Mushtaq Kak
{{Short description|Indian actor and director (1961–2023)}}
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| name = Mushtaq Kak
| birth_date = 1961
| death_date = 19 November 2023 (aged 62)
| occupation = Director, actor
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Mushtaq Kak (1961 – 19 November 2023) was an Indian director and actor, known for his work on plays such as Andha Yug, Malika, and Pratibimb.{{Cite news |date=January 16, 2010 |title=Arts, culture in wrong hands |work=The Tribune |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100116/jkplus.htm#2 |access-date=November 20, 2023}}
Life and career
Kak was born in 1961. His parents were both Muslims from the erstwhile Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. His father was a Kashmiri Muslim from Srinagar, while his mother was a Dogra Muslim from Jammu.
Kak had been associated with the Shri Ram Centre as an artistic director. He also received{{From whom?|date=November 2023}} the Best Director award for Andha Yug, Malika, and Pratibimb{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}}, and in 2015 won the Sangeet Natak Akademi award.{{Cite web |date=November 20, 2023 |title=Eminent theatre personality Mushtaq Kak passes away |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/j-k/eminent-theatre-personality-mushtaq-kak-passes-away-563978 |access-date=November 20, 2023 |website=The Tribune}} Of his plays, Maha Brahmin and Alladad were judged{{By whom|date=November 2023}} the best plays for the years 1999 and 2000, respectively.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}} His production Andorra with Kartik Chaudhry as Pyder was a big hit.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}} He directed more than 100 plays from different writers,{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}} including short stories by Saadat Hasan Manto, Anton Chekhov (The Cherry Orchard), Vijay Tendulkar (Ghashiram Kotwal), Krishan Chander (Gadhe Ke Wapsi, or Return of the Donkey), Sharad Joshi (Alladad), Vasant Kanetkar (Kasturimrug, or "Musk Deer"), Moti Lal Kemmu (Nagar Udaas), and Federico García Lorca (Blood Wedding).
Death
Mushtaq Kak died on 19 November 2023, at the age of 62.[https://www.takeonedigitalnetwork.com/famous-director-bollywood-artist-mushtaq-kak-passes-away/ Famous director & Bollywood artist Mushtaq Kak passes away]
Filmography
- Amal (2007) as Surgeon
- Hijack (2008) Mushtaq
- Sikandar (2009) as Moulvi Allah Baksh
- Shahid (2012)
- Vishwaroopam-I (2013) as Manawar
- Dishoom (2016) as Shopkeeper
- M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016) as Shopkeeper
- Vishwaroopam II (2018) as Manawar
- Romeo Akbar Walter (2019) as Joker
- The Family Man (2019) as General Khursheed
- Kesari (2019) as Ameer
- Shikara (2020) as Masood Saab
- I Am (2020) as Shopkeeper
- Tejas (2023) as Khatooni
- Fighter (2024) as Masood Abrar
References
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Category:Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
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