Lushin Dubey

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Lushin Dubey
Occupation stage actor and director
Website
http://lushindubey.com/

Lushin Dubey is an Indian stage actor and director. She directed, acted and scripted many drama productions for over twenty years.[1] Lushin is also known for her Solo plays Untitled[2][3] and Pinki Virani's Bitter Chocolate with theatre director Arvind Gaur[4][5] She also acted in film like Partition (2007), Murder Unveiled (2005) for which she won 2006 Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series[6] and Perfect Husband.

Personal life and background

Lushin Dubey did her Masters in Science in Childhood and Special Education in the US, after a Masters in History from Lady Shri Ram College for Women (LSR), University of Delhi, India and was then deeply involved in teaching mentally challenged kids. Lushin is married with two daughters, Ilina and Tara. Her sibling Lillete Dubey is also an actress. Her husband, Dr. Pradeep Dubey is a Leading Professor of Economics at Stony Brook University and Adjunct Professor at Yale. In college days she also acted with Barry John.

Theatre

Lushin's first solo play "Untitled" solo directed & scripted by Arvind Gaur, traveled to the US, UK and Edinburgh Fringe Festival.Untitled has already completed more than 200 shows. some of the cities have been Boston, Chicago, Rochester, New York, Dallas, Houston, Washington D.C., and Palo Alto San Francisco. It has also been staged at the Smithsonian Institute and at Harvard.[7]

Her second Solo Bitter Chocolate is based on Pinki Virani's book and Scripted-directed by Arvind Gaur.[8]

I Will Not Cry

Lushin Dubey's third solo 'I Will Not Cry' is scripted and directed by Arvind Gaur.[9] This play is an exceptional blend of theatre and multimedia, highlighting the issue of child survival through satire, reality and music excerpts. It brings alive the sad truth of millions of unnecessary deaths of children in India. The performance by Lushin Dubey evokes collective responsibility among the audience to be a part of social change. The play performed in Delhi,Mumbai,Kolkata,Jaipur and Lucknow in Collaboration of Save The Children.In Jaipur it was staged at Jawahar Kala Kendra.In Jaipur, Well known theatre personalities Hemant Acharaya and Sandeep Madan provided vital support.

  • Her major directed plays are - Life of Gautam Budda,Mushkan.
  • She acted with Alyque Padamsee in William Shakespeare's Macbeth.
  • Recently she directed Salam India, a play inspired by diplomat writer Pavan K. Varma ’s very well received book, Being Indian.[10]

Filmography

Title Role
2005 Amu Meera Sehgal
2005 Socha Na Tha
2005 Murder Unveiled (TV) Kuldeep Samra
2007 Partition Mumtaz Khan
Perfect Husband
2011 Delhi Belly Sonia's mother
2013 Rangrezz Rati Chaturvedi

TV serials

  • Rajdhani

Awards

  • Karmaveer Puraskaar Noble Laureates, 2009
  • Radha Krishna Award for her contribution to Delhi’s art & culture,2009

References

  1. ↑ Basu, Arundhati (January 7, 2006). "Playing their parts: Lushin and Ilina Dubey share a deep bond, both onstage and off". The Telegraph (Calcutta, India). 
  2. ↑ Chitra Parayath (2003-04-06). [http://www.lokvani.com/lokvani/article.php?article_id=949. "Untitled solo at Marlboro,New England"]. lokvani(Public Voice). Retrieved 2010-08-29. 
  3. ↑ Saumya Ancheri (2010-04-16). "A woman scorned". Time Out Mumbai. Retrieved 2010-08-29. 
  4. ↑ Drama critic (2004-01-07). "An unspoken bitter truth". Chennai, India: The Hindu. Retrieved 2010-08-29. 
  5. ↑ Shalini Umachandran (2004-09-12). "It happens here too". The Hindu. Retrieved 2010-09-02. 
  6. ↑ Awards IMDB.
  7. ↑ Staff Reporter (2010-03-05). "Celebrate Women's Day with UNTITLED". MTG editorial. Retrieved 2010-08-29. 
  8. ↑ Drama critic (2004-01-07). "Nobody’s Child". Indian Express. Retrieved 2010-08-29. 
  9. ↑ Shailaja Tripathi (23 Nov 2011). "The play's the thing..". Delhi,India: The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-07-11. 
  10. ↑ Staff Reporter (2009-08-12). "SALAAM INDIA". MTG editorial. Retrieved 2010-08-29. 

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