Kanti Madia

Kanti Madia
Born(1932-03-07)7 March 1932
Lathi, Gujarat, India
Died15 June 2004(2004-06-15) (aged 72)
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)director, producer, actor, and playwright
Known for

Kanti Madia (or Kanti Madiya)[1] was an Indian actor, director, producer and playwright from Gujarat, India. He established the Natyasampada theatre company, and directed more than 30 plays. He is particularly known for directing the Gujarati film Kashino Dikro (1979), his only film.[2]

Biography

Kanti Madia was born on 7 March 1932 into a Jain family in the former princely state Lathi. In 1948, he entered in Bhavan's College, Mumbai where he won prizes for acting and directing. In 1952, he started his career in theatre. His first one-act play Raakhna Ramakada became instant hit. In 1959, he established Bohemians theatre company.[2]

Although he received many offers from Bollywood, he directed only one film, Kashino Dikro (1979), which he adapted from the Gujarati short story, Dariyav Dil, written by Vinodini Nilkanth. The film was mainly noted for a moving portrayal of actress Rita Bhaduri. In 1980, Madia founded the Kavyasampada poetry club. He died on 15 June 2004.[2][3][4]

Kanti Madia also acted in "Episode 42 - A Horse And Two Goats" of critically acclaimed Hindi TV serial Malgudi Days.

Writer Sanjay Chhel published a book on Madia in 2017. Its title was Mutthi Unchera Madia.[5]

References

  1. ^ Param Arunachalam. Bollyswar: 1991 - 2000, The Complete Guide to Hindi film music. ISBN 9788193848210.
  2. ^ a b c Pandya, Haresh (2004-07-27). "Obituary: Kanti Madiya". the Guardian. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  3. ^ K. Moti Gokulsing; Wimal Dissanayake (2013). Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas. Routledge. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-136-77284-9.
  4. ^ Indian Cinema. Directorate of Film Festivals, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. 1981. p. 28.
  5. ^ "Paresh Rawal Launches Sanjay chhel's Book on Kanti Madia – SKJ Bollywood News". SKJ Bollywood News – Pura Filmy Hai. 2017-10-05. Retrieved 2020-09-11.