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In 1853, Parsee Natak Mandali the first theatre group of Gujarati theatre was founded by Framjee Gustadjee Dalal, which staged the first Parsi-Gujarati play, Rustam Sohrab based on the tale of Rostam and Sohrab part of the 10th-century Persian epic Shahnameh by Ferdowsi on 29 October 1853, at the Grant Road Theatre in Mumbai, this marked the ...
The Indian National Theatre (INT) is a theatre organisation and troupe founded in 1943 and based in Mumbai, India. Although performing predominantly Gujarati theatre, the troupe has also produced a number of plays in other Indian languages. In addition to theatre productions, the troupe also carries theatre education, training and research ...
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Gujarati Natak Mandali (1878–89) and its successor Mumbai Gujarati Natak Mandali (1889–1948) was a theatre company in Bombay, British India. It made immense contribution to the Gujarati theatre , with productions of more than hundred plays, as well as the training and introducing of many major actors and directors.
Parsi theatre is a generic term for an influential theatre tradition, staged by Parsis, and theatre companies largely-owned by the Parsi business community, which flourished between 1850 and the 1930s. [1] Plays were primarily in the Hindustani language (especially the Urdu dialect), as well as Gujarati to an extent.
Gujarati theatre actor-director Jaishankar Sundari was appointed to lead the school. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Natya Vidya Mandir was established in 1949 and was the first such theatre school of India. The school formed an amateur theatre troupe Natmandal in 1951–52.
Mulshankar Harinand Mulani (1 November 1867 – 14 December 1957) was a Gujarati playwright from the Gujarati theatre of India. After working as a village development officer and as an editor with a weekly newspaper, he joined the Mumbai Gujarati Natak Mandali, a theatre company, where he worked as a playwright for decades.
Pravin Joshi was one of the most dynamic figures of the contemporary Gujarati Stage. He participated in the one-act play competitions organised by the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in Bombay (now Mumbai) in the mid-1950s where he received attention. He crossed over naturally from the arena inter-collegiate competitions to the professional Gujarati ...