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Mahesh Dattani

Mahesh Dattani (born 7 August 1958) is an Indian director, actor, playwright and writer. He wrote such plays as Final Solutions,Dance Like a Man, Bravely Fought the Queen, On a Muggy Night in Mumbai, Tara, Thirty Days in September,The Big Fat City and The Murder That Never Was, starring Dheiraj Kapoor.
He is the first playwright in English to be awarded the Sahitya Akademi award.His plays have been directed by eminent directors like Arvind Gaur, Alyque Padamsee and Lillete Dubey.
Books by Mahesh Dattani
  • Mango SoufflĂ©: A Screen Play (Penguin Petit)
  • Thirty Days In September ( Hardcover ) (English)
  • Seven Steps around the Fire: A Stage Play (Penguin Petit)
  • On a Muggy night in Mumbai: A Stage Play (Penguin Petit)
  • The Tale of a Mother Feeding her Child: (Penguin Petit)
  • Uma and the Fairy Queen: (Penguin Petit)
  • Tara: A Stage Play (Penguin Petit)
  • Me and My Plays
  • Brief Candle
  • Dance Like a Man: A Stage play in two
  • Bravely Fought the Queen
  • Collected Plays
  • Collected Plays Vol. 2
  • Final Solutions

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