Sapan Saran is a poet, writer, and an actor based in Mumbai. She is the founding member of the theatre company, "Tamaasha", which aims to explore new theatre ideas in alternative spaces.

Career

Her association with theatre began with a collaboration with dancer

Astad Deboo Astad Deboo (13 July 194710 December 2020) was an Indian contemporary dancer and choreographer. He was considered a pioneer of modern dance in India. Through his career he collaborated with artists including Pina Bausch, Alison Becker Chase an ...

. She has written the plays, ''Club Desire'' and ''Classics Redux'', which have been directed by veteran theatre director

Sunil Shanbag Sunil Shanbag (born 1956) is an Indian theatre director, screenwriter and documentary film-maker. He has graduated from Mumbai University, and although he didn't have any formal training in theatre, he has worked extensively with Satyadev Dube ...

, with whom she also co-directed the play, ''Marriage-ology''. Her first play- ''Club Desire'', a Theatre Arpana and

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 ...

production, was selected for

National School of Drama National School of Drama (NSD) is a theatre training institute situated at New Delhi, India. It is an autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture, Government of India. It was set up in 1959 by the Sangeet Natak Akademi and became an indep ...

's International Theatre Festival,

Bharat Rang Mahotsav Bharat Rang Mahotsav (BRM) (भारत रंग महोत्सव) or the National Theatre Festival, started in 1999, is the annual theatre festival organised by National School of Drama (NSD), New Delhi. The festival was started to showcas ...

2015. "The Churchgate Couple", a short 10-minute piece from ''Marriage-ology'', written by her, garnered appreciation by critics and audiences alike. She performs plays regularly, and has modelled in several advertisements and acted in films. Her poems have been published in several magazines, including

Sahitya Akademi The Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India. Founded on 12 March 1954, it is supported by, though independent of, the Indian government. Its of ...

's ''Samkaaleen Bhaarteeya Sahitya''. Her first book of poems is due for publication.

Filmography

Her film-work includes Sun TV's ''

Kanden Kadhalai ''Kanden Kadhalai'' () is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by R. Kannan. The film, a remake of the 2007 Hindi film '' Jab We Met'', stars Bharath and Tamannaah. The film was released on 30 October 2009. This film wa ...

'' and

Gautham Vasudev Menon Gautham Vasudev Menon (born 25 February 1973) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor who predominantly works in Tamil film industry. He has also directed Telugu and Hindi films that either simultaneously shot with or rema ...

's Telugu film ''

Ye Maaya Chesave ''Ye Maaya Chesave'' () is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon. The film stars Naga Chaitanya and Samantha in her debut. It was produced by Manjula Ghattamaneni under the banner Indir ...

'', with

Naga Chaitanya Akkineni Naga Chaitanya (born 23 November 1986) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He made his acting debut with ''Josh'' (2009) and his breakthrough came with Gautham Vasudev Menon-directed ''Ye Maaya Chesave'' (2010). He ...

. The film's music is by A.R. Rahman.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saran, Sapan Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses from Mumbai Living people Actresses in Hindi cinema Indian film actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Year of birth missing (living people)