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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian actor, director, producer and playwright (1932–2004}}<br />
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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Kanti Madia<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1932|3|7}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Lathi, Gujarat|Lathi]], [[Gujarat]], India<br />
| alias = Kanti Madiya<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2004|6|15|1932|3|7}}<br />
| occupation = Actor, director, playwright, producer<br />
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* ''[[Kashino Dikro]]'' (1979) film<br />
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'''Kanti Madia''' (or '''Kanti Madiya''')<ref>{{cite book |title=Bollyswar: 1991–2000, The Complete Guide to Hindi Film Music |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3vbyDwAAQBAJ&dq=kanti+madia&pg=PA2155|author=Param Arunachalam|isbn=9788193848210}}</ref> was an Indian actor, director, playwright, and producer from [[Gujarat]], India. He established the Natyasampada theatre company, and directed more than thirty plays. He is particularly known for directing the [[Gujarati cinema|Gujarati film]] ''[[Kashino Dikro]]'' (1979), his only film.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last=Pandya |first=Haresh |title=Obituary: Kanti Madiya |work= [[The Guardian]] |date=2004-07-27 |url=http://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/jul/27/guardianobituaries.india |access-date=2020-09-11}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Kanti Madia was born on 7 March 1932 into a [[Jainism|Jain]] family in the former princely state [[Lathi, Gujarat|Lathi]]. In 1948, he entered in [[Bhavan's College]] in [[Mumbai]], where he won prizes for acting and directing.<br />
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==Career==<br />
In 1952, he started his career in theatre. His first one-act play, ''Raakhna Ramakada'', became instant hit. In 1959, he established Bohemians theatre company.<ref name=":0"/><br />
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Although Madia received many offers from [[Bollywood]], he directed only one film, ''Kashino Dikro'' (1979), which he adapted from the Gujarati short story, ''Dariyav Dil'', written by [[Vinodini Nilkanth]]. The film was mainly noted for a moving portrayal by actress [[Rita Bhaduri]].<br />
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In 1980, Madia founded the Kavyasampada poetry club.<br />
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He also acted in "Episode 42 – A Horse And Two Goats" of the Hindi television serial [[Malgudi Days (TV series)|''Malgudi Days'']].<br />
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==Death==<br />
Madia died on 15 June 2004.<ref name=":0"/><ref name="GokulsingDissanayake2013">{{cite book|author1=K. Moti Gokulsing|author2=[[Wimal Dissanayake]]|title=Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=djUFmlFbzFkC&pg=PA94|year=2013|publisher= [[Routledge]] |isbn=978-1-136-77284-9|page=94}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Indian Cinema |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NUd2AAAAIAAJ&q=kanti+madia |year=1981 |publisher= [[Directorate of Film Festivals, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]] |page=28}}</ref><br />
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==Legacy==<br />
In 2017, writer [[Sanjay Chhel]] published a book on Madia, entitled ''Mutthi Unchera Madia''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Paresh Rawal Launches Sanjay Chhel's Book on Kanti Madia – SKJ Bollywood News |website=SKJ Bollywood News – Pura Filmy Hai|date=2017-10-05 |url=https://skjbollywoodnews.com/paresh-rawal-launches-sanjay-chhels-book-kanti-madia/ |access-date=2020-09-11}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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