Book Launch
Mone Porey : An insight on Ferdausi's life
Ershad Kamol
We have watched the charismatic actor Ferdausi Majumdar on stage and on screen. However, little is known about the family life of the theatre personality. Ferdausi Majumdar in her autobiography titled Mone Porey thus breaks new ground as she reminisces on her family including her parents, brothers and sisters. Mone Porey was launched on February 8 at the Liberation War Museum. The members of her family -- Abdul Halim, (Ferdausi's father) Afia Khatun (her mother) and all her siblings (13 brothers and sisters) -- have appeared as characters in Mone Porey. Featuring the saga of her parental home ‘Darul Afia’, Ferdausi has represented the time, culture and society of that period in her autobiographical work. Litterateur Syed Shamsul Haque comments, "Mone Porey is a documentation of Ferdausi's aspiration to become a theatre activist. It is not a feature of her acting career. And the autobiography never delivers any 'self satisfaction' or 'self assessment', which is a positive aspect of the book. I consider the book as an introduction to her acting career. And I expect she will write another book on this subject, as Ferdausi Majumdar and Bangladeshi neo-theatre movement are interwoven." The other speakers were Dr Maleka Begum, Anisul Haque and MM Akash. Professor Kabir Chowdhury chaired the programme. He said, "Ferdausi has done a wonderful job. And it is a tough task as she had to call upon her family members to unveil all their secrets." Asked for her response, Ferdausi said, "While writing the autobiography, I've received tremendous support from my husband Ramendu Majumdar and my daughter Tropa Majumdar. I intend to write another book on my acting career soon." Abdullah Al Mamun delivered the welcome speech in the programme.
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An upbeat Ferdousi Majumdar reminisces her by-gone days at the book launch |
