Kumar Shahani

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Celluloid Man
7

Celluloid Man

Jun 26, 2012

Celluloid Man
2012 150 min 7 vues
Indian documentary about Indian film history and P. K. Nair, the founder of the National Film Archive of India and guardian of Indian cinema. He built the archive can by can in a country where the archiving of cinema was considered unimportant.
Documentary
A Ship Aground
5

A Ship Aground

Jan 08, 1988

A Ship Aground
1988 26 min 1 vues
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.
Drama
Maya Darpan
6.4

Maya Darpan

Aug 02, 1973

Maya Darpan
1973 107 min 5 vues
In his debut feature film, Kumar Shahani employs highly innovative forms for depicting the conflict between oppressive feudal norms and a changing industrial landscape while making female sexuality and its complex mindscape the focus. The protagonist, Taran, the younger daughter of a Rajasthani zamindar revolts against the social code set by the class system by a sexual encounter with an engineer. This film was one of the earlier and successful examples experimentation in colour during the advent of New Indian cinema.
Drama
कस्बा
5.8

कस्बा

Jan 01, 1991

कस्बा
1991 121 min 4 vues
The story centers around a small town entrepreneur named Maniram who makes a major profit by cheating people and selling them tainted food. His business is run by his daughter-in-law Tejo, who is married to Maniram's mentally challenged younger son. When Maniram's elder son comes back into town to get married, things start to go awry.
Drama
Bhavantarana
1

Bhavantarana

Jan 01, 1991

Bhavantarana
1991 63 min 1 vues
An experiment and a homage, Bhavantarana is a spiritually intoxicating documentary about classical Odissi dance maestro Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra.
Documentary
Char Adhyay
5.7

Char Adhyay

Jan 01, 1997

Char Adhyay
1997 110 min 3 vues
Set in the Bengali Renaissance of the 1930s and 1940s. A group of young intellectuals get embroiled in the struggle for Indian independence, sometimes at the expense of their personal lives.
Drama
The Bamboo Flute
1

The Bamboo Flute

Jan 01, 2000

The Bamboo Flute
2000 59 min 1 vues
The Bamboo Flute is Kumar Shahani’s cinematic tribute to the flute and its importance to Indian civilisation.
तरंग
5

तरंग

Jan 01, 1984

तरंग
1984 171 min 3 vues
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.
Drama
ख्याल गाथा
5.8

ख्याल गाथा

Jan 26, 1989

ख्याल गाथा
1989 103 min 4 vues
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.
Drama
ख्याल गाथा
5.8

ख्याल गाथा

Jan 26, 1989

ख्याल गाथा
1989 103 min 4 vues
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.
Drama
तरंग
5

तरंग

Jan 01, 1984

तरंग
1984 171 min 3 vues
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.
Drama
A Ship Aground
5

A Ship Aground

Jan 08, 1988

A Ship Aground
1988 26 min 1 vues
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.
Drama
A Ship Aground
5

A Ship Aground

Jan 08, 1988

A Ship Aground
1988 26 min 1 vues
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.
Drama
Var Var Vari
1

Var Var Vari

Jan 01, 1986

Var Var Vari
1986 26 min 1 vues
Mother Nature and human emotions are placed in this melding of myth and aesthetic enigma in Kumar Shahani's short film of 25 minutes starring Mita Vashisht, created as a diploma submission for the Film and Television Institute of India(FTII) by editor and film's co-star Nandini Bedi.
Maya Darpan
6.4

Maya Darpan

Aug 02, 1973

Maya Darpan
1973 107 min 5 vues
In his debut feature film, Kumar Shahani employs highly innovative forms for depicting the conflict between oppressive feudal norms and a changing industrial landscape while making female sexuality and its complex mindscape the focus. The protagonist, Taran, the younger daughter of a Rajasthani zamindar revolts against the social code set by the class system by a sexual encounter with an engineer. This film was one of the earlier and successful examples experimentation in colour during the advent of New Indian cinema.
Drama
कस्बा
5.8

कस्बा

Jan 01, 1991

कस्बा
1991 121 min 4 vues
The story centers around a small town entrepreneur named Maniram who makes a major profit by cheating people and selling them tainted food. His business is run by his daughter-in-law Tejo, who is married to Maniram's mentally challenged younger son. When Maniram's elder son comes back into town to get married, things start to go awry.
Drama
Char Adhyay
5.7

Char Adhyay

Jan 01, 1997

Char Adhyay
1997 110 min 3 vues
Set in the Bengali Renaissance of the 1930s and 1940s. A group of young intellectuals get embroiled in the struggle for Indian independence, sometimes at the expense of their personal lives.
Drama