Vijaya Mehta

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Vijaya Mehta was born in Baroda, Gujarat and graduated from Bombay University. She studied theatre with E Alkazi in Delhi and with Adi Marzban. She became a major figure in 60s Marathi experimental theatre. She is a founder member of Rangayan with playwright Vijay Tendulkar, Arvind Deshpande and Shreeram Lagoo. Her stage production of C T Khanolkar's Ek Shoonya Bajirao is considered as a landmark in contemporary Indian theatre. She introduced Bertold Brecht into Marathi theatre with adaptation of Caucasian Chalk Circle (Ajab Nyay Vartulacha), and Ionesco with Chairs. She collaborated on Indo-German theatre projects with German director Fritz Bennewitz including a traditional performance of Bhasa's Mudrarakshasa with German actors. Except Pestonjee, most of her work consists of film and television adaptations of her stage plays.

Filmography:

Pestonjee - 1987 - Hindi