Mani Kaul

Director, Writer, Producer, Actor

December 25, 1944 — July 6, 2011 (66 years)
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 with Uski Roti (1969), which won him the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie, he went on to win four of them in all. He won the National Film Award for Best Direction in 1974 for Duvidha and later the National Film Award for his documentary film Siddheshwari in 1989.

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Known For

  • Duvidha
    Duvidha1973
  • Anhey Ghorhey Da Daan
    Anhey Ghorhey Da Daan2011
  • Uski Roti
    Uski Roti1970
  • The Cloud Door
    The Cloud Door1994
  • One Day Before the Rainy Season
    One Day Before the Rainy Season1971
  • Nazar
    Nazar1990

Filmography

2011
1989
In Search of Guru Dutt · as Self - Director

1969
Sara Akash · as Amar Thakur
1967
Maya · as Ali, The Boatman

2011
Alms for a Blind Horse · as Creative Producer