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. She has written the plays, ''Club Desire'' and ''Classics Redux'', which have been directed by veteran theatre director Sunil Shanbag, with whom she also co-directed the play, ''Marriage-ology''. Her first play- ''Club Desire'', a Theatre Arpana and

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production, was selected for

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's International Theatre Festival,

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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

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

Filmography

Her film-work includes Sun TV's ''

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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)