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Satyajit Ray's classic play Hirak Rajar Deshe gets a modern makeover

Catch a play that adapts Satyajit Ray's classic film about the Emergency to contemporary times, taking a dig at the current government

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Arnesh Ghose's The Mirror Merchants will present a crisper, tightly-edited version of their play, Murgistaan that opened last year, this weekend. With the tag line 'Kachche Din Aa Gaye,' the play is a dark comedy about the current government, and is inspired by Satyajit Ray's 1980s classic, Hirak Rajar Deshe (The Land of The King of Diamonds). The acclaimed comedy for children is a scathing critique of the Emergency and constitutional monarchy.

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