Jaishankar Sundari (right) in conversation with Mama Warerkar (left) and C. G. Kolhatkar (centre) at the presentation of Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards in New Delhi on 31 March 1957
Born
Jaishankar Bhudhardas Bhojak
(1889-01-30)30 January 1889
Undhai near Visnagar, Gujarat
Died
22 January 1975(1975-01-22) (aged 85)
Visnagar
Other names
Jaishankar Sundari
Occupation(s)
Theatre actor and director
Years active
1897 – 1932 (acting), 1948 – 1964 (direction)
Known for
Saubhagya Sundari (1901)
Jaishankar Bhudhardas Bhojak, (30 January 1889 – 22 January 1975) better known by his theatre name Jaishankar Sundari , was an Indian actor and director of Gujarati theatre. Starting at the young age, he rose to fame for his roles of female impersonator in early Gujarati plays. He retired from acting in 1932 but returned to theatre direction and teaching in 1948. He directed and acted in several successful plays. He was awarded the Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 1951 and the Padma Vibhushan in 1971.
Jaishankar Bhudhardas Bhojak, (30 January 1889 – 22 January 1975) better known by his theatre name Jaishankar Sundari , was an Indian actor and director...
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Mumbai from 1943 to 1948. From 1949 to 1957, he worked with JaishankarBhojak (AKA Jaishankar Sundari) at Nat Mandal, Ahmedabad. In 1958 he attended the...
(1901), an adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello. The company introduced JaishankarBhojak, then aged 12, in 1901, who mainly performed as a female impersonator...
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