Mushtaq Kak

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.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite news</ref>

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.<ref name=":0" />

Kak had been associated with the Shri Ram Centre as an artistic director. He also receivedTemplate:From whom? the Best Director award for Andha Yug, Malika, and PratibimbTemplate:Citation needed, and in 2015 won the Sangeet Natak Akademi award.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Of his plays, Maha Brahmin and Alladad were judgedTemplate:By whom the best plays for the years 1999 and 2000, respectively.Template:Citation needed His production Andorra with Kartik Chaudhry as Pyder was a big hit.Template:Citation needed He directed more than 100 plays from different writers,Template:Citation needed 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.<ref>Famous director & Bollywood artist Mushtaq Kak passes away</ref>

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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