1. Bapulal Nayak was an Indian stage actor, director and manager of the early Gujarati theatre.
17 Facts About Bapulal Nayak
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Bapulal Nayak's acting was well received in his initial roles.
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Bapulal Nayak was involved in stage planning and managing and later became a partner in the company.
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Bapulal Nayak acted in plays written by Mulshankar Mulani, Gajendrashnakar Pandya and Nrisinh Vibhakar.
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Bapulal Nayak wrote and directed several plays and eventually bought the theatre company.
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Bapulal Nayak studied till the fifth standard in the Gujarati school in his native village Undhai.
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Bapulal Nayak was given a role of Jayant, son of Indra, in a play, Harishchandra.
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Bapulal Nayak next appeared in Rajbeej, a play written by Mulshankar Mulani specifically for him which premiered at the Geity Theatre in Bombay.
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Bapulal Nayak acted in the acclaimed play, Ajabkumari, opposite female impersonator actor Jaishankar Bhojak 'Sundari' who had recently joined their company.
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Bapulal Nayak wrote Chandrabhaga, a farce entitled Navalsha Hirji, Anandlahari and Saubhagya-no Sinh.
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Bapulal Nayak acquired Mumbai Gujarati Natak Mandali in April 1922.
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Bapulal Nayak started directing his plays and started adapting literature into plays.
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Bapulal Nayak chose Ramanbhai Neelkanth's play Raino Parvat written in 1911 and staged it in 1926.
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Bapulal Nayak was forced to sell his company in 1938 due to it suffering heavy losses.
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Bapulal Nayak retired after staging his last play Ladakvayo, written by Prafulla Desai, in 1946.
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Bapulal Nayak had acted in more than a hundred plays, directed forty seven plays and written six plays during his career.
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Bapulal Nayak died on 4 December 1947 in Undhai near Mehsana, Baroda State.