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On '69'

19 April 2005, 18:00 PM
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
By Mohammed Hossain Doula East West University
19 April 2005, 18:00 PM
This is in response to Mr. M M Haque's letter titled "On a TV serial" published on April 11. In his letter Mr. Haque expressed his 'grave concern' over the serial '69'. I am quoting from his letter before I try to make my point. He wrote "Yesterday, Sunday (3.04.2005), I asked my children to say their Magrib prayers but they insisted that they would, but after the serial as they always do. Since I lost my interest unlike 'Ekannyabarti', seldom I sit for the show. My annoyance and irritation exacerbated in front of my children seeing that 'the youngest sister talking about dating openly with her elder sister'. I find it difficult to understand." Perhaps I understand Mr. Haque's helplessness here. The way he was brought up doesn't match with the way his kids are being brought up. This is the big gap that created his inability 'to understand' why and how a younger sister talks about dating in front of her elder sister! I only can say what seems quite abnormal and fantastic to Mr. Haque, might prove more than natural and realistic to his kids.

So there is nothing to be angry! We just need to be a little tolerant if not adaptive. I know my uncle never talked about dating with his elder brother. But we do! Now can I please know what's wrong with that?

He further wrote, "the whole show or all episodes are full of falsehood, cheating, phony love and unethical stuff revolving around all the young characters in the serial. First, I find it very strange that the man who created 'Nal Piran' could write or think in this fashion, it is pure trash if a comparison is made. It may be popular among the youngsters." Can he please ask his kids whether this kind of 'falsehood, cheating, phony love and unethical stuff ' exist in our society or not? If it exists, and if someone depicts it, can we hold him responsible for that? How long can we keep our eyes closed at everything?

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" He (Anisul Haque) writes in newspapers talking about all the problems that is created by the politicians or governance and is a conscious voice of the nation. But none of these issues find place in his plays, stories or novels". Has he forgotten Nal Piran or Ayesha Mangal or Maa?

My last point, Mr. M M Haque was putting unnecessary blame on Mr. Anisul Haque for '69'. At the same time, he was bestowing undue credit upon him for 'Ekannyaborti'. I have a friend in Mr. Farooki's unit. So I know quite a bit about Farooki, his style of work, and his works. If anyone should be blamed for '69', this should be Farooki. At the same time, if anyone should be thanked and credited for 'Ekannyaborti', this should be Farooki again. For he is the mastermind of all his works.