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{{Short description|Indian actress (born 1934)}}
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| birth_name = Vijaya Jaywant  
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| spouse = Harin Khote (died)<br> Farrokh Mehta
| spouse = Harin Khote (died)<br/> Farrokh Mehta
| children =  [[Anahita Uberoi]]
| children =  [[Anahita Uberoi]]
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| awards = 1975 [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]<br />1985 [[Asia Pacific Film Festival]], Best Actress: [[Party (1984 film)|Party]]<br />1986 [[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress]]: [[Rao Saheb (film)|Rao Saheb]]
| awards = 1975 [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]<br />1985 [[Asia Pacific Film Festival]], Best Actress: [[Party (1984 film)|Party]]<br />1986 [[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress]]: [[Rao Saheb (film)|Rao Saheb]]
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'''Vijaya Mehta''' (born 4 November 1934<ref>Abhijit Varde: [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Vijaya+Mehta%22+1934&btnG=Nach+B%C3%BCchern+suchen&tbm=bks&tbo=1&hl=de Daughters of Maharashtra: Portraits of Women who are Building Maharastra : Interviews and Photographs], 1997, p. 87</ref>) is a noted [[Indian people|Indian]] [[Marathi language|Marathi]] film and theatre director and also an actor in many films from the [[Parallel Cinema]]. She is a founder member of Mumbai-based theatre group, Rangayan with playwright [[Vijay Tendulkar]], and actors Arvind Deshpande and [[Shriram Lagoo]]. She is most known for her acclaimed role in film ''[[Party (1984 film)|Party]]'' (1984) and for her directorial ventures, ''[[Rao Saheb (film)|Rao Saheb]]'' (1986) and ''[[Pestonjee]]'' (1988). As the founder member of theatre group, ''Rangayan'', she became a leading figure in the experimental [[Marathi theatre]] of the 1960s.<ref>{{cite web | title = The return of Desdemona |publisher=Mumbai Mirror| url = http://www.mumbaimirror.com/others/sunday-read/The-return-of-Desdemona/articleshow/29368448.cms |date= 25 January 2014| access-date = 2014-06-22 }}</ref>
'''Vijaya Mehta''' (born 4 November 1934),<ref>Abhijit Varde: [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Vijaya+Mehta%22+1934&btnG=Nach+B%C3%BCchern+suchen&tbm=bks&tbo=1&hl=de Daughters of Maharashtra: Portraits of Women who are Building Maharastra : Interviews and Photographs], 1997, p. 87</ref> is a noted [[Indian people|Indian]] [[Marathi language|Marathi]] film and theatre director and also an actor in many films from the [[Parallel Cinema]]. She is a founder member of Mumbai-based theatre group, Rangayan with playwright [[Vijay Tendulkar]], and actors Arvind Deshpande and [[Shriram Lagoo]]. She is most known for her acclaimed role in film ''[[Party (1984 film)|Party]]'' (1984) and for her directorial ventures, ''[[Rao Saheb (film)|Rao Saheb]]'' (1986) and ''[[Pestonjee]]'' (1988). As the founder member of theatre group, ''Rangayan'', she became a leading figure in the experimental [[Marathi theatre]] of the 1960s.<ref>{{cite web |title=The return of Desdemona |work=Mumbai Mirror |url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/others/sunday-read/The-return-of-Desdemona/articleshow/29368448.cms |date=25 January 2014 |access-date=22 June 2014}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Vijaya Mehta was born Vijaya Jaywant in [[Baroda]], [[Gujarat]] in 1934.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Gulati|first1=Leela (editor)|last2=Bagchi|first2=Jasodhara (Editor)|last3=Mehta|first3=Vijaya (Author)|title=A space of her own : personal narratives of twelve women|date=2005|publisher=SAGE|location=London|isbn=9780761933151|page=181|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HdzF06JsGyMC&q=ckp&pg=PA181}}</ref> She graduated from [[Mumbai University]]. She studied theatre with [[Ebrahim Alkazi]] in [[Delhi]] and with Adi Marzban.
Vijaya Mehta was born as Vijaya Jaywant in [[Baroda]], [[Gujarat]] in 1934.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gulati |first1=Leela (editor) |last2=Bagchi |first2=Jasodhara (Editor) |last3=Mehta |first3=Vijaya (Author) |title=A space of her own : personal narratives of twelve women |date=2005 |publisher=SAGE |location=London |isbn=9780761933151 |page=181 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HdzF06JsGyMC&q=ckp&pg=PA181}}</ref> She graduated from [[Mumbai University]]. She studied theatre with [[Ebrahim Alkazi]] in [[Delhi]] and with Adi Marzban.{{cn|date=February 2026}}


