Sachin Gupta

For the musician, see Sachin Gupta (musician).

Sachin Gupta
Born (1978-03-09) 9 March 1978 (age 46)
Delhi, India
OccupationDirector, producer. screenwriter
NationalityIndian
Years active2002–present
Website
sachingupta.net

Sachin Gupta (born 9 March 1978) is an Indian film producer, writer and director.[1] He produces films under Chilsag Motion Pictures and is also an artistic director of Chilsag Chillies Theatre Company.[2] He made his writing and directorial debut with the critically acclaimed film Paranthe Wali Gali (2014).[3] He also shot to fame with Pakhi (2018). Gupta's sojourn into theatre started when he was 12 years old, and to date he has staged more than 100 shows around the world, working as an actor, director and playwright.[4] His award-winning Off Broadway plays include Celebration of Life, Handicapped City,[5] and Kailashnath weds Madhumati. He staged these in New York and in Toronto, Canada for which he got huge appreciation amongst theatre lovers in North America.[1][6] Sachin Gupta was also the recipient of the Natya Bhushan award in 2012.[1][7][4]

  1. ^ a b c "A man with a dream..." The Hindu. 5 May 2006. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  2. ^ "A theatre meal with chillies". The Hindu. 11 August 2006. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Sachin Gupta, Anuj & Neha Pawar in Delhi - Times of India". The Times of India. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Life on stage". The Hindu. 17 February 2005. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Handicapped City to Play SoHo Playhouse Aug. 17". Playbill. 4 January 2013. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Out of Box: Engineered to act:Sachin Gupta gave up software engineering to pursue theatre". The Tribune. 9 April 2005.
  7. ^ "The Tribune - Magazine section - Saturday Extra". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 19 February 2020.