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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-12-25 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Jodhpur, Rajputana Agency, British India

Mani Kaul

Biography:

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

Acting

2011

1989

In Search of Guru Dutt as Self - Director

1969

Sara Akash as Amar Thakur

Production

1973

Duvidha as Producer

Directing

2005

2002

I Am No Other as Director

2000

Bojh as Director

1999

1994

The Cloud Door as Director
Erotic tales as Director

1991

Nazar as Director
Idiot as Director

1990

Siddheshwari as Director

1989

Before My Eyes as Director

1985

Mind of Clay as Director

1983

Dhrupad as Director

1980

Arrival as Director

1977

Chitrakathi as Director

1976

Ghashiram Kotwal as Director

1974

1973

Duvidha as Director

1970

Uski Roti as Director

1968

Forms and Designs as Director

1967

6:40 PM as Director

1966

The Traveller as Director

Writing

1994

The Cloud Door as Screenplay

1991

Nazar as Writer

1990

Siddheshwari as Writer

1985

Mind of Clay as Writer

1980

Arrival as Writer

1970

Uski Roti as Screenplay

1968

Editing

1999

Creator

1991

Idiot as Creator