Dinanath Da: Chhuti Habe Na

Saal-ta 2004-05 habe… takhon chakri kori Wockhardt Hospital-e… Deshapriya Park-er kaache… sondhebelay office sheshe hente hente Rashbehari-r more obdhi aastam. Rashbehari More-e metro station-er lagoa duto boi-er dokan chhilo… magazine bikri korto. Du saptahe ekta India Today ba Outlook kinte baadho hotam… Baadho kaaron out of guilt… baaki Filmfare, Stardust, Anandolok dokandarer saamne daariye daariyei portam. Unio hoyto bhabten ki bolbo dekhte bhadro barir chhele!

Ekdin ekta boi najore porlo… ‘Narendrapur’: Ekti Iscool-er Brittanto. Cheye dekhlam… amader 1979 batch-er dada-ra boiti chhepechhen to celebrate 25 years of their passing out from the institution. Nere chere dekhlam anekei likhechhen… Swami Lokeshwarananda Ji Maharaj, Bishnu Da (Swami Asaktananda Ji Maharaj), Kalipada Da, Madan Da, Dinanath Da, Girban Da, Prashanta Giri Da, Narayan Da, Sharad Da, Shankar Da… promukho.

Sabar aage na jaani keno Dinanath Da-r lekhatay chokh deowar ichchhe holo. Jantam na nijer jiboner sreshtho certificate apekkha kore aachhe…

“Natok jara korto taader jonno chhilo aamar bishesh prosroy o pokkhopaat. Ekhon pathokder bolte badha nei, aami aamar saddho mato oder beshi number ditam, taader shasti (Jodi kakhono hoto) mokub-er jonno dharadhori kortam.

Ki sab obhinoy oder… Jishu, Chanakya, Chandragupta, Harshabardhan, Master Da, Nimai!”

Bhablam thik porlam toh… “Master Da”!

Aami sadharanoto beshi likhte boshi na kintu kakhono mone hoy kichhu manusher jonno lekhata joruri… nijer jibone kritaggota-ta sabar saamne prokash joruri. It’s not an obituary but it’s also to relish those moments once more.

Dinanath Da-r saathe prothom porichoy Class V-e… 1987. Bangla-e class teacher. Amra esechhi class-e bangla-r sab boi khaata niye… ek taak-e alpo chul, kaalo, dhuti Panjabi para bhadrolok elen. Bollen khaata kholo… uni board-e gaachh, hijibiji line, golakar, utpatang shapes aankte thaklen aar bollen khataay copy karo. Korlam. Bhablam… er saathe banglar ki samparko!

Dwitiyo din… same abostha… box aankchhen… aar taar bhetore chhai bhashmo design. Bhablam kon paagoler pallay porlam. Class-e kathao balen na beshi. Aar amader keu kichhu bolte gelei “jao… aaj tomar chhuti”. Bojho kando!

Tritoyo din-e giye magic-er mato ki ekta enke… ardhek muchhlen aar saathe saathe berolo “a” “aa” “I” “II” ebong ityadi. Sedin giye bujhlam je amader haather lekha porishkaar karar byabostha hochchhilo. Ami aaj-o oi tin-te diner jonno Dinanath-dar kaachhe kritaggo. Aaj-o garbo kore bolte paari amar theke bhalo bangla haather lekha khub beshi aami dekhini… aar etao guarantee diye bolte paari Dinanath-dar kaachhe class V-e jara porechhe taader prottek-e irrespective of their hand-writing quality maddhomik-e gota 5 number minimum beshi peyechhe prottek paper-e… irrespective of writing the paper in English or Bengali. He made us aware haater lekha makes a difference.

Aami bhaggobaan manushta-r kaachhe aashar besh kichhu sujog peyechhilam. Du-teen-te class-e dekhechhi as a Bangla teacher…

Ek baar class VI ba VII habe ba VIII IX o hote pare… monthly porikkhaar khaata dilen… deowar pare bollen… ke highest peyechho… ke ekta bolechhilo haat tulo, “33”… amader baaki der dike takiye bollen “taar maane O 82.5% bangla jaane”… Amay dekhe bollen “kato peyechhis?” Bollam “27”. Jabab elo, “Tui 67.5% bangla jaanis”. Amra sabai khanikta byabachyaka kheye edik odik dekhchhilam… Uni bollen “Eman ta kakhono ki hoy? Ami 81% bangla jaani aar tumi 60.79% bangla jaano? Hoy na… shekhar bichar number aar percentage diye hoy na.” Jara kam peyechhilo bole mon kharap korchhilo nimeshe dukkho udhao.

