Dahod: A stage artist from Mumbai died of a suspected heart-attack after he performed drama in Dahod in Central Gujarat. The incident has shocked the artists and those associated with drama production. A 39-year old Bhaskar Bhojak was part of the Gujarati play 'Be Adhi Khichdi Kadhi'. Bhojak had twin roles in this play as an actor. The lead actor in this play is renown Gujarati drama artist Sanjay Goradiya. A show of this play was organized by Dahod Anaj Mahajan Sarvajanik Education Soci...Read More

Mumbai: Addressing a full house, Isha Ambani kickstarted the proceedings for the return of 'The Great Indian Musical: Civilization to Nation' at The Grand Theatre, Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre. The performances that followed, each showcasing India's vibrant culture. The night concluded with Nita Ambani taking the stage to express her gratitude for the support of the audience. She thanked them for being a part of the Cultural Centre's vision to showcase the best of India to the world and br...Read More

Mumbai: Actor Paresh Rawal has made announcement of his upcoming Gujarati movie 'Dear Father' which will be made under the banner of Venus Films. Rawal making this announcement on auspicious day of Rath Yatra (Ashadhi Beej) today said he is excited and he will be doing a Gujarati film almost after 40 years. He tweeted: So so excited ! Will be doing a Gujarati film almost after 40 yrs ! It’s based on my play “Dear Father “which was a runaway success ! Joining me on this endeavor is Ratan Ja...Read More

Gujarati theatre has a long history which can be traced back to the 14th century. Despite being an ancient mode of communication and entertainment, Gujarati theatre has evolved a lot over time and holds importance and popularity among audience even today in the era of internet. There are several modern Gujarati dramas or ‘natak’ which gained significant popularity among the Gujarati viewers. Many Gujarati dramas are also available on YouTube with a large number of views. Below is a list of m...Read More

Mumbai: Arvind Joshi(84), a veteran actor, producer, father of movie actor Sharman Joshi and actress Mansi Joshi Roy (wife of actor Rohit Roy) passed away today morning in Nanavati hospital here Arvind Joshi was brother of legendary Gujarati drama artist Pravin Joshi. Late Arvind Joshi had worked in dozens of Gujarati movies including Pardeshi Maniyaro and Footpath ni Rani. He also worked in 1975 for Hindi movie Sholay as Assistant Director. Paying tribute to Arvind Joshi, actor Paresh ...Read More

Surat: Surat based veteran Parsi Gujarati theater actor Yazdi Karanjia was felicitated by Parsi community last evening in presence of top actor Boman Irani and City Mayor Jagdish Patel among others. Karanjia (83) is conferred Padma Shri honor this year. Speaking at a function, Boman Irani said, there are just 67,000 Parsis left in the world, but they give impression of million because people like Yazdibhai. I have a long way to go to be compared with what Yazdibhai has done for theatre. I hav...Read More

Mumbai:Actor and Parsi Gujarati theatre/film artist Dinyar Contractor passed away on Wednesday morning. He was 79. Dinyar started his acting career by doing several stage shows and became popular for his comic roles. He was seen in Bollywood films like Chori Chori Chupke Chupke, Khiladi, Badshah, Daraar and 36 China Town, Khichdi. TV shows like Khichdi, Kabhi Idhar Kabhi Udhar, Hum Sab Ek Hain, Aaj Ke Shrimaan Shrimati and many others made him a household name. Dinyar had worked in...Read More