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Portrait of Zohra Sehgal, a grand dame of Indian theatre and dance. Stage to Screen
August 4, 2026 2 min read

Zohra Sehgal: A Century of Theatre, Dance, and Joy

Dancer, stage actor, and screen presence into her nineties, Zohra Sehgal spent nearly a century in performance, from Uday Shankar's…

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Stage to Screen
August 3, 2026 2 min read

Utpal Dutt: The Political Theatre Giant Who Could Also Make You Laugh

A titan of Bengali political theatre and a master of comedy, Utpal Dutt moved from revolutionary stage plays to some…

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Stage to Screen
August 2, 2026 2 min read

Surekha Sikri: The NSD Veteran Who Won Across Three Decades

An NSD graduate and repertory veteran, Surekha Sikri spent a lifetime in service of the role, collecting three National Awards…

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Stage to Screen
August 1, 2026 2 min read

Smita Patil: The Fearless Face of Parallel Cinema

In barely a decade, Smita Patil gave parallel cinema some of its most fearless, truthful performances, choosing hard, socially charged…

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Stage to Screen
July 31, 2026 2 min read

Shabana Azmi: The FTII Actor Who Made Substance the Star

An FTII gold medallist raised in the IPTA world of her poet father Kaifi Azmi, Shabana Azmi built a fearless…

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Stage to Screen
July 30, 2026 2 min read

Seema Biswas: The NSD Actor Who Feared No Role

An NSD graduate hardened by the stage, Seema Biswas took on the fearless title role of Bandit Queen and proved…

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Stage to Screen
July 29, 2026 2 min read

Rohini Hattangadi: The NSD Actor Who Became Kasturba to the World

An NSD graduate grounded in Marathi and Hindi theatre, Rohini Hattangadi brought her stage craft to a global stage as…

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Stage to Screen
July 28, 2026 2 min read

Ratna Pathak Shah: A Life Built on the Stage

Daughter of theatre stalwart Dina Pathak and a mainstay of the group Motley, Ratna Pathak Shah has treated the stage…

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Stage to Screen
July 27, 2026 2 min read

Piyush Mishra: The NSD Artist Who Acts, Writes, and Sings

An NSD graduate and Act One veteran, Piyush Mishra is a rare complete artist: actor, lyricist, composer, and writer forged…

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Stage to Screen
July 26, 2026 2 min read

Pankaj Tripathi: The Theatre Actor Who Turned Patience Into Power

A farmer's son who found theatre in Patna and training at the NSD, Pankaj Tripathi made patience and understatement into…

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