Skip to main content
K
Writer 1940 - 2024

Kumar Shahani

Kumar Shahani (7 December 1940 – 24 February 2024) was an Indian film director and screenwriter.

Filmography

Every title this person wrote

4 titles
Khayal Gatha

Khayal Gatha

Kumar Shahani 1989 1h 43m

A music student listens to stories and legends about the birth and evolution of the Khayal form of classical Indian singing. These stories are re-enacted by actors who play several key figures throughout the history of classical music.

A Ship Aground

Kumar Shahani 1988 26m

Tackling the theme of identity from the perspective of Asian and Afro-Caribbean actors, the film emerged from an acting workshop exploring the relationship between acting idioms in theatre and cinema led by Kumar Shahani and Alaknanda Samarth.

Tarang

Tarang

Kumar Shahani 1984 2h 51m

Rahul, the son-in-law of an old industrialist and one of the heirs to his fortune, clashes with Dinesh, the industrialist’s nephew who is openly unscrupulous. Rahul, on his part, conceals his personal ambition under a cloak of liberalism and encourages indigenous production.

Maya Darpan

Maya Darpan

Kumar Shahani 1972 1h 47m

Taran lives with her father in a small town on the cusp of industrialization. Taran has a strained relationship with her father, who is increasingly bitter as he is unable to find a suitable match for his daughter. The young woman finds solace in her interactions with an engineer.

Discussion

Loading the discussion…