John D'Silva
D'Silva at the Kala Academy, 2015
Born
Joao Francisco Silva

1964 (age 59–60)
Goa, India
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • playwright
  • director
Years active1982–present
Awards
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Years active2013–present
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Last updated: 30 July 2023

Joao Francisco Silva (born c. 1964),[1] known professionally as John D'Silva, is an Indian actor, comedian, playwright, and director known for his work in Konkani films and tiatr productions. D'Silva is the first tiatrist to enter the Limca Book of Records in 2010 for acting, writing, directing and producing 25 tiatrs having a double alphabet in their titles.[2]

He is the first tiatrist to have released his 25th tiatr Nattok in London and Germany and thereafter to have staged it throughout the state of Goa. He has also acted in the Konkani movies Padri (2005), O Maria (2010), Nachom-ia Kumpasar (2015),[3] Nirmon (2015) and O La La (2018). He is the first tiatrist to have received the first Yuva Srujan Puraskar award for Art and Culture in 2009[4] from the Government of Goa for contributions to Konkani theatre.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Directory of Tiatr Artistes, 2012. Tiatr Academy of Goa. 2012.
  2. ↑ "Panjim John DSilva First Tiatrist to Enter into Limca Book of Records". www.daijiworld.com. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Doha: Nachom-ia-Kumpasar - Tale of unsung Goan musicians captivates audience". www.daijiworld.com. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "8 presented Yuva Srujan Purashkar". The Times of India. 30 January 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Yuva Srujan Puraskar preseneted". The Hindu. 1 June 2009. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
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