Chhoto bela theke ichchhe chhilo amio Amitabh Bachchan hobo… cinema-y nachbo, prem korbo, gaan gaaibo, dushtu lok thyangabo. Kono bhadro bangali ma baba o jug-e omon bhabna prosroy diten na. Amar baba ma-o denni. Narendrapur-e jakhon elam, it gave me the opportunity to act. Bachhor-e ekta natok mega scale-e hoto… aar bhabon-er cultural functiongulo toh chhiloi. Class V-e amra dekhlam prothom “Beer Mohonlal”… natok-er rehearsal bikele khelar samay habe bole gelam na. Rathin-ke Mohonlal-er choritre dekhe abar hoye gelam aar mone mone bollam “WoW”!

Parer baar sujog elo Class VI-e… ebaar Sagar Bhattacharya dhore niye gelo… se ek annorakam Dinanath-da ke dekhlam… Natok chhilo Gautam Buddha… amar chhoto role… duto scene… kono ek raj sabhar kormi… rehearsal holo… aami aar Atri Mitra roj stage-e uthi aar haashi… dialogue deowar samay kono bhabe samal diye utrono… Dinanath Da ek-du din dhorechhilen but then somehow we managed.

Natok-tar duto show hoyechhilo… Narendrapur-e aar dwitiyota Gol Park-e tatkaalin Rajyapal Mahashay-er saamne.

Er moddhe ekta cultural function-e amra VII English Medium theke ekta natak korte gechhilam junior section-e… aagei bolechhilam Amitabh Bachchan haowar adommo ichchhe… natok-ta chhilo Aaj Ka Arjun-er rupantar ba orakam kichhu ekta. Junior-ra eto aaowaj diyechhilo ebong dito jekhane sekhane sarbatro… bhabteo shuru korechhilam aar noy. (“Kure Kure” mone pore?”)

Parer naatok chhilo Ashok… aami chhilam Bindusar-er Pradhan montri… bayoshko… ebaar-o duto scene… Koustoov chhilo Bindusar. Amader emon make-up hoyechhilo… amar ma-baba amay chinte parenni ebong natok-er pare anekei jiggesh korechhilo, “ei toder toh dekhlam na”. Ashok-er saathe aamra Aantpur gechhilam. Giye chokh chhanabara… se toh bishaal maath… stage-o chhoto. Dinanath-da amader bollen, “chintar kichhui nei… jemon practice korechho sabai… thik setai korbe”. Hathath mone porlo, Narendrapur-e screening haowar pare je rehearsal gulo hoyechhilo taate Dinanath Da sabai-ke ektu loud hote bolten, dramatic hote bolten… sedin bujhechhilam natak aar jatra-r parthokko. Kintu jaate chaap na baare amader opor, ekbaar-o “amra jaatra korte jachchhi” bolenni. Aantpur-e “jatra”/natok-er sheshe grambashi aar abashik-der akuntho obhorthona peyechhilam.

Kintu takhon-o raastay haantleo shunte hoto “kure kure”!

Parer baar “Master Da”. Taar aage obdhi aamra je kata natok korechhi bidyalaya-r sangoskriti bibhag projojito segulo chhilo muloto oitihashik natok… sekhane “Master Da” anek beshi adhunik.

Rehearsal-er prothom din amader theke junior ekti chhele “Master Da” nirbachito holo. Amader ektu kharap-i legechhilo… aamra maane Koustuv, Rathin, Sagar, Aamar ebong amra so called “senior”der. Du tin din chhollo… natoke ekta dialogue chhilo je Surjo Sen roga chhilo… aar amader je bhrata Master Da-r choritre chhilen moteo roga chhilen na. Parer din aamra du-tin jon rehearsal-e gelam na. Parer din daak porlo… gelam duru duru buk-e… kono proshno korlen na… “Ja… Master-dar part-ta kar”. Khub beshi dekhaten na amay… bhablam kono bhabe na asar kaaron jaante pere rege aachhen ki? Du-ekdin par jiggesh korlam, “Dinanath-da, thik hochhe toh?” Bollen, “Porichalak ke… tumi na aami?” Aar katha baraini.

Manush-er majhe majhe mati-te pa pare na… amar-o porchhilo na. After all, ami Hero… natok-er Hero! Urchhilam!

Schooler 1^st floor-er hall ghar-e rehearsal cholchhe podium-er opor… keu ekta jore jore pa thukchhilo… pa thoka dekhe anekei dariye gechhilo… keu keu haanschhilo… Dinanath da shodhrachhilen oke. Choritro ta sainik-er chhilo bolei bodhoy ami foron ketechhilam, “natok korchhe na parade”. Pasher 3-4 jon khub jore heshe uthechhilo. Dinanath Da amader dike elen, bollen “tomader chhuti”! Amra kakuti minoti korlam… shunlen na… bollen “dariye sabar samay nashto koro na… tomader chhuti”.

Amra beriye gelam. Hero theke Zero hot ek-minit legechhilo. Baire dariye chhilam… rehearsal shuru hoye gelo. Sagar baire eshe khub khisti dilo. Rehearsal shesh holo… Dinanath Da dekheo dekhlen na… beriye gelen. Oi ekta ghatanatei bujhiye dilen Hero hoye kaaj nei… eta ekta dalogato poribesh… ekhane sabar ektai porichoy… “abhineta”...se jato chhoto aar jato baro role-i hok na keno.