==Career==
==Career==
She became a major figure in 60s [[Marathi language|Marathi]] experimental theatre. She is a founder member of theatre group, ''Rangayan'' with playwright [[Vijay Tendulkar]], [[Arvind Deshpande]] and [[Shriram Lagoo]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Shantata! Awishkar Chalu Aahe |url=http://www.mumbaitheatreguide.com/dramas/features/08/aug/28_feature_shantata.asp |date=August 2008 |publisher=Mumbai Theatre Guide }}</ref>
She became a major figure in 60s [[Marathi language|Marathi]] experimental theatre. She is a founder member of theatre group, ''Rangayan'' with playwright [[Vijay Tendulkar]], [[Arvind Deshpande]] and [[Shriram Lagoo]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Shantata! Awishkar Chalu Aahe |url=http://www.mumbaitheatreguide.com/dramas/features/08/aug/28_feature_shantata.asp |date=August 2008 |publisher=Mumbai Theatre Guide}}</ref>


Her stage production of [[C. T. Khanolkar]]'s ''Ek Shoonya Bajirao'' is considered as a landmark in contemporary Indian theatre. She introduced [[Bertold Brecht]] into [[Marathi theatre]] with adaptation of ''[[The Caucasian Chalk Circle]]'' (''Ajab Nyay Vartulacha''), and [[Eugène Ionesco|Ionesco]] with ''[[Les Chaises|Chairs]]''.
Her stage production of [[C. T. Khanolkar]]'s ''Ek Shoonya Bajirao'' is considered as a landmark in contemporary Indian theatre. She introduced [[Bertold Brecht]] into [[Marathi theatre]] with adaptation of ''[[The Caucasian Chalk Circle]]'' (''Ajab Nyay Vartulacha''), and [[Eugène Ionesco|Ionesco]] with ''[[Les Chaises|Chairs]]''.
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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
She first married  Harin Khote, son of actress [[Durga Khote]], however he died at an early age, leaving behind two young sons. Thereafter, she married Farrokh Mehta.<ref>{{cite news |title=Life at play |author=Shanta Gokhale |author-link=Shanta Gokhale |url=http://www.punemirror.in/printarticle.aspx?page=comments&action=translate&sectid=63&contentid=2012112620121126075151856ed14874e&subsite= |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130217225014/http://www.punemirror.in/printarticle.aspx?page=comments&action=translate&sectid=63&contentid=2012112620121126075151856ed14874e&subsite= |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 February 2013 |publisher=Pune Mirror |date=26 November 2012 }}</ref>
She first married  Harin Khote, son of actress [[Durga Khote]], however he died at an early age, leaving behind two young sons. Thereafter, she married Farrokh Mehta.<ref>{{cite news |title=Life at play |author=Shanta Gokhale |author-link=Shanta Gokhale |url=http://www.punemirror.in/printarticle.aspx?page=comments&action=translate&sectid=63&contentid=2012112620121126075151856ed14874e&subsite= |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130217225014/http://www.punemirror.in/printarticle.aspx?page=comments&action=translate&sectid=63&contentid=2012112620121126075151856ed14874e&subsite= |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 February 2013 |work=Pune Mirror |date=26 November 2012}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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==Awards==
==Awards==
* 1975 [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]
* 1975 [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]
* 1985 [[Asia Pacific Film Festival]]: Best Actress: [[Party (1984 film)|Party]]<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0248289/awards Awards] imdb.</ref>
* 1985 [[Asia Pacific Film Festival]]: Best Actress: [[Party (1984 film)|Party]]<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0248289/awards Awards] IMDb.</ref>
* 1986 [[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress]]: ''[[Rao Saheb (film)|Rao Saheb]]''<ref name="33rdaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm33NFAAward.aspx|title=33rd National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|pages=28, 36|access-date=2014-06-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505170442/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm33NFAAward.aspx|archive-date=5 May 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* 1986 [[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress]]: ''[[Rao Saheb (film)|Rao Saheb]]''<ref name="33rdaward">{{cite web |url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm33NFAAward.aspx |title=33rd National Film Awards |publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]] |pages=28, 36 |access-date=22 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505170442/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm33NFAAward.aspx |archive-date=5 May 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 2009 [[Tanveer Sanmaan]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.maayboli.com/node/24834|title=तन्वीर सन्मान सोहळा - २००९ &#124; Maayboli}}</ref>
* 2004 [[Zee Chitra Gaurav Lifetime Achievement Award]]
* 2009 Tanveer Sanmaan<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.maayboli.com/node/24834 |title=तन्वीर सन्मान सोहळा - २००९ &#124; Maayboli}}</ref>
* 2012 [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Tagore Ratna]]
* 2012 [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Tagore Ratna]]


