Background
Mahesh Dattani was born in Bangalore.
(In the book Dance Like A Man: A Stage Play In Two Acts, t...)
In the book Dance Like A Man: A Stage Play In Two Acts, the author documents the life of Lata, a young girl caught between the ambitions of her parents and her desire to marry the man of her choice. Lata s parents, Jairaj and Ratna, are former Bharatanatyam dancers in search of a mridangam player who can play during Lata s performance at a popular dance show. However, little do they know that they will also be meeting Viswas, the man that their daughter is planning to marry. The meeting leads to an argument between her parents, unravelling events from their past and exposing strains of discord among them. Apart from that, the young couple also has several other issues to deal with, including Lata s career after marriage and her efforts to balance her parents desires and hers.
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Mahesh Dattani was born in Bangalore.
He wrote such plays as Final Solutions,, Bravely Fought the Queen, On a Muggy Night in Mumbai, Tara,Thirty Days in September 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.
He went to Baldwin Boys High School and then went on to join Saint Joseph"s College, Bangalore.
Dattani is a graduate in History, Economics and Political Science. He is a post-graduate in Marketing and Advertising Management.
After reading Edward Albee’s play Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf in his early life, Mahesh was interested in writing. He was influenced by Gujarati playwright Madhu Rye’s Kumarni Agashi and developed interest in playwriting.
Mahesh Dattani began his career as a copywriter in an advertising firm.
In 1986, he wrote his first full-length play, Where There’s a Will, and since 1995, he has been working as a full-time theatre professional. He has also worked with his father in the family business. Dattani is also a film director
His debut film is, adapted from one of his plays.
He also wrote and directed the movie Morning Raaga.
(In the book Dance Like A Man: A Stage Play In Two Acts, t...)