Parer din eshe baire dariyechhilam… Dinanath Da dhokar samay dekhe heshe bollen “ja… shuru kar”.

Praan-e bal pelam… cholchhilo bhaloi… din 20 par Dinanath Da amar dosh khunje pelen.

Sanglaap-ta chhilo, “Shahor Kemon Dekhle?”

Ami bolchhilam, “shahor K E M O N dekhle”… Dinanath Da bollen, “jor-ta SHAHOR-er opor dite habe”. Ami aabar bollam, “shahor K E M O N dekhle”… Dinanath Da bollen, “S H A H O R kemon dekhle?” Ami ja bolchhilam taai bolte thaklam… amar saathe jaara stage-e chhilo nijer position chhere amake bojhate laaglo… “shahor K E M O N dekhle”… aar ami sei je je sei. Kaan-e register korchhilo na kono bhabei. Dinanath Da stage-e elen… sabai shore gelo… shudhu uni aar aami. amake gota 3-4 rakam bhabe kore dekhalen/shonalen, “shahor K E M O N dekhle”… “S H A H O R kemon dekhle?”… “shahor K E M O N   D E K H L E”… tarpar bollen… “ei teen-te chhele shahor ghure esechhe… tumi jaante chaichho shahorer poristhiti Kemon… shahore pulish aachhe kina… ityadi… ektu bhebe dekh… chalo shuru karo”. Uni neme gelen… sabai phire elo… and that was my “Patal Babu” moment… this was my learning of modulation of voice and stressing on a particular word.

Final rehearsal… stage haowar aager din. Penultimate scene. I had a monologue. Ebong aami bhule gechhilam. Just mone porchhilo na… aage pichhu baniye manage korbo setao mone porchhilo na. Sabai haay re haay re kore uthlo… I was blank. Dinanath Da swagokti-r moton bole uthlen, “kaal amar naatok aar aaj main part part bhule jachchhe!”

Parer din aar bhul hoyni… sabai uchhoshito chhilen… aar Dinanath Da je khushi hoyechhilen seta bujhlam jakhon bollen “bhul hoye gechhe ekta… natokta video kara uchit chhilo”… taai shuru holo abar rehearsal… aarek baar staged holo khali hall-e… shudhu video camerar jonno! Seta chhilo 1993. Odin-er par aar kakhono “kure kure marbo” shunte hoyni!

Aar ami certificate-ta pelam Rashbehari More-e daariye 2004-e.

Dinanath Da je kato bhalo likhten ta bichar karar khamota amar nei… shudhu anubhab kortam je apurbo likhechhen. Dinanath Da Sagar-er jonno role likhten. Master Da Surjo Sen-e kono comedy choritro thakar proyojon chhilo bole mone hoy na… kintu Dinanath Da Sagar aar Arko ke emon kore enechhilen je oder baad diye natok-ta bhaba mushkil.

Or naatok ek baar dekhar soubhaggo hoyechhilo… hathat ekta jowan chhele laafiye praay maajh stage obdhi chole elo. Chul daariwala oi jubok je aadot-e Dinanath Da seta bujhte samay legechhilo khannikhan… aar aaj-o bhabchhi atota lafalen ki kore!?!

Dinanath Da-r mato roshik manush khub kam chhilen. Je rashbodh or moddhe chhilo seta bojhao bodhoy ekta achievement… Gambhir mukhe katha-ta bole sabai ke confuse kore (je seriously bolchhen na yearki) heshe fela chhilo onar ekta art.

Senior Section-er extempore speech competition… 1993… Dinanath Da onnotamo bicharok.

Amar topic chhilo “Kaguje Bagh”… Ami bolechhilam “ei hall-ei anek baagh aachhen… mukhe ei korbo sei korbo… dour oi baam diker ghar ta obdhi… je mathay chul nei, se mathay tel diye ki labh!” Chhelera faatiye haat taali dilo, Shikkhokra chup chaap… shudhu Ajit Da gombhir Ashok Da-r kaane kichhu bollen”… Dinanath Da as usual expressionless chhilen.

Parer din class-e elen… boslen… “Kaal tahole aamra bagh dekhlam”.

Ektu aage Dinanath Da-r byapare katha hochhilo Amitava Da-r saathe… Amitava Da bollo, “Dinanath Da was truly an icon… Narendrapur-er bhalo shikkhok anek aachhen… Dinanath Da-r level ta anno chhilo… eto creative… eto kichhu shikhechhi… unbelievable”. Sotti… bhaggobaan aamra.

Dinanath Da, pronam neben… amader mon theke, kaaj-er theke aapnar “Chhuti” holo na… habeo na.