Kolkata, 20th Jan: Earlier in September, the red-carpet premiere of this show was staged. Lotus Makeup Presents My Name is Jaan received raving reviews and compliments from media and critics alike.
This musical solo was a unique form of a stage performance where the Tollywood actor, Arpita alone performed for almost 2 hours – while singing, dancing, narrating, and acting.
Director Abanti Chakraborty had excelled in creating this magic through Arpita.
Arpita sang 9 songs – of various Gharana and languages live on stage. Her mellifluous voice and quality music composition of Joy Sakar kept the audience enthralled.
My Name is Jaan is an engrossing depiction of Gauhar Jaan, the first voice recorded in India and considered one of the most enigmatic legends in Indian music history.
The play was a first-person narrative with a feminist undertone. The 95 minutes show, separated by an interval, took the audience back in time as if they were experiencing history.
Arpita’s singing was class apart in this play. The audience enjoyed every bit of it even if he/she is not a connoisseur of classical music.
Addressing the media, Arpita Chatterjee, the solo actor of ‘My Name Is Jaan’ said, “It was dedication, hard work, and passion to captivate the audience while playing Gauhar Jaan. In the case of Lotus Makeup presents, My Name Is Jaan, I realized singing rejuvenated me. It was sheer ecstasy to receive all the accolades and I was privileged to be back again. As a woman, I am completely related to Gauhar! I never gave up and no adversity had ever dampened my spirit. Kolkata is indeed the city where an artist always gets it’s due no matter what the circumstance is.”
