Uttam Gada

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Uttam Ravji Gada (1948 – 6 June 2020) was an Indian Gujarati and Hindi play and movie story, screenplay and dialogue writer.

A chartered accountant by training, Uttam Gada found fame with his very long running play directed and enacted by Paresh Rawal called "Maharathi" which played in multiple languages and countries. He also wrote mainstream Bollywood movies such as Khiladi 420 and Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota.^[1]

He was nominated for Best Screenplay for the film Khiladi 420 in 2001 for the Screen Awards in India.

He died on 6 June 2020 in San Francisco, USA from complications due to chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Published works[edit]

Plays[edit]

Full length

Raafda
Reshami Tezab
Maharathi
Mulraj Mansion
Chiranjeev
Vish Rajani
Pankh Vinana Patangiyan
Kaya Kalp
Mahapurush
Hun Rima Baxi !
Sathwaro
Double Savari
Shirachhed
Kamla
Dikri Vahal No Dariyo
Orange Juice
Jashrekha
Tsunami
Lakhsmi Poojan
Dear Father
Arre Vahu ! Have Thayun Bahu
Five Star Aunty
Whatsup
Yugpurush
Karl Marx in Kalbadevi

Short

Hairpin
Bhinan Paanan
Rango
Security
System
Positive Thinking
Fire Wall
Red Sea

Movies[edit]

Khiladi 420
Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota (2006)
Maharathi (2008)
Straight! (2009)

Teleserials[edit]

Time Bomb 9/11 (24 episodes)

Published Books[edit]

Whats up — short play collection
Tourist and other stories — collection of short stories

References[edit]

↑ Daiya, Kavita (28 July 2008). Violent belongings: partition, gender, and national culture in postcolonial India. Temple University Press. p. 201. ISBN 978-1-59213-743-5. Retrieved 3 September 2010.

[Daiya2008-1] Daiya, Kavita (28 July 2008). Violent belongings: partition, gender, and national culture in postcolonial India. Temple University Press. p. 201. ISBN 978-1-59213-743-5. Retrieved 3 September 2010.

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