Vijaya Mehta
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Vijaya Mehta (born 4 November 1934),
Early life and education
Vijaya Mehta was born Vijaya Jaywant in
Career
She became a major figure in 60s Marathi experimental theatre. She is a founder member of theatre group, Rangayan with playwright Vijay Tendulkar, Arvind Deshpande and Shriram Lagoo.[4]
Her stage production of
She collaborated on Indo-German theatre projects with German director
She was awarded the 1975 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for excellence in Direction, in 1986 she won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Rao Saheb (1986).
Personal life
She first married Harin Khote, son of actress Durga Khote, however he died at an early age, leaving behind two young sons. Thereafter, she married Farrokh Mehta.[5]
Filmography
- Kalyug (1981) - Actor
- Smriti Chitre (1982, TV film) - Director, Actor a
- Shakuntalam (1986, TV film) - Director
- Party (1984) - Actor
- Rao Saheb (1985) - Director, Screenwriter, Actor
- Haveli Bulund Thi (1987, TV film) - Director
- Hamidabai Ki Kothi (1987, TV film) - Director
- Pestonjee (1988) - Director, Screenwriter
- Lifeline (1991, TV Series) - Director
- Quest (2006) - Actor
Awards
- 1975 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
- 1985
- 1986 National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress: Rao Saheb[7]
- 2004 Zee Chitra Gaurav Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2009 Tanveer Sanmaan[8]
- 2012 Sangeet Natak Akademi Tagore Ratna
See also
- Theatre in India
Further reading
- Abode of Colour, an autobiographical account by Vijaya Mehta[9]
- Vijaya Mehta on theatre and Guru Mani Madhava Cakyar [1]
References
- ^ Abhijit Varde: Daughters of Maharashtra: Portraits of Women who are Building Maharastra : Interviews and Photographs, 1997, p. 87
- ^ "The return of Desdemona". Mumbai Mirror. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
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- ^ "Shantata! Awishkar Chalu Aahe". Mumbai Theatre Guide. August 2008.
- ^ Shanta Gokhale (26 November 2012). "Life at play". Pune Mirror. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013.
- ^ Awards IMDb.
- ^ "33rd National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. pp. 28, 36. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ "तन्वीर सन्मान सोहळा - २००९ | Maayboli".
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External links
- Vijaya Mehta at IMDb