Feroz Abbas Khan is an Indian theatre and film director, playwright and screenwriter, who is most known for directing plays like

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, ''Saalgirah'', ''

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and in 1983 was head of the Prithvi Theatre Festival with

Jennifer Kapoor Jennifer Kendal (28 February 1934 – 7 September 1984) was an English actress and the founder of the Prithvi Theatre. She was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for the film ''36 Chowringhee Lane'' (1981). Her othe ...

and

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. He started with productions like the early comedy ''All the Best'' and ''Saalgirah'' (1993), written by playwright

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with Anupam Kher and

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, which incidentally became her first acting performance during her comeback after a sabbatical. In 1992, American playwright and novelist,

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's play '' Love Letters'' was adapted to

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and

Farooq Sheikh Farooq Shaikh (25 March 1948 − 28 December 2013) was an Indian actor, philanthropist and television presenter. He was best known for his work in Hindi films from 1973 to 1993 and for his work in television between 1988 and 2002. He returned to ...

at the Jennifer Kapoor Festival in Prithvi theatre in February 1992 for the first time. For one-and-a-half hours, the actors read the letters describing the relationship between two friends Amrita and Zulfikar over a period of 35 years. For the next 21 years till

Farooque Shaikh Farooq Shaikh (25 March 1948 − 28 December 2013) was an Indian actor, philanthropist and television presenter. He was best known for his work in Hindi films from 1973 to 1993 and for his work in television between 1988 and 2002. He returned to ...

's death in December 2013, this immensely successful play went on to tour many parts of the world including US, Europe and Pakistan. Khan's production of

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's satirical comedy, '' The Royal Hunt of the Sun'' and the contemporary Indian adaptation of

Arthur Miller Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright, essayist and screenwriter in the 20th-century American theater. Among his most popular plays are ''All My Sons'' (1947), '' Death of a Salesman'' (1 ...

's classic ''

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'', 'Salesman Ramlal' (1997), starring actor-director

Satish Kaushik Satish Chandra Kaushik (born 13 April 1956) is an Indian actor, director, producer, comedian and screenwriter. Early life Satish was born on 13 April 1956 in Mahendragarh, Haryana. He graduated from Kirori Mal College, Delhi in 1972. He is ...

are important plays of

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.Satish Kaushik wants to extend his "global profile"
Financial Express, 17 September 2009. Next came English theatre production of ''Mahatma v/s Gandhi'', based on relationship between

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and his son,

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. In 2007, he made his film debut with '' Gandhi, My Father'', based on his one previous play, ''Mahatma vs Gandhi'', and opened to critical acclaim. At the

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, actor Darshan Zariwala won the Best Supporting Actor Award, for his role of Gandhi, while the film itself won the Special Jury Award and

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National Film Awards: Southern films bag top honours

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, 8 September 2009. and the Best Screenplay Award at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards and nominated for Grand Prix at Tokyo Film Festival. Also in 2007, he added Abbas as his middle name to avoid confusion with

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actor-director,

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. While, his play, ''Salesman Ramlal'' was revived in 2009, with a more contemporary version, another classic, ''

Tumhari Amrita ''Tumhari Amrita'' is an epistolary play directed by Feroz Abbas Khan. Its original cast includes Shabana Azmi and Farooq Shaikh.Farooque Shaikh Farooq Shaikh (25 March 1948 − 28 December 2013) was an Indian actor, philanthropist and television presenter. He was best known for his work in Hindi films from 1973 to 1993 and for his work in television between 1988 and 2002. He returned to ...

died. The last show was held in the Taj Mahal, Agra. In 2016, he directed

, a

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-style

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based on the 1960

film ''

,'' which was directed by K. Asif and produced by Shapoorji Pallonji. The musical was produced jointly by

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and the

National Centre for the Performing Arts (India) The National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) is a multi-venue, multi-purpose cultural centre in Mumbai, India, which aims to promote and preserve India's heritage of music, dance, theatre, film, literature and photography. It also presents ...

Plays

* ''Raunaq & Jassi'' * ''All the Best'' * ''Eva Mumbai Ma Chaal Jaiye'' * ''Saalgirah'' – Anupam Kher &

* ''The Royal Hunt of the Sun'' * ''

Tumhari Amrita ''Tumhari Amrita'' is an epistolary play directed by Feroz Abbas Khan. Its original cast includes Shabana Azmi and Farooq Shaikh.Shabana Azmi Shabana Azmi (born 18 September 1950) is an Indian actress of Hindi film, television and theatre. One of India's most acclaimed actresses, Azmi is known for her portrayals of distinctive, often unconventional female characters across several ge ...

* ''Mahatma vs Gandhi'' (1998) * ''Salesman Ramlal'' (1999) –

* ''Kuch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai'' – Anupam Kher * ''Dinner With Friends'' (2011) (

Tisca Chopra Tisca Zareen Chopra (née Arora; born 1 November 1973) is an Indian actress, author and film producer who has appeared in over 45 feature films, predominantly in Hindi language. ''Taare Zameen Par'', her best known feature film, was India's of ...

, Vinay Jain, Joy Sengupta &

Perizaad Zorabian Perizaad Zorabian is an Indian actress. Her film debut was with Nagesh Kukunoor's '' Bollywood Calling'' and she gained international recognition for her role as Jenny in Subhash Ghai's '' Joggers' Park'' (2003). Early life Zorabian was born t ...

Irani)

Filmography

*'' Gandhi, My Father'' (2007) *''

Dekh Tamasha Dekh ''Dekh Tamasha Dekh'' () is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language social and political satire film about a true incident. It revolves around the search for the religious identity of a poor man crushed under the weight of a politician's hoarding. The fil ...

''(2014)

References

External links

Feroz Khan, Official Webpage
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Feroz Abbas 1959 births Living people Film directors from Mumbai Indian theatre directors Indian male dramatists and playwrights Hindi-language film directors Indian male screenwriters 20th-century Indian film directors Best Original Screenplay National Film Award winners