Gursharan Singhà(September 16, 1929 â September 27, 2011) was an Indian writer, actor, political activist and a progressive director of Punjabi drama. He played the part of Bhai Manna Singh in a popular Punjabi TV drama of the same name onàDD Punjabi and became known by that name among residents of Punjab, India. He was also known as Gursharan Bhaji. He appeared in Punjabi filmsàlike Man Jeete Jag Jeet (1973), where he playedàthe role of Radha Saluja's father; Mutiyar (1979) and Soorma Bhagat (1993).
He won theÃÂ Kalidasa AwardÃÂ in 2004 and died inÃÂ ChandigarhÃÂ at the age of 82. His drama Bhaiji was written when he was an engineer at the Nangal Dam.
The date of his death, 27 September, is memorialised as Revolutionary Theatre Day.