Gursharan Singh (theatre director)

Gursharan Singh (September 16, 1929 – September 27, 2011) was a writer, political activist and a progressive director of Punjabi drama[1] who played the part of Bhai Manna Singh in a popular Punjabi TV serial drama on DD Punjabi . He became known as Bhai Manna Singh among Punjab residents also work in the punjabi movie Man Jeete Jag Jeet(1973) he played Radha Saluja's father,Mutiyar (1979) an Soorma Bhagat (1993). He won the Kalidaasa Award in 2004 and died in Chandigarh at the age of 82.Bhaiji was written and played first drama on Nagal Dam as a engineer.

Gursharan Singh
Born(1929-09-16)16 September 1929
Multan, British India (now Pakistan)
Died27 September 2011(2011-09-27) (aged 82)
Chandigarh, India
OccupationWriter
Period20th century
GenreDrama

Movies and TV edit

  • Man Jeete Jag Jeet (1973) as Gani ji 
  • Mutiyar (1979) as Master Ji
  • Soorma Bhagat (1993)
  • Dastan-e-Punjab- TV Series
  • Bhai Manna Singh- on DD Punjabi

References edit

  1. ^ "Gursharan Singh" (PDF). sangeetnatak.gov.in. Retrieved 31 December 2022.