Pakhira (The Birds) (1990)
A documentary capturing Badal Sircar's revolutionary "Third Theatre" movement. It uses the political satire of his play to showcase theatre as a tool for social change. Filmed in public spaces, it blends performance footage with Sircar's narration, highlighting the need for collective action against oppression.
Directors: Sivananda Mukherjee, Asim Chaudhuri, Debashis Chakraborty.
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Badal Sircar as Narrator |
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Badal Sircar as Himself |
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Satabdi as Performing Theatre Group |
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Pathasena as Performing Theatre Group |
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Halisahar Sanskritik Sangha as Performing Theatre Group |
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Agnibina as Performing Theatre Group |
| Directing | Sivananda Mukherjee | Director |
| Directing | Asim Chaudhuri | Director |
| Directing | Debashis Chakraborty | Director |
| Sound | Sivananda Mukherjee | Music |
| Crew | Subhashish Banerjee | Cinematography |
| Editing | Debashish Guha | Editor |
| Sound | Ramachandran | Sound Recordist |
| Editing | Sudipto Bhowmik | Editor |
| Sound | Alok De | Sound Editor |