Ishrat Nishat Natya Puraskar to be distributed today

In memory of the noted thespian, Ishrat Nishat a new award-giving ceremony titled ‘Ishrat Nishat Natya Puraskar’ will be taking place today at 6:30 pm. The event will be at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.

State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid will be present as the chief guest for the evening while the ceremony will be presided over by Ferdousi Mazumder.

A theatre play titled ‘Jolbasor’ is also set to be staged on Friday at 6:30 pm. ‘Jolbasor’ is the last play acted and directed by noted thespian Ishrat Nishat. The plays ‘Jolbasor’ will make the audience think about are people actually destroying themselves by destroying nature. The award will be given annually, in eight categories.

The jury board consisting of the country’s renowned theatre personalities has already completed the evaluation for the first batch of awards by watching 17 new plays, staged between 2021 and 2022.

Winners of the award will be announced on January 19. The awards will also contain a financial honorarium between BDT 25,000-BDT 1 lakh each.

The nominees for ‘Ishrat Nishat Natya Puraskar’ are

Best Playwright

Badruzzaman Alamgir, Natak- Punyah (Drama Centre)

Masum Reza, Natak- Parapar (Country Drama)

Abdus Salim, Drama- Rise and Sign (Battala).

Best lighting plan

Amlan Biswas, Natak- Punyah (Drama Center)

Mohammad Ali Haider, Drama Rise and Sign (Battala)

Amlan Biswas, Drama- Raimangal (Anuswar).

Best Actor (Male)

Prashant Halder, Drama- Raimangal (Anuswar)

Khalid Hasan Rumi, Drama Monkey Trial (Lighthouse)

Sukarna Halder, Drama- Rajdrohi (Ethic).

Best Actor (Women)

Sangeeta Chowdhury, Natak Punyah (Drama Center)

Manami Islam Kanak,

Natak Punyah (Drama Center)

Kazi Roksana Ruma, Drama Rise and Sign (Battala)

Best indicator

Muktnil, Drama Monkey Trial (Lighthouse)

Yusuf Hasan Ork Natak Punyah (Drama Center)

Fahim Malek Ivan, Natak Parapar (Country Drama).