A Mani Kaul Memorial Meeting will be organized by Osian at the India International Centre in New Delhi, on July, 9, Saturday at 6 pm.
Kaul worked as the Creative Director of the Film House at Osian’s Connoisseurs of Art. He also took over as the director of Osian’s-Cinefan Film Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema in 2009.
“Indian New-Wave” filmmaker Mani Kaul passed away on July 6 at his Delhi residence, after a prolonged illness. His body was cremated the same day at Lodhi Road Crematorium.
Kaul has to his credit films like Uski Roti (1969), Ashad Ka Ek Din (1971), Duvidha (1973),Satab Se Uthata Admi (1976), Ghashiram Kotwal (1979), Dhrupad (1982), Mati Manas (1984), Siddheshwari (1989), Nazar (1989), Idiot (1991) and Naukar Ki Kameez (1999).
Kaul worked as the Creative Director of the Film House at Osian’s Connoisseurs of Art. He also took over as the director of Osian’s-Cinefan Film Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema in 2009.
“Indian New-Wave” filmmaker Mani Kaul passed away on July 6 at his Delhi residence, after a prolonged illness. His body was cremated the same day at Lodhi Road Crematorium.
Kaul has to his credit films like Uski Roti (1969), Ashad Ka Ek Din (1971), Duvidha (1973),Satab Se Uthata Admi (1976), Ghashiram Kotwal (1979), Dhrupad (1982), Mati Manas (1984), Siddheshwari (1989), Nazar (1989), Idiot (1991) and Naukar Ki Kameez (1999).
- 7/7/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Veteran filmmaker Mani Kaul passed away this morning in Delhi. The director had been suffering from cancer for a while. Mani Kaul has won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie for 4 of his films including Uski Roti, Ashad Ka Ek Din, Duvidha and Idiot (which featured Shah Rukh Khan during the early stages of his career). The director was a graduate from the Film and Television Institute of India (Ftii) where he studied under veteran filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak. He also won the National Award in 1989 for the Best Documentary- Siddheshwari. Bollywood personalities paid their tribute to the legendary filmmaker on Twitter. Anupam Kher tweeted, "Mani Kaul was one of the pioneers of new wave cinema in India. And a great conversationalist. Will miss his persona. Rip." Filmmakers like Madhur Bhandarkar, Shirish Kunder and Sangeeth Sivan too offered their condolence to Mani Kaul's family via Twitter.
- 7/6/2011
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Veteran filmmaker Mani Kaul passed away this morning in Delhi. The director had been suffering from cancer for a while. Mani Kaul has won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie for 4 of his films including Uski Roti, Ashad Ka Ek Din, Duvidha and Idiot (which featured Shah Rukh Khan during the early stages of his career). The director was a graduate from the Film and Television Institute of India (Ftii) where he studied under veteran filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak. He also won the National Award in 1989 for the Best Documentary- Siddheshwari. Bollywood personalities paid their tribute to the legendary filmmaker on Twitter. Anupam Kher tweeted, "Mani Kaul was one of the pioneers of new wave cinema in India. And a great conversationalist. Will miss his persona. Rip." Filmmakers like Madhur Bhandarkar, Shirish Kunder and Sangeeth Sivan too offered their condolence to Mani Kaul's family via Twitter.
- 7/6/2011
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Filmmaker Mani Kaul (67) passed away in Delhi this morning, at about 1 am, after prolonged illness. The cremation will take place at Lodhi Road Crematorium, New Delhi at 4 pm.
Mani Kaul’s debut film Uski Roti (1969) is known to have paved way for the ‘New Indian Cinema’ or the Indian New Wave. He graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India in 1966.
Ashad Ka Ek Din (1971), Duvidha (1973), Satab Se Uthata Admi (1976), Ghashiram Kotwal (1979), Dhrupad (1982), Mati Manas (1984), Siddheshwari (1989), Nazar (1989), Idiot (1991) and Naukar Ki Kameez (1999) are the other films the filmmaker made in his career.
Kaul passed away at his Delhi residence surrounded by his family and close friends.
Mani Kaul’s debut film Uski Roti (1969) is known to have paved way for the ‘New Indian Cinema’ or the Indian New Wave. He graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India in 1966.
Ashad Ka Ek Din (1971), Duvidha (1973), Satab Se Uthata Admi (1976), Ghashiram Kotwal (1979), Dhrupad (1982), Mati Manas (1984), Siddheshwari (1989), Nazar (1989), Idiot (1991) and Naukar Ki Kameez (1999) are the other films the filmmaker made in his career.
Kaul passed away at his Delhi residence surrounded by his family and close friends.
- 7/6/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
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