: Satyadev Dubey transformed Indian theatre – but many forget his maverick film projects #IndiaNEWS Satyadev Dubey’s death in 2011 robbed Indian theatre of one of its most highly regarded figures.

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Satyadev Dubey transformed Indian theatre – but many forget his maverick film projects #IndiaNEWS
Satyadev Dubey’s death in 2011 robbed Indian theatre of one of its most highly regarded figures. More than a decade later, Dubey is still remembered for his immeasurable contributions as a writer and director of 90-odd plays in four languages, the rigorous manner in which he moulded three generations of actors, his incandescence and his eccentricities.But between his work in the theatre, which started in the 1950s and continued five decades, Dubey also made a foray into cinema. In addition to writing screenplays and dialogue for productions by Shyam Benegal and others, Dubey directed two short films of his own and the full-length feature Shantata! Court Chale Aahe. Months before his death, Dubey was working on a film but was unable to complete it.The early films suggest that had Dubey paid as much attention to cinema as he had to theatre, he would perhaps have featured in the ranks of India’s significant arthouse filmmakers.“He wrote some of the best films made in this country, but he was immersed in theatre,� said actor Shishir Sharma, who was involved with Dubey’s unfinished film, Raam Naam Satya Hai. “He didn’t have the time or backing to make more films.� In some ways, film was entangled with Dubey’s roots. His father...Read more

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