Gajra Kottary
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Gajra Kottary | |
|---|---|
| Born | Delhi, India |
| Alma mater | Lady Shri Ram College for Women |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Gajra Kottary is an Indian screenplay writer and television writer.
Early life
[edit]Gajra Kottary was born in Delhi, India, and was educated at the Convent of Jesus and Mary and Lady Shri Ram College for Women. In 1988, she completed the post-graduate course in Journalism at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication. She worked briefly as a journalist, initially at The Statesman and later at the Magna group. Kottary also wrote on developmental and women's issues for CHOICES, the magazine of the United Nations Development Program.
Career
[edit]Gajra debuted as an author in early 1996 with her first collection of women-centric short stories, titled Fragile Victories. This was followed by The Last Laugh. Her debut novel, Broken Melodies, was published in 2011 along with its Hindi translation by Bikhre Sur.[1] Gajra subsequently co-authored her first original Hindi novel, Kora Kaagaz.
Following this was her first long running daily of 668 episodes, the award-winning Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani.[2] She later wrote 2175 episodes on 12 April 2016 for Balika Vadhu, on Colors TV.[3] It has been entered as the longest running Hindi soap on Indian Television in the Limca Book of Records 2016.[4]
Gajra has also written the story for the 55 episode serial Buddha. She has written Jyoti, Godh Bharai, Panaah, Ghar Ek Sapna and Ek Veer ki Ardaas. She is a creative producer for Zee's Zindagi channel, namely TV Ke Uss Paar and Khwaabon Ki Zamin Par.
Awards
[edit]Gajra Kottary has won the Indian Television Academy Award, RAPA award, Indian Telly Award, Apsara Award and the Global Indian Television's Best Writer Award.
Selected works
[edit]Fiction
[edit]- The Last Laugh (2003)
- Broken melodies (2011)
- Once Upon a Star (2014)
- Girls Don't Cry (2017)
Television
[edit]Writer
[edit]| Year | Serial |
|---|---|
| 2000 | Hamare Tumhare |
| 2002–2006 | Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani |
| 2007–2009 | Ghar Ek Sapnaa |
| 2008–2016 | Balika Vadhu |
| 2009–2010 | Jyoti |
| 2009 | Panaah |
| 2010–2010 | Godh Bharaai |
| 2012–2015 | Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera |
| 2013–2014 | Buddha |
| 2014–2016 | Satrangi Sasural |
| 2018–2019 | Silsila Badalte Rishton Ka |
| 2020–present | Molkki |
| 2023 | Cinta Yang Tak Sederhana (Indonesian TV Series) |
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Balika Vadhu writer Gajra Kottary pens her first novel". www.tellychakkar.com. 8 April 2011. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ Abraham, Letty Mariam (27 February 2013). "Balika Vadhu's writer Gajra Kottary: There is no long term planning in serials these days". Bollywood Life. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ Kottary, Gajra (20 April 2011). "I am not a superwoman: Author Gajra Kottary". Rediff (1 out of 3 slides). Archived from the original on 24 April 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ Abraham, Letty Mariam (17 July 2021). "Gajra Kottary: Called her the Goddess of acting". Mid-day. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- Indian television writers
- Living people
- Indian women television writers
- 21st-century Indian women writers
- 21st-century Indian dramatists and playwrights
- Women writers from Delhi
- Hindi-language screenwriters
- Screenwriters from Delhi
- 21st-century Indian screenwriters
- Lady Shri Ram College alumni
- Indian Institute of Mass Communication alumni