Born in Larkana (now Pakistan) in 1940 and dying in Kolkata in 2024, Kumar Shahani studied at the Film and Television Institute in Pune under Ritwik Ghatak and later in Paris, where he assisted Robert Bresson on Une femme douce. His first feature Maya Darpan (1972) is considered one of the first formalist films of Indian cinema. He followed it with Tarang (1984), Khayal Gatha (1989) and Kasba (1990). He taught at the Pune film institute and received the Prince Claus Award in 1998.
Filmography
- Maya Darpan (1972)
- Tarang (1984)
- Khayal Gatha (1989)
- Kasba (1990)
- Char Adhyay (1997)
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