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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
*Abode of Colour, an autobiographical account by Vijaya Mehta<ref>{{cite book|last1=Gulati|first1=Leela (editor)|last2=Bagchi|first2=Jasodhara (Editor)|last3=Mehta|first3=Vijaya (Author)|title=A space of her own : personal narratives of twelve women|date=2005|publisher=SAGE|location=London|isbn=9780761933151|page=181|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HdzF06JsGyMC&q=ckp&pg=PA181}}</ref>
*Abode of Colour, an autobiographical account by Vijaya Mehta<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gulati |first1=Leela (editor) |last2=Bagchi |first2=Jasodhara (Editor) |last3=Mehta |first3=Vijaya (Author) |title=A space of her own : personal narratives of twelve women |date=2005 |publisher=SAGE |location=London |isbn=9780761933151 |page=181 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HdzF06JsGyMC&q=ckp&pg=PA181}}</ref>
* Vijaya Mehta on theatre and Guru [[Mani Madhava Cakyar]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20080828165400/http://www.rotaryclubofbombay.org/ps121206.htm]
* Vijaya Mehta on theatre and Guru [[Mani Madhava Cakyar]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20080828165400/http://www.rotaryclubofbombay.org/ps121206.htm]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 13:10, 20 February 2026


Vijaya Mehta
Mehta in 2012
Born
Vijaya Jaywant

(1934-11-04) 4 November 1934 (age 91)
Baroda, Baroda State, British India (present-day Vadodara, Gujarat, India)
Spouse(s)Harin Khote (died)
Farrokh Mehta
ChildrenAnahita Uberoi
Awards1975 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
1985 Asia Pacific Film Festival, Best Actress: Party
1986 National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress: Rao Saheb

Vijaya Mehta (born 4 November 1934),[1] is a noted Indian Marathi film and theatre director and also an actor in many films from the Parallel Cinema. She is a founder member of Mumbai-based theatre group, Rangayan with playwright Vijay Tendulkar, and actors Arvind Deshpande and Shriram Lagoo. She is most known for her acclaimed role in film Party (1984) and for her directorial ventures, Rao Saheb (1986) and Pestonjee (1988). As the founder member of theatre group, Rangayan, she became a leading figure in the experimental Marathi theatre of the 1960s.[2]

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

Vijaya Mehta was born as Vijaya Jaywant in Baroda, Gujarat in 1934.[3] She graduated from Mumbai University. She studied theatre with Ebrahim Alkazi in Delhi and with Adi Marzban.[citation needed]

Career[edit | edit source]

She became a major figure in 60s Marathi experimental theatre. She is a founder member of theatre group, Rangayan with playwright Vijay Tendulkar, Arvind Deshpande and Shriram Lagoo.[4]

Her stage production of C. T. Khanolkar's Ek Shoonya Bajirao is considered as a landmark in contemporary Indian theatre. She introduced Bertold Brecht into Marathi theatre with adaptation of The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Ajab Nyay Vartulacha), and Ionesco with Chairs.

She collaborated on Indo-German theatre projects with German director Fritz Bennewitz including a traditional performance of Bhasa's Mudrarakshasa with German actors. Except Pestonjee, most of her work consists of film and television adaptations of her stage plays.

She was awarded the 1975 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for excellence in Direction, in 1986 she won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Rao Saheb (1986).

Personal life[edit | edit source]

She first married Harin Khote, son of actress Durga Khote, however he died at an early age, leaving behind two young sons. Thereafter, she married Farrokh Mehta.[5]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

  • Kalyug (1981) - Actor
  • Smriti Chitre (1982, TV film) - Director, Actor a
  • Shakuntalam (1986, TV film) - Director
  • Party (1984) - Actor
  • Rao Saheb (1985) - Director, Screenwriter, Actor
  • Haveli Bulund Thi (1987, TV film) - Director
  • Hamidabai Ki Kothi (1987, TV film) - Director
  • Pestonjee (1988) - Director, Screenwriter
  • Lifeline (1991, TV Series) - Director
  • Quest (2006) - Actor

Awards[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

Further reading[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Abhijit Varde: Daughters of Maharashtra: Portraits of Women who are Building Maharastra : Interviews and Photographs, 1997, p. 87
  2. ↑ "The return of Desdemona". Mumbai Mirror. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  3. ↑ Gulati, Leela (editor); Bagchi, Jasodhara (Editor); Mehta, Vijaya (Author) (2005). A space of her own : personal narratives of twelve women. London: SAGE. p. 181. ISBN 9780761933151. {{cite book}}: |first1= has generic name (help)
  4. ↑ "Shantata! Awishkar Chalu Aahe". Mumbai Theatre Guide. August 2008.
  5. ↑ Shanta Gokhale (26 November 2012). "Life at play". Pune Mirror.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ↑ Awards IMDb.
  7. ↑ "33rd National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. pp. 28, 36. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "तन्वीर सन्मान सोहळा - २००९ | Maayboli".
  9. ↑ Gulati, Leela (editor); Bagchi, Jasodhara (Editor); Mehta, Vijaya (Author) (2005). A space of her own : personal narratives of twelve women. London: SAGE. p. 181. ISBN 9780761933151. {{cite book}}: |first1= has generic name (help)

External links[edit | edit source]

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