caption othername birth_date yearsactive article_title name occupation homepage
portfolio patrick grant 18 september 1964 1980s -- present ratan thakore grant
 ratan thakore grant actor , theatre personality -lsb- http://misfit.co.in/]
ratan thakore grant

ratan thakore grant is a theatre personality based in bangalore .
from theatre , television and film personality , ratan has played the protagonist in several theatre productions for over two decades .
recent productions include `` children of a lesser god '' , `` come and see my city from here '' , `` divorce me , darling ! ''
, `` silly cow '' and `` the rainmaker '' .
film credits include the award winning film `` jungle boy '' -lrb- 1998 -rrb- , `` outhouse '' -lrb- 1999 -rrb- - an official indian entry to cannes , `` minus 1 '' -lrb- 2003 -rrb- and the tv series `` professor vasan and south parade '' .
ratan thakore grant has devoted much of his life to the advancement and propagation of theatre .
grant is also the founder of the multilingual theatre group misf!t -lrb- `` my interest stays firmly in theatre '' -rrb- , a name he coined as he always felt like a misfit during his growing years being ` dyslexic and painfully shy ' .
his assignments have included fashion shows , plays , and musicals .
misf!t theatre factory -lrb- mtf -rrb- was a concept conceived by grant to use theatre as a foundation to performing arts -- dance , music and technology .
mtf encompass developing plays , writing original playscripts , interpreting existing play scripts and transforming scripts to actual plays .
in doing so , mtf promotes free and open discussions on the process of play productions , theatre styles and the role and use of various types of technologies .
`` the end objective is to simply make theatre fun , interactive and enjoyable for both the actors and the audience , and bring in a special energy to the spirit of theatre in bangalore '' , says grant .
he is currently mentoring a team from msrit in the bangalore theater festival .
grant has also been involved with choreography and dance instruction for close to 25 years .
