Manoj Shah

[citation needed] His play Mohan No Masalo was included in the Limca Book of Records for its performances in three languages (English, Hindi and Gujarati) in a single day.

He was inspired by the works of other theatre directors including Badal Sircar, Utpal Dutt and Vijaya Mehta.

[4][5] His style has been considered innovative, and his subjects contributed to bringing a cultural renaissance in Gujarati theatre.

Scripted by Chandrakant Shah, it was first staged in 1999 at Horniman Circle Gardens, Mumbai, during the Prithvi Theatre Festival.

[7] The play is a tribute to the extinct Gujarati theatre form known as 'Bhangwadi',[a] which was popular for its musical folk performance style.

Master Phoolmani deftly knits together worlds that unfold against backdrops painted by the artist Bhupen Khakhar.

Master Phoolmani also integrates some elements from the life of Jaishankar Bhojak, a 20th-century Gujarati theatre actor known for impersonating female characters.

Mareez's representation has been influenced by Vincent van Gogh's autobiographical work Dear Theo and Charles Bukowski's biopic Barfly.

[6][12][13] Apurva Avsar (2007), written by Raju Dave and Shah, is a biographical play about Shrimad Rajchandra, known as a spiritual guide of Mahatma Gandhi.

[14] It focuses on Rajchandra's life from his childhood in a small remote village in Gujarat to his eventual renunciation of all worldly pleasures.

Atul Dodiya created the play's set and backdrop, which featured images of a young Gandhi in black and white.

[19][20][21][22] The Gujarati script was written by Satya Mehta, the Hindi by Mihir Bhuta and Arpit Jain, and the English by Ishan Doshi.

Written by Geeta Manek, the play is based on the life of Anandibai Joshi, India's first female doctor.