As the Curtain Rises

Overview

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

Top cast

Choudhury Jayaprakash Das

Narayan

Hara Rath

Ramesh

Prasanjeet Mohapatra

Siddharth

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Subhadra Das

Rina

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Sarmistha Sengupta

Rina's Mother

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Chandramukhi Das

Siddharth's Wife

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Rwitoban Acharya

Dying Jamidar

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Ajay Kannaujiya

Child Jamidar's Father

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Kingshuk Ghosh

Child Jamidar

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Paramjeet Das

Child Narayan

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Avinaba Biswas

Siddharth's Son

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Prasanna Mallick

Coconut Plucker

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Kunja Bihari Dash

Daskathia Gayak

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Narasingha Mahapatra

Daskathia Palia

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Priyanka Raj

Siddharth's Wife (voice)

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