Minita Gandhi is a Los Angeles based librettist/writer/actor who was born in Mumbai, India. They are a multi-hyphenate artist whose written work often engages with magic realism and dark comedy to explore multi-genre, and multi-generational stories as a medium for healing.

Gandhi is a critically acclaimed playwright. Notable works include Muthaland, which garnered Jeff Recommendations for best new work and solo-performance, was an official selection of the Ignition Festival, NNPN’s Women in Playwrighting Festival, The Anne Frank Social Justice Festival, and toured nationally. They are a 2022 NYSAF Pfaelzer Award finalist, and currently a librettist adapting Ram V’s graphic novel, The Many Deaths of Laila Starr, with Minnesota Opera Company, where they will work on two additional commissions with the New Works cohort. Minita is also the lyricist for Rising Tide, a choral-orchestral piece on climate change showcased at the 2022 AGU Conference.

Gandhi’s play Nerve is in development. Nerve was workshopped and developed at the Theatreworks Silicon Valley New Works Festival 2023 and with the support of The Ground Floor at Berkeley Repertory Theatre in 2022. Nerve also received support from the Lucille Lortel Theatre, The Alcove New Play development program in 2023. Minita was also a featured playwright at the NNPN National Showcase in 2024 and a winner of the Ashland New Play Festival.

As an actor Gandhi is most notably in the ONYX/HULU hit series Deli Boys as Latika. Gandhi also recurs as Shandra on CBS The Bold and the Beautiful, Dr. Barr playing opposite Diane Kruger in Swimming with Sharks and as Dr. Prospere on NBC’s Chicago Fire and Chicago PD. Minita also voices Shuma Mukherjee and others on Disney’s Mixed-Up Adventures. They have worked at regional theaters across the country including: The Arena Stage, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, and Lookingglass Theater. They originated the role of Priya, in Silk Road Rising’s World Premiere production of Rajiv Joseph’s, The Lake Effect. Gandhi recently brought the role of Chitra to life in the world premiere production of Cowboys and East Indians at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts in 2026.

As an activist/healer they have been a keynote speaker for Commit2Change, KCATF, and Imagine Talks. Gandhi has led workshops for business leadership, Activism, Artivism, Manifestation/Meditation, Self-Care, and Advocacy for Self around the world. Minita coaches arts leaders and senior executives at Minita Studio and aids them in achieving their goals through a holistic lens.

Gandhi has worked diligently to build national mentorship programs for the corporate world, and in the arts. They are the Founder of IGNITE, a mentorship program for women and gender diverse BIPOC artists and the Co-founder of Pathways a two-year mentorship and professional development program for gender diverse BIPOC artists in the Portland area. They are the former National Program Director for AGE (Advance Gender Equity in the Arts), and StateraArts. They have been invited to speak at many events including the Courier 12 Screenwriting Conference, Brighthouse Networks Women’s Leadership Conference, CapGemini in India for International Women’s Day, a host for Speak on It! Community Panel for the Goodman Theatre and for the Seattle Arts & Lectures Council.

Representation: Limitless Management. Gray Talent Group.SBV. Legal: Mark A. Merriman at Frankfurt Kurnit Klein + Selz. www.minitagandhi.com