Kumar Shahani(1940-2024)

Director
Writer
Actor

Kumar Shahani was born on 7 December 1940 in Larkana, British India [now Pakistan]. He was a director and writer, known for Maya Darpan (1972), Kasba (1991) and Khayal Gatha (1989). He died on 24 February 2024 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

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Awards
- 5 wins total

Known for

Maya Darpan

6.8

Director

1972

Kasba

7.0

Director

1991

Khayal Gatha

6.7

Director

1989

Char Adhyay

6.6

Director

1997

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Kumar Shahani on the River
Short
- Director
- 2006
Birah Bhariyo Ghar Aangan Kone
- Director
- 2000
Char Adhyay
6.6
- Director
- 1997
Bhavantarana
7.2
- Director
- 1991
Kasba
7.0
- Director
- 1991
Khayal Gatha
6.7
- Director
- 1989
A Ship Aground
Short
- Director
- 1988
Var Var Vairi
7.6
Short
- Director
- 1986
Tarang
6.9
- Director
- 1984
Our Universe
Short
- Director
- 1976
Montage
- Director
- 1974
Fire in the Belly
- Director
- 1973
Maya Darpan
6.8
- Director
- 1972
Object
Short
- Director
- 1971
Rails for the World
Short
- Director
- 1970

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Actor

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Born
- December 7, 1940
- Larkana, British India [now Pakistan]
Died
- February 24, 2024
- Kolkata, West Bengal, India(after a long illness)
Other works
He gave a lecture on "Directors and Actors" in 2002, in the series "Nandini Sanyal Smarak Sanglap" organised by Nandini Sanyal Smarak Committee, in memory of Ms. Nandini Sanyal, a young and talented alumnus of Film & Television Institute of India, Pune.