photography exhibition titled Selim Al Deen Char Her Chitrabhashya on Selim Al Deen at the lobby of National Art Gallery was inaugurated by M. Sharful Alam, secretary of Ministry of Cultural Affairs. Photographs taken by Al Deen's student Bareen Ghosh are on display. Moreover, lines from Selim Al Deen's plays are also on display.
In the evening, Rasheda K. Chowdhury, adviser to the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, formally inaugurated the festival at the National Theatre Stage. Theatre personalities Syed Shamsul Haque and Ramendu Majumdar were special guests at the programme. Chief of Dhaka Theatre Nasiruddin Yousuff delivered welcome speech. Shafi Kamal, director of the Department of Theatre and Film of BSA. was the other speaker at the programme. The discussion was presided over by Bhuiyan Shafiqul Islam, director general of BSA.
. The discussion was followed by an award hand-over ceremony. Dhaka Theatre Sammanona 2004, 2006 and 2006 went to Indian theatre personalities Rudraprasad Sengupta, Swatilekha Sengupta and Arun Sen respectively.
Bazlul Karim-Maqsudus Seleheen Awards 2004, 2006 and 2008 went to Syed Shamsul Haque, Ataur Rahman and Mamunur Rashid respectively.
And Fawzia Yasmin Shiblec Padak 2004, 2006, 2008 went Nasirul Haque Khokon, Tamahka Karmakar and Aminur Rahman Mukul respectively.
Earlier in the morning the organisers paid tributes at the grave of Selim Al Deen at Jahangimagar University campus.