Ghuku is a Bengali play about the inmates of an orphanage. Over the last few days, the inmates Tagor, Durba and Sharot see an old lady suspiciously moving around their ashram (orphanage) late in the evening. When they ask her, she says she is a GhunteyKurani – Ghuku – the dung collector. Is she the same Daini (witch) of the fairy tales of Thakurmar Jhuli? The kids wonder. They have heard those stories so many times from Bardi (chief warden). Debanando, the caretaker, feels the presence of some supernatural being inside the house. The kids think it must be Ghuku. There is something mysterious about the landline in this ashram. Debanando, at times, keeps the telephone connection open. He thinks that the stories of demons come alive and become more interesting if he keeps the connection open. Suparna comes in the night for an interview for the PA’s post. The same night Rajeswari from the Women and Child Welfare Department informs Bardi that an earlier inmate Parul has gone missing. The needle of suspicion of an illegal trafficking racket points to Bardi. Suparna suspiciously moves around the house and talks to Shakil Bhai on phone. Auto driver Rajkumar brings a distraught Parul in the middle of the night. Is she going to be safe here in the ashram? Or will all hell break loose on the inmates of the ashram? Playwright & Director: Anindya Biswas