Girish Solanki is an actor, writer and director with over 22 years of experience in theatre. He has acted in more than 15 plays, written 7 including the acclaimed Cyber Attack which has crossed 100 shows, and directed 20 full-length and one-act productions. His journey also spans television and cinema with roles in Hamari Devrani (Star Plus) and Chhuta Chheda (Colors), along with dialogue writing for the film Satti Par Satto. He has worked as a trainer, mentor and curator across institutions, and authored the poetry collection Unfold Emotions. His work has earned recognition at the Shimla National Hindi Drama Festival, SMC Drama Competition, Gujarat Rajya Sangeet Natak Akademi and the Transmedia Stage and Screen Awards, marking him as a respected voice in contemporary Gujarati theatre.

At Abhivyakti, Girish presents Hargauri Shastri, a play that explores gender identity and fluidity through the story of a Brahmin actor who performs female characters on stage. The work is deeply personal to him as he has witnessed people suffer under the weight of taboo. For him, mythology itself holds a reminder—if Shiva and Shakti could exist as one, why should society resist fluidity today? Through this play, he hopes audiences reflect on their own perceptions and recognise that acceptance begins with empathy.