Education
She graduated from Mumbai University. She studied theatre with Ebrahim Alkazi in Delhi and with Adi Marzban.
She graduated from Mumbai University. She studied theatre with Ebrahim Alkazi in Delhi and with Adi Marzban.
She is most known for her acclaimed role in film Party (1984) and for her directorial ventures, Rao Saheb (1986) and Pestonjee (1988). Born Vijaya Jaywant in Baroda, Gujarat in 1934. She became a major figure in 60s Marathi experimental theatre.
Her stage production of C. T. Khanolkar"s Ek Shoonya Bajirao is considered as a landmark in contemporary Indian theatre.
She introduced Bertold Brecht into Marathi theatre with adaptation of The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Ajab Nyay Vartulacha), and Ionesco with Chairs. She collaborated on Indo-German theatre projects with German director Fritz Bennewitz including a traditional performance of Bhasa"s Mudrarakshasa with German actors.
Except Pestonjee, most of her work consists of film and television adaptations of her stage plays.