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''' Irshad Panjatan''' (born 7 September 1931) is an [[India]]n actor and veteran [[mime artist]], based in Berlin, who introduced the art form to India during the 1960s. He started his career as stage actor, acted in few Bollywood films, and later received acclaim as mime artist. He toured through West-Asian and European countries in 1971, which led him to [[Berlin]], where he settled down. Over the years he has even acted in a few Hollywood and German films, ''[[Manitou's Shoe]]'' (2001), ''[[Free Rainer]]'' (2007), ''God is No Soprano'' (2003) and ''[[Iron Sky]]'' (2012).
''' Irshad Panjatan''' (born 7 September 1931) is an Indian actor and veteran [[mime artist]], based in Berlin, who introduced the art form to India during the 1960s. He started his career as stage actor, acted in few Bollywood films, and later received acclaim as mime artist. He toured through West-Asian and European countries in 1971, which led him to [[Berlin]], where he settled down. Over the years he has even acted in a few Hollywood and German films, ''[[Manitou's Shoe]]'' (2001), ''[[Free Rainer]]'' (2007), ''God is No Soprano'' (2003) and ''[[Iron Sky]]'' (2012).


==Early life and family==
==Early life and family==
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Panjatan started his career as an aviation engineer, however he left the city for Delhi in 1950 to pursue his passion for theatre and acting.<ref name=hinjuly13/> He trained in [[Kathakali]] under Raghavan Nair and later under Narendra Sharma, a disciple of [[Uday Shankar]].<ref name=toi>{{cite news |title=Irshad - a master teller of tales without words |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-12-06/pune/27947154_1_mime-silence-dance|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629122027/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-12-06/pune/27947154_1_mime-silence-dance|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 June 2013|date=6 December 2008 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2 May 2013}}</ref> He started his career as an actor with the Hindustani Theatre, the theatre group of Begum Qudsia Zaidi. In 1957, he enacted a night theft scene in play ''Charudatta'',  in which he used no dialogues. However, a review of ''[[Marg (magazine)|Marg]]'' magazine, called it "..very good Pantomime",<ref>In India word "[[pantomime]]" is often used for [[mime]].</ref> this intrigued him and ventured into learning the art form. Soon, he happened to see a local mime artist perform on the streets of Delhi, and in the next hour he learned all that he could from him, and started practicing and improvising on his own.<ref name=hinjuly13>{{cite news |title=Silent emotions |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/silent-emotions/article3633419.ece |work=The Hindu |date=13 July 2012 |access-date=3 May 2013}}</ref>
Panjatan started his career as an aviation engineer, however he left the city for Delhi in 1950 to pursue his passion for theatre and acting.<ref name=hinjuly13/> He trained in [[Kathakali]] under Raghavan Nair and later under Narendra Sharma, a disciple of [[Uday Shankar]].<ref name=toi>{{cite news |title=Irshad - a master teller of tales without words |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-12-06/pune/27947154_1_mime-silence-dance|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629122027/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-12-06/pune/27947154_1_mime-silence-dance|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 June 2013|date=6 December 2008 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2 May 2013}}</ref> He started his career as an actor with the Hindustani Theatre, the theatre group of Begum Qudsia Zaidi. In 1957, he enacted a night theft scene in play ''Charudatta'',  in which he used no dialogues. However, a review of ''[[Marg (magazine)|Marg]]'' magazine, called it "..very good Pantomime",<ref>In India word "[[pantomime]]" is often used for [[mime]].</ref> this intrigued him and ventured into learning the art form. Soon, he happened to see a local mime artist perform on the streets of Delhi, and in the next hour he learned all that he could from him, and started practicing and improvising on his own.<ref name=hinjuly13>{{cite news |title=Silent emotions |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/silent-emotions/article3633419.ece |work=The Hindu |date=13 July 2012 |access-date=3 May 2013}}</ref>


