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词条 Mahesh Dattani
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  1. Early life and background

  2. Career

  3. Playwright

  4. Filmography

     Director 

  5. Awards

  6. References

  7. External links

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Mahesh Dattani (born 7 August 1958) is an Indian director, actor, playwright and writer. He wrote such plays as Final Solutions,[1] Dance Like a Man, Bravely Fought the Queen, On a Muggy Night in Mumbai, Tara,Thirty Days in September[2][3] The Big Fat City and[4] 'The murder that never was', starring Dheiraj Kapoor.

He is the first playwright in English to be awarded the Sahitya Akademi award.[5] His plays have been directed by eminent directors like Arvind Gaur, Alyque Padamsee and Lillete Dubey.

Early life and background

Mahesh Dattani was born in Bangalore to Gujarati parents.[6][7] He went to Baldwin Boys High School and then went on to join St. Joseph's College, Bangalore.[8] Dattani is a graduate in History, Economics and Political Science. He is a post-graduate in Marketing and Advertising Management. After reading Edward Albee’s play Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf early in his life, Mahesh became interested in writing. He was also influenced by Gujarati playwright Madhu Rye’s Kumarni Agashi and developed an interest in playwriting.[9]

Career

Mahesh Dattani began his career as a copywriter in an advertising firm. In 1986, he wrote his first full-length play, Where There’s a Will, and since 1995, he has been working as a full-time theatre professional. He has also worked with his father in the family business.

Dattani is also a film director. His debut film is Mango Souffle, adapted from one of his plays. He also wrote and directed the movie Morning Raaga.[10]

Playwright

  • Where There's a Will, 1988
  • Dance Like a Man, 1989
  • Tara,(1990)
  • Bravely Fought the Queen, 1991
  • Final Solutions, 1993[11]

"Do the needful"

  • On a Muggy Night in Mumbai, 1998
  • Seven Circles Round The Fire (Radio play for BBC) (Seven Steps around the Fire), 1998[12]
  • The Murder That Never Was, 2000
  • 30 Days in September, 2001
  • Brief Candle, 2009
  • Where Did I Leave My Purdah,2012
  • The Big Fat City,2012

Filmography

Director

  • Mango Souffle[13]
  • Morning Raga
  • Dance Like a Man
  • Ek Alag Mausam

Awards

  • Dance Like a Man has won the award for the Best Picture in English awarded by the National Panorama in 1998
  • Sahitya Academy award for his book of plays Final Solutions and Other Plays
  • Sahitya Kala Parishad selected Final Solutions (1997), Tara (2000) and 30 days in September (2007)as best productions of the year directed by Arvind Gaur.

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.mumbaitheatreguide.com/dramas/features/national_theatre.asp |title=In Retrospect: Select plays of the 9th National Theatre Festival at Nehru Centre, Mumbai |publisher=mumbaitheatreguide.com |author=Deepa Punjani |accessdate=2009-04-02 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090301233038/http://mumbaitheatreguide.com/dramas/features/national_theatre.asp |archivedate=1 March 2009 }}
2. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2007/03/30/stories/2007033001470300.htm|title=Lifting the veil|publisher=The Hindu|author=Romesh Chander|date=2007-03-30|accessdate=2009-04-02|location=Chennai, India}}
3. ^{{cite news| url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1051119/asp/calcutta/story_5496713.asp | location=Calcutta, India | work=The Telegraph | title=Stage On & Off | date=2005-11-19}}
4. ^TOI Bangalore News [https://www.flickr.com/photos/131725729@N05/16947113377/ " The Murder that never was"]
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19981229/36351574.html|title=Sahitya Academy awards announced|publisher=The Indian Express|author=PTI|date=1998-12-29|accessdate=2009-04-02}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
6. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/theatre/paradox-at-play/article6126322.ece|title=Paradox at play|first=Anjana|last=Rajan|date=18 June 2014|publisher=The Hindu}}
7. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.thethumbprintmag.com/drama-is-about-character-revelation-mahesh-dattani-dance-like-a-man/|title=Drama is about character revelation|publisher=The Thumb Print|date=1 November 2012}}
8. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/who-is-who/art-culture/mahesh-dattani.html|title=Mahesh Dattani|website=www.mapsofindia.com|access-date=2016-05-09}}
9. ^http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010114/spectrum/scene.htm
10. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/fullstory.php?content_id=9285|title=Story teller|publisher=ScreenIndia|author=Bhawana Somaaya|authorlink=Bhawana Somaaya |date=2004-11-22|accessdate=2009-04-02}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=http://sites.google.com/site/asmitatheatre/reviews--final-solutions|title=Mahesh Dattani's Final Solutions|accessdate=2009-04-02|author=Drama critics}}
12. ^{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CdoTAAAAQBAJ|title=Seven Steps around the Fire: A Radio Play|last=Dattani|first=Mahesh|date=2013-07-15|publisher=Penguin UK|isbn=9789351182153|language=en}}
13. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/02/20/stories/2003022000780300.htm|title=Going bananas over Mango Souffle|publisher=The Hindu|author=Diwan Singh Bajali|date=2003-02-20|accessdate=2009-04-02}}

9. G Baskaran, ed., Girish Karnad and Mahesh Dattani: Methods and Motives, Yking Books, Jaipur, 2012.

External links

  • Official site
  • Bhattacharya, Anindya. "Desire and the Postcolonial Nation" in Seven Steps around the Fire and Final Solutions. The Plays of Mahesh Dattani: An Anthology of Recent Criticism. Ed. Tutun Mukherjee. New Delhi: Pencraft International, 2012 ({{ISBN|978-93-82178-03-3}}), pp. 184–196.
  • Roy, Pinaki. "Mahesh Dattani's Final Solutions: A Brief Rereading". Mahesh Dattani: His Stagecraft in Indian Theatre. Ed. Bite, V. New Delhi: Authors Press, 2013 ({{ISBN|978-81-7273-737-5}}), pp. 111–24.
  • Das, B.K. "Mahesh Dattani's Dance Like a Man: A Thematic Study". The Atlantic Literary Review 15.3 (2014). Ed. Rama Kundu. New Delhi: Atlantic Pub., 2014 ({{ISBN|978-81-269-2052-5}}), pp. 73–80.
  • Das, B.K. "In Search of Shakespearean Echoes in Mahesh Dattani: A Study of The Big Fat City as a Critique of Contemporary Urban Indian Society". Yearly Shakespeare Vol. XIV (2016). Ed. Goutam Ghosal. Santiniketan: Sri Aurobindo Study Centre, 2016 (ISSN 0976-9536), pp. 60–69.
  • Das, B.K. "The Tale of an Imperial Kin: Unfolding the East-West Problematic in Mahesh Dattani's The Tale of a Mother Feeding Her Child". World Journal of Gender & Literature 4.1 (June 2017). Ed. Lata Mishra. New Delhi: Authorspress, 2017 (ISSN 2349-1620), pp. 135–142.
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