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Pravin Joshi
Born	(1934-01-01)1 January 1934 India
Died	19 January 1979(1979-01-19) (aged 45)
Occupations	Actor Director Playwright
Spouse(s)	Tarla Joshi Sarita Joshi
Children	Purbi Joshi Ketki Dave
Relatives	Arvind Joshi (brother)

Pravin Joshi (1 January 1934 – 19 January 1979) was an Indian stage actor and director. He was a leading figure of the commercial Gujarati theatre in the 1960–70s.

Biography

Pravin Joshi was one of the most dynamic figures of the contemporary Gujarati Stage. He participated in the one-act play competitions organised by the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in Bombay (now Mumbai) in the mid-1950s where he received attention. He crossed over naturally from the arena inter-collegiate competitions to the professional Gujarati Theatre. He joined the Indian National Theatre (INT) in 1956 was trained under Damu Jhaveri.

He was trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London.

His about 25 plays produced under the INT introduced sophistication in the Gujarati theatre. He directed and acted in several successful adaptations including Mogarana Sap (Snake in the Jasmine, 1963, adapted from Frederick Knott's Dial M for Murder), Manju Manju (1965, adapted from Jean Kerr's Mary Mary), Chandarvo (Colourful Canopy, 1966, from Merry-go-round by Albert Maltz and George Sklar), Santu Rangili (Enchanting Santu, 1974, adapted from George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion by Madhu Rye), Mosam Chhalake (Pleasant Times, 1978, adapted from Bernard Slade's Same Time, Next Year), Sharat (A Bet, adapted from Friedrich Dürrenmatt's The Visit) and Khelando (Player, adapted from Anthony Shaffer's Sleuth). His other successful plays as a director include Moti Verana Chokma and Kumarni Agashi (Kumar's Terrace, by Madhu Rye).

In most of the plays he acted alongside Sarita Joshi, whom he later married. Their daughters, Ketki Dave and Purbi Joshi, are also actors.

Pravin Joshi died in an accident on 19 January 1979.

Plays

Filmography

• Kumkum Pagla (1972)
• Aakrant (1973)

References

1. ^ "Pravin Joshi". Sahapedia. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
2. ^ Baradi, Hasmukh (2004). "Joshi, Pravin (1936–80) and Sarita (1941– ): leading Gujarati husband-and-wife acting duo.". In Lal, Ananda (ed.). Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780195644463.001.0001. ISBN 9780195644463 – via Oxford Reference. (subscription required)
3. Shah Dhanya Gurjari Kendra, Hiralaxmi Navanitbhai (2007). Gujarat. Gujarat Vishvakosh Trust. p. 486. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
4. Champaklal, Mahesh (April 2018). "રંગરાજવી પ્રવીણ જોષી" [Pravin Joshi – The King of Theatre]. વિશ્વવિહાર (in Gujarati). 18 (7): 4–7 – via Opinion Magazine.
5. Mukherjee, Bimal; Kothari, Sunil; Lal, Ananda; Das Gupta, Chidananda (1995). Rasa: Theatre and cinema. Anamika Kala Sangam. p. 128. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
6. Ahuja, Chaman (2012). Contemporary Theatre of India: An Overview. India: National Book Trust. ISBN 9788123764917. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
7. "Twining". Screen. 22 March 2002. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2009.

External links

• Pravin Joshi at IMDb 

• Indian male stage actors
• Indian theatre directors
• Indian male dramatists and playwrights
• Indian male musical theatre actors
• Gujarati theatre
• 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights
• 20th-century Indian male actors
• People from Mumbai
• 1934 births
• 1979 deaths
• 20th-century Indian male singers
• 20th-century Indian singers