Lushin Dubey
{{short description|Indian stage actor and director|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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Lushin Dubey is an Indian stage actor and director. She has directed, acted and scripted many drama productions for over 20 years.{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060107/asp/weekend/story_5666429.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060225015734/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060107/asp/weekend/story_5666429.asp |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 February 2006 |title=Playing their parts: Lushin and Ilina Dubey share a deep bond, both onstage and off |date=7 January 2006 |work=The Telegraph |location=Calcutta, India |first=Arundhati |last=Basu}} Lushin is also known for her solo plays like Untitled{{cite web |url=http://www.lokvani.com/lokvani/article.php?article_id=949. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717025527/http://www.lokvani.com/lokvani/article.php?article_id=949. |url-status=usurped |archive-date=17 July 2011 |title=Untitled solo at Marlboro, New England |author=Chitra Parayath |date=6 April 2003 |accessdate=29 August 2010 |publisher=lokvani(Public Voice)}}{{cite web |url=http://www.timeoutmumbai.net/theatre/theatre_details.asp?code=234&source=1 |title=A woman scorned |author=Saumya Ancheri |date=16 April 2010 |accessdate=29 August 2010 |work=Time Out Mumbai}} and Pinki Virani's Bitter Chocolate with theatre director Arvind Gaur.{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/04/11/stories/2005041100650200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103163028/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/04/11/stories/2005041100650200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 November 2012 |title=An unspoken bitter truth |author=Drama critic |work=The Hindu |date=7 January 2004 |accessdate=29 August 2010 |location=Chennai, India}}{{cite web |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mag/2004/09/12/stories/2004091200140500.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091119074149/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mag/2004/09/12/stories/2004091200140500.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=19 November 2009 |title=It happens here too |author=Shalini Umachandran |work=The Hindu |date=12 September 2004 |accessdate=2 September 2010}} She has acted in films like Partition (2007), Murder Unveiled (2005) — for which she won 2006 Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}} — and Perfect Husband. She has also acted in some Hindi films.
Personal life
Lushin was born in a Sindhi Hindu family and her maiden name was Lushin Keswani. Her father, Govind Keswani, was an engineer with the Indian Railways, and her mother, Leela, was a gynaecologist who worked with the Indian Army. She was named by her father after the Russian aircraft Ilyushin.{{cite web |title=Lillete's world |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/lilletes-world/article2718988.ece |publisher=The Hindu (Metro Plus) |date=16 December 2011}}{{cite web |title=Lillete Dubey: The drama of life |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/delhi-times/Lillete-Dubey-The-drama-of-life/articleshow/11004745.cms |publisher=The Times of India (Delhi Times) |date=26 May 2002}}
Lushin studied M.Sc. in Childhood and Special Education in the US, after a Masters in History from the Lady Shri Ram College for Women (LSR), University of Delhi, India.
Lushin is married and has two daughters, Ilina and Tara. Her sister Lillete and niece Ira are also actresses. She also has a brother named Patanjali. Her husband Pradeep Dubey is a Professor of Economics at Stony Brook University and adjunct professor at Yale. In her college days she acted with Barry John.
Theatre
Lushin's first solo play was called Untitled which was directed and scripted by Arvind Gaur, traveled to the US, UK and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Untitled has completed more than 200 shows.{{cn|date=May 2023}} Some of the cities have been Boston, Chicago, Rochester, New York, Dallas, Houston, Washington, D.C., and Palo Alto. It has been staged at the Smithsonian Institution and at Harvard.{{cite web |url=http://www.glamsham.com/dramas/Articles/10/mar/05-celebrate-womens-day-with-untitled-a-solo-perfomance.asp |title=Celebrate Women's Day with UNTITLED |publisher=MTG editorial |date=5 March 2010 |accessdate=29 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329090516/http://www.glamsham.com/dramas/Articles/10/mar/05-celebrate-womens-day-with-untitled-a-solo-perfomance.asp |archive-date=29 March 2010 |url-status=dead}}
Her second solo Bitter Chocolate is based on Pinki Virani's book and scripted-directed by Arvind Gaur.{{cite web |url=http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=72677 |title=Nobody's Child |author=Drama critic |work=The Indian Express |date=7 January 2004 |accessdate=29 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040929061849/http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=72677 |archive-date=29 September 2004 |url-status=dead}}
Lushin Dubey's third solo I Will Not Cry is scripted and directed by Arvind Gaur.{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/theatre/article2653280.ece |title=The play's the thing.. |author=Shailaja Tripathi |work=The Hindu |date=23 November 2011 |accessdate=11 July 2013 |location=Delhi,India}} This play is an exceptional blend of theatre and multimedia, highlighting the issue of child survival through satire, reality and music excerpts. It brings alive the sad truth of millions of unnecessary deaths of children in India. The performance by Lushin Dubey evokes collective responsibility among the audience to be a part of social change. The play has been performed in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Jaipur and Lucknow in collaboration of Save The Children.{{cn|date=May 2023}}
Her fourth solo play with Theatre director Arvind Gaur is 'Aruna's Story' based on Pinki Virani's book on Aruna Shanbaug case. Gaur scripted it as solo play.{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/theatre/Aruna-Shanbaugs-story-retold-on-stage/articleshow/49283079.cms |title=Aruna Shanbaug's story retold on stage |author=Pratyush Patra |work=The Times of India |accessdate=4 December 2018 |location=Delhi,India}}{{cite web |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/featured-blog/arunas-story-she-was-no-less-a-martyr-who-sparked-progressive-change/1379917 |title=Aruna's Story: She was no less a martyr who sparked progressive change |author=Shikha Jain |date=21 October 2018 |accessdate=4 December 2018}}
She has directed the play Life of Gautam Budda, Mushkan. She acted with Alyque Padamsee in William Shakespeare's Macbeth. In 2009 she directed Salam India, a play inspired by diplomat writer Pavan K. Varma's very well-received book, Being Indian.{{cite web |url=http://www.mumbaitheatreguide.com/dramas/Articles/09/aug/12-salaam-inia-play-based-onpavan-k-verma-book.asp |title=SALAAM INDIA |publisher=MTG editorial |date=12 August 2009 |accessdate=29 August 2010}}
Filmography
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! Title ! Role |
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| 2003
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| rowspan="3"| 2005
| Amu | Meera Sehgal |
| Socha Na Tha
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| Murder Unveiled (TV)
|Kuldeep Samra |
| 2007
| Mumtaz Khan |
| 2011
| Sonia's mother |
| 2013
| Rangrezz | Rati Chaturvedi |
| rowspan="2"|2016
| Sona's mother |
| Mantra
| Meenakshi Kapoor |
TV serials
- Rajdhani
- Made in Heaven (2019) - Sheila Naqvi (Faiza Naqvi's mother){{cn|date=May 2023}}
Awards
- Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series, 2006{{cite web |title=Theatre is the father of films and neither is poor cousin of other: Lushin Dubey |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2018/dec/28/theatre-is-the-father-of-films-and-neither-is-poor-cousin-of-other-lushin-dubey-1917704.html |website=The New Indian Express}}
- Karmaveer Puraskaar Noble Laureates, 2009
- Radha Krishna Award for her contribution to Delhi’s art & culture,2009{{cn|date=May 2023}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1876057}}
- [http://lushindubey.com/ Lushin ubey website]
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Category:Indian stage actresses
Category:Indian film actresses
Category:Indian theatre directors
Category:Lady Shri Ram College alumni
Category:Best Supporting Actress in a Television Film or Miniseries Canadian Screen Award winners
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Category:Indian television actresses