Manish Gandhi

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Manish Gandhi
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Manish Gandhi

Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationStage director
Years active2006–present

Manish Gandhi is an Indian theatre director and stage, film and TV actor. In 2006, he worked with the Government of Chandigarh to create a new theatre education programme for children in government schools. [1] In 2009, he was awarded a scholarship from the Inlaks Shivdasani, Foundation [2] after which he completed a stint at FTII, Pune. [3]

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Theatre

In 2010, Gandhi played the lead role in Rizwaan, written and directed by Abhishek Majumdar. [4] In 2011, he directed (and acted in) Mike Bartlett's Cock for the youth theatre festival, Thespo, where it picked up two awards. [5] The Mumbai Theatre Guide said the play raises "important questions but isn't as provocative as the title would suggest" but "Gandhi displays some acuity as the director." [6] Noted critic Shanta Gokhale said the play "acquires a dimension that lies outside a mere love triangle." [7]

In 2012, he directed Vikram Phukan's Limbo, which opened at Prithvi Theatre [8] after a crowd-sourcing campaign. [9] The play has strong movement elements [10] and Mumbai Theatre Guide wrote, "it has the unbounded freewheeling feel of an exploration." [11] The Times of India said, "what makes it unique is the dance and music routine, which has lots of interesting movements." [12]

In 2013 he directed reality star Eijaz Khan in an adaptation of Anton Chekhov. [13]

In 2017 he appeared in Natives at the Southwark Playhouse in London.

Films

He acted in the film adaptation of Rizwaan by Deepti Khurana, [14] which has done the rounds of international film festivals and won special jury mention at the 5th ViBGYOR Film Festival of Kerala. [15]

Gandhi has shot for the film Chai Shai Biscuits, [16] a quirky comedy about arranged marriages.

In 2018, along with actress Sayani Gupta, Manish Gandhi was cast in a short film The Proposal.

In 2020, Angrezi Medium as Advait

Television

YearShowRoleChannel
2012 Crime Patrol Aditya Sony TV
2012 Haunted Nights Anurag Sahara One
2012 I Luv My India Aeroplane SAB TV
2012 Gumrah: End of Innocence Harsh Channel V India
2013 Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha 2 Addu (Fake)/Munna Colors TV
2013Judwa RajaBharat Disney Channel (India)

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