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Mani Kaul
Writer 1944 - 2011

Mani Kaul

Jodhpur, Rajputana Agency, British India

Mani Kaul (25 December 1944 – 6 July 2011) was an Indian director of Hindi films and a figure in Indian parallel cinema. He graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) where he was a student of Ritwik Ghatak and later became a teacher. Starting his career... Read full bio →

Filmography

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5 titles
Siddeshwari

Siddeshwari

Mani Kaul 1990 1h 32m

An impressionistic biographical look at Siddheshwari Devi (1908–1977), the classical Indian singer whose voice was appreciated by the maharajas and public alike.

Nazar

Nazar

Mani Kaul 1990 1h 24m

A middle-aged antique dealer and money lender recollects his marriage to a 17-year-old orphan girl.

Arrival

Arrival

Mani Kaul 1980 20m

To the city come men, women, fruits, flowers, vegetables, goats and sheep – all ready for consumption. It is the process of consumption/exploitation that forms the core of the film.

Ashad Ka Ek Din

Ashad Ka Ek Din

Mani Kaul 1971 1h 54m

A literary film based on a play in three acts, One Day Before the Rainy Season (Ashad Ka Ek Din) portrays the love of Mallika and Kalidasa, the renowned Sanskrit poet and dramatist. Vilom, a friend to both and interested in Mallika, is a passive onlooker for the first two acts.

Uski Roti

Uski Roti

Mani Kaul 1970 1h 46m 7.0

The film depicts the life of a truck driver Sucha Singh and his wife Balo. Balo has to get Sucha Singh's food ready every day, walk a long distance through the fields and wait for him on the highway as he drives past the village.

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