all the world is a stage and we are all merely actors. |
My acting career began with the role of a gypsy queen and i opened with a song. it was the annual day of St. Mary's school at Kamani Auditorium, New Delhi.
while in Ruparel college i acted in various one-act plays under the direction of Prof. C. Coelho.
but the real story started with Chingari, a semi-professional theater group based in south Delhi. i made my debut with the group in a festival of three plays directed by K. Madavane. i played Jocasta (Oedipus' mother and wife) in "Infernal Machine" by Jean Cocteau,and was part of "Flies" by Jean-Paul Sartre in hindi and "Hayavadan" by Girish Karnadi in french!
i acted as Elmire in "Tartuffe" by Moliere. director - K. Madavane; co-actors Rahul Vohra, Atul Kumar and others, performed in hindi.
as Old Woman in "Chairs" by Ionesco. director - Atul Kumar; co-actor Munish Bhardwaj.
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as Mommy in "The American Dream" by Edward Albee. director - Raman Chawla; co-actors K. Chandrasekhar, Uma and Rahul. as the Woman in "Weekend" a monologue by Nirmal Verma, director - Atul Kumar. as Madame in "Maids" by Jean Genet. director - Rajat Kapur; co-actors K. Chandrasekhar and Raman. {invite opp.} |
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as the Innkeeper and Marquiese de Pompadeur in "Jacques and his Master" by Milan Kundera. director - Rajat Kapur; co-actors Iqlakh Khan, Atul, Sohrab and others.
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meanwhile i also learnt the basics of kathakali and kalleri-payettu in Trivandrum to enhance and fine tone my acting skills. after moving to Bangalore i became a founder and active member of dance theater group "Apoorva" along with Tripura Kashyap . i danced in and co-choreographed a shadow dance titled "chayangika"{invite opp.} and acted in and directed Rukmimi's monologue from "Aranya kiran" by Vasant Dev. |
after moving to Poona i acted for the students of F.T.I.I. in various exercises, such as mise-en-scene, dialogue, documentary and diploma films.
played the lead role in "Repentance" winner of the national award in 1999, directed by Rajiv Raj.
acted in tv-serial 'Saher' telecast on star plus and produced and directed by Anubhav and Ratna Sinha.
acted in the presentation for India Night by the Los Gatos Center of Self Realization Fellowship production of 'Rich man Poor man' adapted from a story by Paramhansa Yogananda.
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