Girish Karnad

Girish Karnad

Real NameGirish Raghunath Karnad
NicknameGiri
GenderMale
ProfessionActor, Film Director, Screenwriter, Professor
Height5.9 ft
Weight80 kg
Eye ColourBrown
Hair ColourBlack
Date of Birth19 May 1938
Age87 Years
Date of Death
Birth PlaceBombay Presidency, British India
HometownBangalore, India
NationalityIndian
Zodiac SignGemini
School / CollegeKarnatak Arts College, Dharwad, Karnataka University Magdalen College, University of Oxford, England B.sc , M.A, Ph.D.
ParentsSon - Raghu Karnad
SpouseSaraswathy Ganapathy
Marital StatusMarried
HobbiesReading, Writing, Listening music, Yoga
Net Worth5-10 Crore

Biography

Girish Karnad, born Girish Raghunath Karnad on 19 May 1938 in Matheran, Maharashtra, was one of India’s most celebrated playwrights, actors, and film directors. He studied mathematics and...

Facts

He was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, where he studied Philosophy, Politics, and Economics before returning to India to pursue theatre and cinema.

Karnad’s play Tughlaq...