He performed his first mime play in 1962 in Delhi, thus introducing mime to India in the 1960s, which earned him wide acclaimed.<ref name=hin/><ref name=toi/> Hindustani Theatre closed and he began to focus mainly on mime, though he also acted in a few Bollywood films during this period, including [[K.A. Abbas]]'s ''[[Saat Hindustani]]'' (1969), wherein he played a role of a Portuguese spy.<ref>{{cite book |title=I Am Not an Island: An Experiment in Autobiography|author=Khwaja Ahmad Abbas |author-link=Khwaja Ahmad Abbas|publisher=Vikas Publishing House|year=1977|isbn= 070690477X |page=489 }}</ref>
He performed his first mime play in 1962 in Delhi, thus introducing mime to India in the 1960s, which earned him wide acclaimed.<ref name=hin/><ref name=toi/> Hindustani Theatre closed and he began to focus mainly on mime, though he also acted in a few Bollywood films during this period, including [[K.A. Abbas]]'s ''[[Saat Hindustani]]'' (1969), wherein he played a role of a Portuguese spy.<ref>{{cite book |title=I Am Not an Island: An Experiment in Autobiography|author=Khwaja Ahmad Abbas |author-link=Khwaja Ahmad Abbas|publisher=Vikas Publishing House|year=1977|isbn= 070690477X |pages=489 }}</ref>


Though trained in the [[Marcel Marceau]] style, he developed his individualistic style and language, and soon he started touring with his solo mime act. The [[Films Division]] also made some public service documentary with him, including ''Kilonewala'' (1971) and ''Six, Five, Four, Three, Two'' (on Family Planning), before he left for his tour outside India, to West Asian and European countries.<ref>''Cultural News from India'', Volumes 12-13. by [[Indian Council for Cultural Relations]], Pub: Indian Council for Public Relations., 1971. ''p. 14, 24''.</ref> After leaving India, he first performed at the [[Lahore College for Women|Lahore Women's college]] and eventually reached Germany where he later settled,<ref name=hin/> and has continued performing as a solo artist ever since.<ref name=toi/><ref name=exp08>{{cite news |title=The language of silence|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/The-language-of-silence/394979 |publisher= Indian Express|date=6 December 2008 |access-date=2 May 2013}}</ref> Over the years, he has acted in a few German and Hollywood films, ''Iron Sky'' and ''God is no Soprano'', ''Der Schuh des Manitu'' (Manitou's Shoe) (2001), ''Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairy Tale'' (2003) and ''Reclaim Your Brain'' (2007) <ref>{{cite news |title=Irshad Panjatan: Filmography |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/1074366/Irshad-Panjatan/filmography |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130630013125/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/1074366/Irshad-Panjatan/filmography |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 June 2013 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |publisher=[[Baseline (database)|Baseline]] & [[All Movie Guide]] |access-date=3 May 2013}}</ref><ref name=nexp/>
Though trained in the [[Marcel Marceau]] style, he developed his individualistic style and language, and soon he started touring with his solo mime act. The [[Films Division]] also made some public service documentary with him, including ''Kilonewala'' (1971) and ''Six, Five, Four, Three, Two'' (on Family Planning), before he left for his tour outside India, to West Asian and European countries.<ref>''Cultural News from India'', Volumes 12-13. by [[Indian Council for Cultural Relations]], Pub: Indian Council for Public Relations., 1971. ''p. 14, 24''.</ref> After leaving India, he first performed at the [[Lahore College for Women|Lahore Women's college]] and eventually reached Germany where he later settled,<ref name=hin/> and has continued performing as a solo artist ever since.<ref name=toi/><ref name=exp08>{{cite news |title=The language of silence|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/The-language-of-silence/394979 |publisher= Indian Express|date=6 December 2008 |access-date=2 May 2013}}</ref> Over the years, he has acted in a few German and Hollywood films, ''Iron Sky'' and ''God is no Soprano'', ''Der Schuh des Manitu'' (Manitou's Shoe) (2001), ''Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairy Tale'' (2003) and ''Reclaim Your Brain'' (2007) <ref>{{cite news |title=Irshad Panjatan: Filmography |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/1074366/Irshad-Panjatan/filmography |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130630013125/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/1074366/Irshad-Panjatan/filmography |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 June 2013 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |publisher=[[Baseline (database)|Baseline]] & [[All Movie Guide]] |access-date=3 May 2013}}</ref><ref name=nexp/>

