Lushin Dubey is an Indian stage actor and director. She directed, acted and scripted many drama productions for over 20 years. Lushin is also known for her solo plays ''Untitled'' and Pinki Virani's ''Bitter Chocolate'' with theatre director

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. She acted in films like ''

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'' (2007), ''

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'' (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 — and ''Perfect Husband''.

Personal life

Lushin was born as Lushin Keswani to a Sindhi Hindu family. Her father, Govind Keswani, was an engineer with the

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, and her mother, Leela, was a gynaecologist who worked with the

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. Her father named her after the Russian aircraft Ilyushin. Lushin did her M.Sc. in Childhood and Special Education in the US, after a Masters in History from the

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(LSR),

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, India. Lushin is married with two daughters, Ilina and Tara. Her sister Lillete and niece

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(Lillete's daughter) are also actresses. She also has a brother named Patanjali. Her husband Pradeep Dubey is a Leading Professor of Economics at Stony Brook University and Adjunct Professor at

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. In her college days she acted with

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Theatre

Lushin's first solo play ''Untitled'' solo directed and scripted by

, traveled to the US, UK and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. ''Untitled'' has completed more than 200 shows. 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. Her second solo ''Bitter Chocolate'' is based on Pinki Virani's book and scripted-directed by

. Lushin Dubey's third solo ''I Will Not Cry'' is scripted and directed by

. 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 performed in

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, Mumbai, Kolkata, Jaipur and Lucknow in collaboration of

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. In Jaipur it was staged at Jawahar Kala Kendra where well-known theatre personalities Hemant Acharaya and Sandeep Madan provided vital support. Her fourth solo play with Theatre director

is 'Aruna's Story' based on Pinki Virani's book on Aruna Shanbaug case. Gaur scripted it as solo play. *Her major directed plays are ''Life of Gautam Budda'', ''Mushkan''. *She acted with

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's '' Macbeth''. *In 2009 she directed ''Salam India'', a play inspired by diplomat writer Pavan K. Varma's very well-received book, '' Being Indian''.

Filmography

TV serials

* ''Rajdhani'' * ''

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'' (2019) - Sheila Naqvi (Faiza Naqvi's mother)

Awards

* Karmaveer Puraskaar Noble Laureates, 2009 * Radha Krishna Award for her contribution to Delhi’s art & culture,2009

References

External links

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Lushin ubey website
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