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Vijaya Mehta

Indian actress · India · On the map · Directors · Born 1934 · age 92

Vijaya Mehta, is a noted Indian Marathi film and theatre director and also an actor in many films from the Parallel Cinema. She is a founder member of Mumbai-based theatre group, Rangayan with playwright Vijay Tendulkar, and actors Arvind Deshpande and Shriram Lagoo.

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2006QuestFilm2002Chalo Ishq LadaayeFilm, Producer1988PestonjeeFilm, Director, Writer1987Padma Shri in artsAwardHamidabai Ki KothiFilm, 1987Director1986National Film Award for Best Supporting ActressAward1985Rao SahebFilm, Director, Writer1984PartyFilm, Damyanti Rane1982Smruti ChitreFilm, Laxmibai Tilak1981KalyugFilm, Devaki1975Sangeet Natak Akademi AwardAward1934Born4 November 1934

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Padma Shri in arts1987
National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress1986
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award1975

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She is most known for her acclaimed role in film Party (1984) and for her directorial ventures, Rao Saheb (1986) and Pestonjee (1988). As the founder member of theatre group, Rangayan, she became a leading figure in the experimental Marathi theatre of the 1960s.

Country
India
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Living
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Born 1934 · age 92

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