kolkata acknowledged theatre capital india rich tradition modern bengali theatre started hundred years revered cultural elite country invitation ganakrishti tier theatre groups kolkata perform seventh annual theatre festival major challenge bangasammelan york bratya basu champion ganakrishti made offer accepted thinking consequences dream bengali theatre workers country showcase work front kolkata audience rubber meets road rises occasion meant taking leave work travel india spending money ganakrishti admitted fares care cover production related expenses moment arrive kolkata faith core group members knew pass opportunity circumstances play mind kolkata repertory couple good short plays ready hand ganakrishti preffered full length play full length play script ready waiting produced thought kolkata contemporary truely reflects fundamental conflicts encounter immigrants country basic idea mind thought develop idea full length play started working involved quite research armed forces iraq draft ready reading indranil group members living room team members eagerly listening decision make evening decide produce wasn named produce baanaprastha script written earlier team chose primarily relevance todays world asked group find good title play suggestions started pouring weeks read play tarun chatterjee accomplished actor director suggested finding short struck central character named ronobir ranveer means play challenge casting characters primary requirement actor accepting offer travel india peak summer season spending money group members problem planning india period casting characters issue nando bidisha started nando interested fellows showed biswajit poughkeepsie york role bangladesh perfect role rehearsals poughkeepsie sceptical informed conflict july won't play search continued disappointing auditions reluctantly planned role option directing acting play difficult task kaushik datta lili majumdar's house kaushik early acting experience planning kolkata july family vacation quick surrepticious audition selected kaushik role nando task find bidisha continued 