Died: Burjor Jehangir Patel, 91, actor, director and producer of Gujarati and English stage shows; in Bombay on January 4, 2022.
"It’s difficult to find producers like Burjor Patel who support innovative ideas that have never been attempted and support them to the hilt year after year,” advertising professional and theater director Bharat Dabholkar told Parsiana on January 10. Calling him a "true doyen of theater” Dabholkar appreciated Patel’s "uncanny feel to know what would work… which is why he produced hugely successful plays.”
Patel had ventured as a producer with the Parsi wing of the Indian National Theatre. Stage successes......