Mani Kaul (born 25 December 1944 in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India) is an Indian film director. He graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) where he was a student of Ritwik Ghatak and later became a teacher. He was a visiting lecturer at Harvard University for the 2000–2001 school year.^[1] Currently he is the Creative Director of the Film House at Osian's Connoisseurs of Art, Mumbai.

Contents 1 Awards 1.1 National Film Awards 1.2 Filmfare Awards 2 Filmography 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Awards

[edit] National Film Awards

• 1989: National Film Award for Best Documentary Film: Siddheshwari ^[2]

[edit] Filmfare Awards

Mani Kaul won Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie four times.

• 1971: Uski Roti (1970)
• 1972: Ashad Ka Ek Din (1971)
• 1974: Duvidha (1973)
• 1993: Idiot (1992)

[edit] Filmography

• Uski Roti (1969)
• Ashad Ka Ek Din (1971)
• Duvidha (1973)
• Ghashiram Kotwal (1979)
• Satah Se Uthata Admi (1980) ^[3]
• Dhrupad (1982)
• Mati Manas (1984)
• Siddheshwari (1989)
• Nazar (1989)
• Idiot (1992)
• The Cloud Door (1995)
• Naukar Ki Kameez (The Servant's Shirt) (1999) ^[4]
• Bojh (Burden)(2000)
• Ik Ben Geen Ander (I Am No Other) Nederland 2002
• A Monkey's Raincoat Nederland (2005)
• 'Signature Film' for Osian Cinefan Festival of Asian Cinema (2006)

[edit] References

1. ^ "The Harvard Crimson:: Indie Film Director to Teach VES Course". http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=103655. 
2. ^ Interview with Mani Kaul UNESCO Courier, July-August 1995.
3. ^ Satah Se Uthata Admi at Cannes
4. ^ Mani Kaul Filmography New York Times.

[edit] External links

• Mani Kaul at the Internet Movie Database
• Mani Kaul on Cinematography and Time at Indian Auteur

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