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Born May 19, 1938 • Matheran • India
Died June 10, 2019 (aged 81) • Bengaluru • India
Awards And Honors Rhodes Scholarship • Jnanpith Award (1999)
Notable Works “24” • “Iqbal” • “Nagamandala” • “Tughlaq” • “Yayati”
The Guru
Utpal Dutt
Indian director
Woody Allen
Woody Allen
American actor and director
Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry
American playwright, actor, screenwriter, producer, and director
Ben Elton
Ben Elton
British actor, stand-up comedian, screenwriter and dramatist
Ossie Davis
Ossie Davis
American actor and playwright
Peter Ustinov
Peter Ustinov
British actor, author, and director
Noël Coward
Noël Coward
English playwright, actor, and composer
Naseeruddin Shah
Indian actor
Orson Welles
Orson Welles
American actor, director, and writer
Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks
American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor
Robert Lepage
Canadian writer, director, designer, and actor
Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand
American actress, singer, director, producer
Michael Imperioli
Michael Imperioli
American actor
Olivia Wilde
Olivia Wilde
American actress, director, and screenwriter
Elaine May
Elaine May
American writer and comedienne
Jean Cocteau, 1939.
Jean Cocteau
French poet and artist
Tracy Letts
Tracy Letts
American actor and playwright
Umeki, Miyoshi; Buttons, Red: Sayonara
Joshua Logan
American director and producer
Garson Kanin
Garson Kanin
American writer and director
Kenneth Branagh
Kenneth Branagh
British actor, director, and writer

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