Shilpi Marwaha

Shilpi Marwaha
Born Delhi
Occupation Theatre and Cinema Actor
Years active 2007

Shilpi Marwaha is an Indian theatre and cinema actor.[1] She is a theatre activist, and has acted in many stage drama productions with theatre director Arvind Gaur.[2] She is also known for her social activism through street plays.[3] She acted in Raanjhanaa film as Rashmi, Abhay Deol's sister/[4] Her next film is Bhoomiyude Avakashikal (The Inheritors of the Earth), directed by T. V. Chandran

Personal life and background

Marwaha studied for her Masters in Commerce from Kamla Nehru College, University of Delhi. She was active in campus theatre. She did many street and stage plays in DU.[5]

Acting in Theatre

Marwaha started her career as a theatre actor in Delhi with Asmita Theatre Group.She trained under eminent theatre director Arvind Gaur.She participated in his theatre workshop in college. Marwaha has worked with Asmita Theatre group for 7 years,[6] and is a core member, coordinating theatre workshops. with theatre director Arvind Gaur.[7] Her major plays are Bertolt Brecht's Ramkali The Good Person of Szechwan, Mahesh Dattani's Final Solutions and 30 days in September, Girish Karnad's Rakt Kalyan, Swadesh Deepak's Court Martial, Rajesh Kumar's Ambedkar aur Gandhi, Mohan Rakesh's Lehro ke Rajhans, Ashok Lal's Ek Mamooli aadmi, Unsuni (based on Harsh Mandar's book & scripted by Mallika Sarabhai), Dario Fo's adaptation 'Operation Three Star' based on Accidental death of an anarchist, Govind Purushottam Deshpande's Raastey,[8] Dario Fo's Can't Pay won't Pay (Hindi adaptatipn by Amitabh Srivastava) and Mahesh Bhatt's The Last Salute, written by Rajesh Kumar.

Street Theatre

Shilpi Marwaha acted in more than 35 major street plays with Asmita Theatre, based on social issues—like corruption,atrocities on women,Violence,[9] gender issues,domestic worker, street vendor, Garibi, drugs, road rage, Dastak, domestic violence, inter-faith, child labour, budget, female foeticide, child education etc. Marwaha is also active in Social Awareness movement with Asmita Theatre.She actively participated in women's safety movement, raise voice for domestic workers and anti corruption movement etc.[10]

Filmography

2013Raanjhanaa as Rashmi, Abhay Deol's sister.[11][12] directed by Anand L. Rai and written by Himanshu Sharma. Cast – Dhanush, Sonam Kapoor, Abhay Deol, Swara Bhaskar, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub& Suraj Singh[13][14]

2nd film – Bhoomiyude Avakashikal (The Inheritors of the Earth), directed by T. V. Chandran

References

  1. Aakriti Sawhney (1 March 2011). "Playing up the action-The faces from Delhi". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  2. PHEROZE L. VINCENT (14 February 2013). "Street thrills-the girl in a black kurta,Shilpi Marwaha". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  3. Dipanita Nath (6 Nov 2011). "Woman in Black". The Indian Express. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  4. "Dhanush, Anand L. Rai to again team up in 2014". The Times of India. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  5. Ekta Alreja (7 March 2013). "She's every woman"Theatre is a powerful tool to engage society":Shilpi Marwaha". India Today. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  6. Esha Mahajan, (18 June 2012). "Two decades of Asmita theatre". The Times of India). Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  7. नई दिल्‍ली/इंटरनेट डेस्क (8 July 2032). "जो थिएटर से सीखा उसे फिल्म में लगाउंगीः शिल्पी मारवाह". AmarUjala. Retrieved 11 July 2013. zero width joiner character in |author= at position 8 (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. PHEROZE L.VINCENT (31 August 2012). "A journey of questions". Delhi, India: The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
  9. Katy Welter (15 April 2013). "CAN THEATER STOP VIOLENCE?". Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  10. मनीषा पांडेय/शिवकेश (14 January 2013). "आंदोलन और राजनीति: देसी तहरीर चौक के सितारे-शिल्पी मारवाह". इंडिया टुडे. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  11. Iknoor Kaur (21 June 2013). "FROM DIRTY STREETS TO SILVER SCREEN". The pioneer. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  12. K N Gupta (21 June 2013). "An Outstanding Movie!". Eye TV India Bureau. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  13. Sana Yaseen (11 July 2013). "'I'm waiting for the right scripts'". The Asian Age. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  14. Heather Wilson (22 June 2013). "Raanjhanaa Review". Cinema Chaat. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
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