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{{short description|Indian playwright}}
{{short description|Indian playwright}}
'''Shankar Shesh''' was a Hindi playwright born on 2 October 1933 in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Writing a new play? The Shankar Shesh Foundation can help you produce it|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/writing-a-new-play-the-shankar-shesh-foundation-can-help-you-produce-it/story-jf0gcFSwZGDcIyxZ4MvtWP.html}}</ref> Shankar Shesh penned 22 Hindi plays, including some popular ones such as Ek Aur Dronacharya, Poster and Bin Baati Ke Deep from 1969 to 1981.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Theatre People Recall Fave Plays Playwrights|work=[[Deccan Herald]]|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/metrolife/metrolife-lifestyle/theatre-people-recall-fave-plays-playwrights-817963.html}}</ref> He was nominated for "[[Gharonda|Gharaonda]]" and won a [[Filmfare Award for Best Story]] "[[Dooriyaan]]".
{{Infobox writer
| name = Shanker Shesh
| honorific_prefix = [[Doctor (title)|Dr.]]
| birth_date  = 2 October 1933
| birth_place  =[[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh]], British India
|death_date    = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1981|10|28|1933|10|2}}
|death_place    = [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu & Kashmir]], India
| nationality        = [[British Raj|British Indian]] (1933–1947)<br/>[[Indian people|Indian]] (1947–1981)
| alma_mater = [[Nagpur University]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Playwright|author|story writer|poet}}
| years_active = 1956-1981
| awards = [[Filmfare Award for Best Story]]<br>[[Aashirwad|Aashirwaad Award]]
}}
'''Shanker Shesh''' was an [[Indian people|Indian]] playwright, author, poet and story writer.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Theatre People Recall Fave Plays Playwrights|work=Deccan Herald|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/metrolife/metrolife-lifestyle/theatre-people-recall-fave-plays-playwrights-817963.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Writing a new play? The Shankar Shesh Foundation can help you produce it|work=Hindustan Times|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/writing-a-new-play-the-shankar-shesh-foundation-can-help-you-produce-it/story-jf0gcFSwZGDcIyxZ4MvtWP.html}}</ref> He is most known for his plays featuring tragedy of a man grappling with the burning problems of contemporary life.
 
==Biography==
Shanker was born on 2 October 1933 in [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]], [[Central Provinces and Berar]], British India. He did his higher education in [[Nagpur]] and [[Mumbai]]. He got his [[Ph.D.]] from [[Nagpur University]] in 1964.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nagpuruniversity.org/links/Academics.htm|title=Nagpur University|website=www.nagpuruniversity.org|access-date=2018-03-24}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.nagpuruniversity.org/pdf/LIST_OF_AFFILIATED_COLLEGES.pdf |title=RASHTRASANT TUKADOJI MAHARAJ NAGPUR UNIVERSITY |access-date=14 February 2017}}</ref>
 
Shesh was associated with [[theatre]] from 1956 and remained associated throughout his life. While being appointed as the Chief Hindi Officer of [[State Bank of India]] in [[Mumbai]], he continued to do playwriting and other creative work.<ref name="Annual Report 2016-17">{{cite web|url=https://www.sbi.co.in/portal/documents/41076/60023/SBI+AR+2019.pdf/1df935b3-aa03-497d-8c24-0cbfbc07d496|title=Annual Report 2018–19 of State Bank of India|access-date=18 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718084418/https://www.sbi.co.in/portal/documents/41076/60023/SBI%2BAR%2B2019.pdf/1df935b3-aa03-497d-8c24-0cbfbc07d496|archive-date=18 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> He was also fluent in speaking [[Marathi Language]] and also translated some marathi plays in hindi.<ref>Did You Know: Shankar Shesh also translated Marathi Language plays into Hindi language</ref>
 
Shesh died on 28 October 1981 in [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu & Kashmir]].<Ref>Famous playwright Shankar Shesh died at the age of 48 in Srinagar</ref>
 
==Work==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Year
!Film
!Notes
!Ref(s)
|-
| 1977
| ''[[Gharonda]]''
| Nominated- [[Filmfare Award for Best Story]]
| <ref>[http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf]</ref>
|-
| 1979
| ''[[Dooriyaan]]''
| Won- [[Filmfare Award for Best Story]]
| <ref>{{IMDb title|id=0156485|title=Dooriyaan}}</Ref>
|-
| 2020
| ''Sragaal''
|
|
|}
 
===Plays===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Play
!Ref(s)
|-
| ''Dard Ka Ilaaj''
|
|-
| ''Afsarnama''
|
|-
| ''Pratiksha''
|
|-
| ''Panchatantra ''
|
|-
| ''Puliya''
|
|-
| ''Chal Mere Kaddu Dummak Dummak''
|
|-
| ''Bin Baati Ke Deep''
|
|-
| ''Fandhi''
|
|-
| ''Rakhtbeej''
|
|-
| ''Bandhan Apne Apne''
|
|-
| ''Ek Aur Dronacharya''
|
|-
| ''Are! Mayavi Sarovar''
|
|-
| ''Komal Gandhar''
|
|-
| ''Chehre''
|
|-
| ''Poster''
|
|-
| ''Kajhuraho Ka Shipli''
|
|-
| ''Badh Ka Paani: Chandan Ke Dweep''
|
|-
| ''Gharoanda''
|
|-
| ''Ratangrabha''
|
|-
| ''Raakshas''
|
|-
| ''Nayi Sabhyata: Naye Namune''
|
|-
| ''Aadhi Raat Ke Baad''
|
|-
| ''Chetna''
|
|-
| ''Dharam Kurukshetra''
|
|-
| ''Ek Saath Ke Gaatha''
|
|-
| ''Murthikaar''
|
|-
| ''Til Ka Tadh''
|
|-
| ''Kaaljayi''
|
|}
 
==Awards & Honors==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Year
!Award
!Category
!Work
!Result
!Ref(s)
|-
| 1978
| rowspan="2"|[[Filmfare Award]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Filmfare Award for Best Story|Best Story]]
| ''[[Gharaonda]]''
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards/winners|title=Filmfare Awards 1978|website=Filmfare}}</ref>
|-
| 1980
| ''[[Dooriyaan]]''
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards/winners|title=Filmfare Awards 1980|website=Filmfare}}</ref>
|}
 
Shesh was honored with the Aashirwaad Award by the government of [[Madhya Pradesh]] for his plays ''Gharaonda'' and ''Dooriyaan''.<ref>Honorary award for Shankar Shesh by the Madhya Pradesh Government</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
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