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Irshad Panjatan (born 7 September 1931) is an Indian actor and veteran mime artist, based in Berlin, who introduced the art form to India during the 1960s. He started his career as stage actor, acted in few Bollywood films, and later received acclaim as mime artist. He toured through West-Asian and European countries in 1971, which led him to Berlin, where he settled down. Over the years he has even acted in a few Hollywood and German films, Manitou's Shoe (2001), Free Rainer (2007), God is No Soprano (2003) and Iron Sky (2012).

Early life and family[edit]

Panjatan was born in Hyderabad, where he grew up with seven siblings, including his elder brother, Dr. Abid Hussain (1926 – 2012), who later became an economist, civil servant and diplomat.[1]

Career[edit]

Panjatan started his career as an aviation engineer, however he left the city for Delhi in 1950 to pursue his passion for theatre and acting.[2] He trained in Kathakali under Raghavan Nair and later under Narendra Sharma, a disciple of Uday Shankar.[3] He started his career as an actor with the Hindustani Theatre, the theatre group of Begum Qudsia Zaidi. In 1957, he enacted a night theft scene in play Charudatta, in which he used no dialogues. However, a review of Marg magazine, called it "..very good Pantomime",[4] this intrigued him and ventured into learning the art form. Soon, he happened to see a local mime artist perform on the streets of Delhi, and in the next hour he learned all that he could from him, and started practicing and improvising on his own.[2]

He performed his first mime play in 1962 in Delhi, thus introducing mime to India in the 1960s, which earned him wide acclaimed.[1][3] Hindustani Theatre closed and he began to focus mainly on mime, though he also acted in a few Bollywood films during this period, including K.A. Abbas's Saat Hindustani (1969), wherein he played a role of a Portuguese spy.[5]

Though trained in the Marcel Marceau style, he developed his individualistic style and language, and soon he started touring with his solo mime act. The Films Division also made some public service documentary with him, including Kilonewala (1971) and Six, Five, Four, Three, Two (on Family Planning), before he left for his tour outside India, to West Asian and European countries.[6] After leaving India, he first performed at the Lahore Women's college and eventually reached Germany where he later settled,[1] and has continued performing as a solo artist ever since.[3][7] Over the years, he has acted in a few German and Hollywood films, Iron Sky and God is no Soprano, Der Schuh des Manitu (Manitou's Shoe) (2001), Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairy Tale (2003) and Reclaim Your Brain (2007) [8][9]

He married Ingrid Sattler in 1975, and opened a mime school in Berlin,[10] where he continues to live. He gave his last mime performance in December 2008 in Pune at the annual 'Theatre Beyond Words' festival organized by Amol Palekar, where he performed his solo act, 'Walk of Life'.[3][7] Five years later in July 2012, while visiting family in his home town, he gave a lecture-demonstration on mime in Hyderabad at Lamakaan.[9]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Television[edit]

  • Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairy Tale (2003, TV Movie) - Flunky

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Prabalika M. Borah (13 July 2012). "Silent emotions". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Silent emotions". The Hindu. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Irshad - a master teller of tales without words". The Times of India. 6 December 2008. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  4. ↑ In India word "pantomime" is often used for mime.
  5. ↑ Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (1977). I Am Not an Island: An Experiment in Autobiography. Vikas Publishing House. p. 489. ISBN 070690477X.
  6. ↑ Cultural News from India, Volumes 12-13. by Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Pub: Indian Council for Public Relations., 1971. p. 14, 24.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "The language of silence". Indian Express. 6 December 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  8. ↑ "Irshad Panjatan: Filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Speaking language of silence". New Indian Express. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  10. ↑ Film World, Volume 17, T.M. Ramachandran, 1980. p. 14.
  11. ↑ "Irshad Panjatan". MSN MOovies. Retrieved 3 May 2013.[permanent dead link]

External links[edit]

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