Mohit Takalkar

Biography

Mohit Ratnakar Takalkar is an Indian theatre director, filmmaker and film editor from Pune, Maharashtra. Takalkar started his theatre career with the Progressive Dramatic Association, Pune. He won the Maharashtra State Award for the Best Play and Best Director for Yayati and Nanephek and later for Tu (2007). In 2003, he co-founded Aasakta Kalamanch. His plays are known for minimalism in staging with technical excellence and a strong visual language. Takalkar directed a flurry of plays for Aasakta repertory, which were mainly performed in Sudarshan Rangmanch, a small intimate theatre space for…