Biley (drama)

Not to be confused with Alan Biley.
Biley
বিলে (बिली)
Written byUjjwal Chattopadhyay
Date premiered2012 by Lokakrishti

Biley[α] or Bilay (Bengali: বিলে) is a 2012 Bengali drama created by Bengali theatre group Lokkrishti,[1][2] This is a dramatisation of the life and works of Swami Vivekananda. Debshankar Haldar played the lead role.[3] Phalguni Chattopadhyay directed this drama and Ujjwal Chattopadhyay was the playwright.[1]

The drama received an appreciative critical response, with one review in Bengali newspaper Anandabazar Patrika calling it a remarkable step in Bengali theatre (though they also criticized the choreography, music, characters and some of the acting).


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  1. ^ a b "Theatre review Biley". Anandabazar Patrika. Archived from the original on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Lokakristhi to stage Bilay at Rajib Bhawan". sentinelassam.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Remembering Swami Vivekananda". Deccan Herald. June 6, 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.