'King of Laughter' on stage in New York

How many songs of Hachan Raja, how many stories about him. His life is colorful, diverse and eventful. Hashan Raja (1854-1922) was a feudal lord of present day Sunamganj district. Ownership of large estates inherited from both father and mother comes at a young age. 

He got used to living a carefree life in the power of money, unaccountable wealth and power. He was engrossed in enhancing his prestige through worldly lust, empowerment, coercion. But at some point the error inside him broke. In his mid-fifties, he became a different person. He feels that excess wealth is at the root of all the injustices in this world. People who are guests for a few days are actually quite mortal to the superpowers. He bequeathed his wealth for the welfare of the people and floated about with a few consorts and in the midst of it he searched for the mighty creator. In searching for the Creator, one discovers that He resides within Himself. Everyone knows his lover as Hachhanjaan, he is the real Hachhan Raja. To the people of the world, the person who was identified as a king was not the one who was known to the King of Hats, but the real King of Hats was present within Peary Hatshanjan.

On the evening of October 1st, the King of Hasan Jan was embodied at the Jamaican Performing Arts Center in New York. Popular theater troupe of Greater Washington staged Ektaara 'King of Laughter'. Written by Shakur Majid, directed and directed by Sheikh Mawla Milan, 'Hashan Janer Raja' is staged. The overall responsibility of the event was Rachna Milan, choreography and dance direction Rosemary Mitu Ribeiro, music direction Kalachand Sarkar, Nasser Chowdhury, flute player Mohammad Majeed, tabla Ashish Barua, Mandira Saroj Barua, Percussion Sukumar Purification and Jhipisi was Neil.

Sheikh Mawla Milon played the role of the King of Hashan Jan. Other roles played by Shamim Chowdhury, Arifur Rahman Swapan, Mohammad Rahmatullah, Mir Doja, Tilak Kumar Kar, Hasnat Sunny, Abu Bakar Sarkar, Choton Barua, Afrin Fancy, Anika Barua, Sharmistha Choudhury, Fahmida Hossain, Mohammad Anwar Zaman, Ahnafur Rahman, Pragya Ahmed, Wealth Perera, and Mukta Mabel Rosario. Dancers were Peter, Mehek, Megha, Ishal, Sukanya, Emily and Mujra choreographed and performed by Rokeya Hasi. Rumana Sumi Chowdhury, Shikha Ahmed, Atiya Mahzabeen, Jasmine Abedin and Sabrina Rahman gave their voices in the chorus.

Jamil Khan was in control of the sound, Patrick Gomez was in charge of lighting, Utpal Saha was in charge of stage design and Harunur Rashid and Ahsan Kabir were in collaboration. Fatema Farzana for painting and animation, Tahasin Alam for video editing, Arifur Rahman Swapan for the role of Judge Sahib, background music composed by More Theater Team, Mehrun Nahar, Shamsun Nahar and Vinai Bhola and Satinder Kar from Delhi for background music. Costume Setting, Fitting and Back Stage Management by Rehana Doja, Sifat Khan, Suzanne Gomez, Mosammat Parveen, and Raonak Azad. Photography by Rajeev Barua, Tarekul Hasan Chapal, Abdul Hafeez, and Dewan Biplab, Videography by Nuruzzaman Hamid Shubo and Sheikh Rabbani.

Also, Khairul Bhuiyan Pawan, Mohammad Rahman Ripon, Tanzin Alam, Syed Abdul Hai, Farhana Hossain, Rizwana Kabir and Shimul Saha were all involved in the staging of Hashan Jaan Raja. Ishaat, Mithila, Anika, Asdeen, Sarim, Safwan, Anshula, Hemali, Mahi, Edward, Yusuf, Bubba, Safa, Philip, Mohamed, Samir etc.