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Years active
  
2007

Name
  
Shilpi Marwaha

Role
  
Theatre actor


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Occupation
  
Theatre and Cinema Actor

Movies
  
Raanjhanaa, Bhoomiyude Avakashikal

Similar People
  
Arvind Gaur, Swadesh Deepak, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Swara Bhaskar, Nikkitasha Marwaha

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Shilpi Marwaha is one of the most well known names in Delhi Theatre Circuit having worked as a theatre artist and activist for the past decade. She gained prominence through her activism through street theatre during the "anti corruption movement" in Delhi and the protests held at Rastrapati Bhawan where she took the forefront in raising her voice against the horrific rape case in Delhi, 2012. She has also worked in mainstream cinema in the bollywood film, Raanjhanaa film as Rashmi, Abhay Deol's sister, directed by Anand L Rai in 2013 and Bhoomiyude Avakashikal (The Inheritors of the Earth), directed by T. V. Chandran. In March 2017, she began her own theatre group called Sukhmanch Theatre in the memory of her late mother and her endeavour to promote theatrical arts where she is working as creative head and director.

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Personal life and background.

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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.

Acting in Theatre

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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, and is a core member, coordinating theatre workshops. with theatre director Arvind Gaur. 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, 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 5000 streetplays on 35 major topics, based on social issues—like corruption,atrocities on women,Violence, 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.

Filmography

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  • 2012 – Bhoomiyude Avakashikal
  • 2013 – Raanjhanaa as Rashmi, Abhay Deol's sister.

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    References

    Shilpi Marwaha Wikipedia