As the Curtain Rises

Name: As the Curtain Rises
Director: Nikhilesh Mishra
Genre: Drama
Cast: Choudhury Jayaprakash Das, Hara Rath, Prasanjeet Mohapatra, Subhadra Das, Sarmistha Sengupta

29 min · Drama

When an aging, reclusive Daskathia performer breaks decades of silence to honour a dying patron's wish, he confronts the question that has haunted his entire life— if the last audience walks away, is it still a performance?

Directed by Nikhilesh Mishra · Written by Nikhilesh Mishra

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Cast

Choudhury Jayaprakash Das Narayan
Hara Rath Ramesh
Prasanjeet Mohapatra Siddharth
Subhadra Das Rina
Sarmistha Sengupta Rina's Mother
Chandramukhi Das Siddharth's Wife
Rwitoban Acharya Dying Jamidar
Ajay Kannaujiya Child Jamidar's Father
Kingshuk Ghosh Child Jamidar
Paramjeet Das Child Narayan
Avinaba Biswas Siddharth's Son
Prasanna Mallick Coconut Plucker

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