Satyadev Dubey (13 July 1936 – 25 December 2011) was an Indian theatre director, actor, playwright, screenwriter & film director. He was awarded the

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in 1971. He won the 1978 National Film Award for Best Screenplay for Shyam Benegal's '' Bhumika'' and 1980 Filmfare Best Dialogue Award for '' Junoon''. In 2011, he was honoured with the

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by the

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Biography

Satyadev Dubey was born in Bilaspur now in

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in 1936. He moved to

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with the aim of becoming a

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er, but ended up joining the Theatre Unit, a theatre group run by Ebrahim Alkazi, which also ran a school for many budding artists. Later when Alkazi left for Delhi to head the

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, Dubey took over Theatre Unit, and went on to produce many important plays in the Indian theatre. He produced

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's first play ''Yayati'', and also his noted play ''Hayavadana'', Badal Sarkar's ''Ewam Indrajit'' and ''Pagla Ghoda'', Chandrashekhara Kambara's ''Aur Tota Bola'' (''Jokumaraswamy'' in original Kannada), Mohan Rakesh's ''Aadhe Adhure'', Vijay Tendulkar's ''Khamosh! Adalat Jaari Hai'', and ''A Raincoat For All Occasions'' and

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's ''

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'' in 2007. He is credited with the discovery of Dharmavir Bharati's '' Andha Yug'', a play that was written for radio; Dubey saw its potential, sent it across to Ebrahim Alkazi at National School of Drama. When staged in 1962, ''Andha Yug'' brought in a new paradigm in Indian theatre of the times. He made two short films ''Aparichay ke Vindhachal'' (1965) and ''Tongue In Cheek'' (1968), and directed a

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feature film, ''Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe'' (1971), based on Vijay Tendulkar's play, which in turn is based on

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's story "Die Panne". Dubey had a five decade long and prolific career as theatre actor, director and playwright.

Filmography

Writer

* '' Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe'' (1971, director) * '' Ankur'' (1974, dialogue, screenplay) * (1974, dialogue) * '' Nishant'' (1975, dialogue) * '' Bhumika'' (1977, dialogue, screenplay) * '' Junoon'' (1978, dialogue) * '' Kalyug'' (1980, dialogue) * '' Aakrosh'' (1980, dialogue) * '' Vijeta'' (1982, dialogue, screenplay) * '' Mandi'' (1983, screenplay)

Actor

* '' Deewaar'' (1975) - Actor (uncredited) * '' Nishant'' (1975) - Priest (Pujari) * '' Kondura'' (1978) - Ramanayye Master * ''Anugraham'' (1978) * ''Godam'' (1983) - Dharma * '' Bharat Ek Khoj'' (1988, TV Series) - Chanakya * ''Pita'' (1991) * ''Maya'' (1993) * '' Papa Kehte Hai'' (1996) * '' Aahat'' Season 1 (1995–2001) (TvSeries) * ''Hanan'' (2004) - Mahapoojary * '' Ata Pata Lapatta'' (2012) - Pagla Baba (final film role)

References

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