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'''Quasar Thakore Padamsee''' (born 20 August 1978) is an [[India]]n [[stage actor]] turned [[theatre director]]. Both his parents, [[Alyque Padamsee]] and [[Dolly Thakore]], are renowned stage actors. His mother was a casting director for the [[Academy Award]]-winning film ''[[Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]'' in 1982. His father played the role of [[Jinnah]] in the same movie.<br />
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He studied English literature at [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai|St. Xavier's College]] in Mumbai.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/mp/2005/05/18/stories/2005051800970400.htm | first=Hemangini | last=Gupta | title=Behind the Footlights | date=18 May 2005 | newspaper=[[The Hindu]] | access-date=6 November 2018 }}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Though he started his career following his father, as an adman, he soon switched full-time theatre by starting Mumbai based theatre company called '''QTP''', with partners Arghya Lahiri, Christopher Samuel, Nadir Khan, Toral Shah and Vivek Rao.<br />
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He played cricket for Singapore U-19 team that won the inaugural Tuanku Jaafar Cup. He was an effective left arm medium pacer.<br />
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Since 1999, he has directed and produced over 20 plays with theatre company, QTP. He also works as a stage manager and lighting designer for the theatre productions. He was also the Assistant Director of Tim Supple's ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]''.<br />
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Plays directed by Quasar Thakore Padamsee include <br />
* ''The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail''<br />
* ''Minorities''<br />
* ''All My Sons'' <br />
* ''The Urban Burden''<ref>[http://www.rsc.org.uk/downloads/pdfs/dreamcwf06_castcreatives.pdf RSC website] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070115054009/http://www.rsc.org.uk/downloads/pdfs/dreamcwf06_castcreatives.pdf |date=15 January 2007 }}</ref><br />
* ''A View From The Stage''<br />
* ''Acid''<br />
* ''Kindertansport''<br />
* ''Acid''<br />
* ''Khatijabai of Karmali Terrace''<br />
* ''Project S.t.r.i.p.''<br />
* ''A Peasant of El Salvador''<br />
* ''Mother Courage and her Children''<br />
* ''Every Brilliant Thing''<br />
In 2013, he directed "So Many Socks" which was nominated for the [[META Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/qtps-so-many-socks-nominated-for-the-meta-awards-2013/203454 |title=Mid-Day (March 2013) |access-date=31 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903113248/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/qtps-so-many-socks-nominated-for-the-meta-awards-2013/203454 |archive-date=3 September 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards | http://metawards.com/v1/so-many-socks/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904105827/http://metawards.com/v1/so-many-socks/ |date=4 September 2014 }}</ref><br />
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