Meeta Vasisht

Trivia

• Currently, while continuing to work for the cause of trafficked minors, Meeta is engaged in acting in feature films and in performing 'Lal Ded'---- a seventy minute solo theatre performance based on the life and poetry of the great 14th century Kashmiri woman mystic and poet of the same name. She has been signed on by an Indo German publishing house Vitastaa to write a book on her experience of the trafficked minors. Meeta is also currently working on the pre production of her debut directorial
• In June 2001 Meeta established Mandala, space for arts collaborations research and education. Its aim was to spearhead a new movement in the arts, to centre stage and individuate the performing arts in society (she considers that imperative, in the face of an electronic media onslaught) and to aid artistic collaborations.
• Apart from acting, Meeta is also actively involved in social work. She has worked with children in remand homes and with sex workers (she started a theatre troupe by enlisting 30 sex workers).
• Since 2004, she has performed her solo play in English, Hindi and Kashmiri, titled, 'Lal Ded', based on life of medieval Kashmiri mystic Lal Ded, all over India.
• She has worked as executive producer on the award winning film 'The name of a River' (A BFI (London)- NFDC (India)- Bangladesh film co-production).
• Meeta has written and produced three short films, as well as a serial for television.
• She has also conducted theatre workshops in the UK (London, Birmingham, Leichester) and in Damascus. She teaches students of fashion design, film direction and acting, using theatre techniques.
• Meeta is also visiting faculty to some of the premier design, film and theatre institutes of India---the NIFT (Delhi), FTII (Pune), NSD (Delhi) and the NID (Ahmedabad).
• Meeta Vasisht is an Indian television, film and theatre actress.