Which of the following have NOT been written by Mahesh Dattani?
A) Dance Like a Man
B) Fire and the Rain
C) On A Muggy Night in Mumbai
D) A Touch of Brightness
E) Bravely Fought the Queen
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The correct answer is B and D.

To determine which of the listed plays were NOT written by Mahesh Dattani, we can analyze the authorship of each work:
• Dance Like a Man (A): This is a well-known play written by Mahesh Dattani in 1989. It explores themes of gender roles, career ambitions, and family dynamics in the context of Bharatanatyam dance.
• Fire and the Rain (B): This play (originally titled The Fire and the Rain) was written by the legendary Indian playwright Girish Karnad in 1998, based on a myth from the Mahabharata.
• On A Muggy Night in Mumbai (C): This play was written by Mahesh Dattani in 1998. It is highly regarded as one of the first major Indian plays to openly deal with homosexual relationships and themes.
• A Touch of Brightness (D): This play was written by the Indian playwright and novelist Partap Sharma in 1965, set in a brothel in Mumbai.
• Bravely Fought the Queen (E): This play was written by Mahesh Dattani in 1991, depicting the hypocrisy and struggles faced by women in a contemporary urban Indian household.

Therefore, the plays Fire and the Rain (B) and A Touch of Brightness (D) were not authored by Mahesh Dattani.